by Traveler | Mar 4, 2025 | Tourism
Booking com is seeing positive developments as international tourism returns to pre-COVID levels. In 2024, its parent company, Booking Holdings, is projected to achieve a turnover of $166 billion, reflecting a 10% increase compared to 2023. Meanwhile, Booking com...
by Traveler | Mar 4, 2025 | Tourism
Walt Disney World recently hosted the AFAR “Maya at the Mouse” conference at Coronado Springs Resort, which featured presentations by academics, archaeologists, researchers, and Disney Legend(ary) Imagineer Joe Rohde. In attendance was the Imagineering project team...
by Traveler | Mar 4, 2025 | Tourism
By 2026, any hotel that hopes to attract travellers from the EU or to do business with EU-based tour operators and OTAs such as Bookings.com or Agoda, has to obtain recognised sustainability certifications. Thienprasit Chaiyapatranun, President, THA, said, “By 2026,...
by Traveler | Mar 4, 2025 | Hotel Industry
Kevin Carey, AHLA WASHINGTON—The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) announced the appointment of Kevin Carey as the AHLA Foundation’s president and CEO, effective immediately. Carey, who will continue to serve as chief operating officer (COO) of AHLA,...
by Traveler | Mar 4, 2025 | Tourism
Assets for Independent Travel Associates dubbed ‘game-changing’