Reading Time: 4 minutesUS / Worldwide: During a summer so far defined by natural disasters [e.g. wildfires in Greece, floods in Italy, droughts in Southern Europe], flight delays and cancellations, and pilot shortages, Elad Schaffer of travel insurtech Faye, discusses the dos and don’ts when offering travel insurances for hospitality providers.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSouth Korea: Seoul-based travel tech company ONDA has acquired the hotel property management system business unit of Korean B2B solutions provider Oasis Story and formed a subsidiary called OATech as it seeks to accelerate its global expansion.
Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: IHM’s Urban Living Festival [ULF] returns for its third edition on 5-6 July 2023 as CEOs, ‘best of breed’ speakers and attendees, sponsors and solution providers come together to collectively share best practice, network, map the industry’s future and do business from right across the travel, hospitality and real estate landscape.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Seasoned hotelier Jana Bissonnette is making her return to the Kennebunkport Resort Collection in Kennebunkport, Maine, in the role of general manager.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIsrael: Lifestyle destination The George is set to open in the heart of Tel Aviv in October this year.
Reading Time: 2 minutesKSA: Habitas, a luxury hotel brand, experiential travel lodging and experiences company, has received US$400 million [1.5 billion riyal] from the Saudi government and investment community.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland / Germany: The Munich-based Ruby Group is continuing to expand its presence in Ireland after securing its second project in Dublin.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHong Kong / UK: The Peninsula has announced the debut of its new hotel, The Peninsula London, which is now accepting reservations for stays from 12 September 2023.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPortugal: HiJiffy, a company that specialises in conversational artificial intelligence for hotels, has announced that it has raised €3.8 million in funding.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreece: Design hotel Apollo Palm has officially opened its doors in Athens’ evolving Psyrri neighbourhood.
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