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Hungarian hospitality industry mobilises to fight coronavirus
Reading Time: 2 minutesHungary: With Budapest’s streets empty due to the impact of coronavirus, the Hungarian hospitality industry has responded by mobilised its services to support healthcare workers, the sick and the elderly. In the capital city, a group of Airbnb operators have joined together on Facebook to provide accommodation to medical workers. The capital has around 10,000 Airbnb […]
URBAN LIVING FESTIVAL 2020 rescheduled for November 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: International Hospitality Media [IHM] – the premier specialist in online publishing and events for growth sectors of the hospitality industry is rescheduling the inaugural URBAN LIVING FESTIVAL 2020 [ULF]: stay-live-work, from this July until November 25 – 26 2020, to be held at Tobacco Dock, London. IHM CEO Piers Brown said: “We have been continually monitoring developments and […]
OYO Hotels & Homes partners with Sabre Hospitality Solutions
Reading Time: 2 minutesSingapore: Rapidly-growing hospitality chain OYO has partnered with Sabre Hospitality to connect its properties with travel agents. Through Sabre’s GDS connectivity solutions, powered by its SynXis platform, OYO will have access to a network of over 900,000 agents. In a press release, OYO global chief strategy officer Mandiner Gulati said: “Asset owners are the backbone […]
Israel Hotel Association blames Airbnb for declines in hotel occupancy
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: The number of hotel overnight stays by foreign tourists in September went down from last year according to the Israel Hotel Association. The trade group coupled the release of the figures with a complaint about unregulated competition from private rentals through online services such as Airbnb. Foreign tourists spent 658,000 hotel nights in Israel […]