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Exclusive: Leisure Accommodation Collective to launch hybrid hotel brand

Hotel Management

Leisure Accommodation Collective (LA Co) is gearing up to launch a hybrid hotel brand later this year with the opening of two properties in Australia and New Zealand. In developing the Drifter brand, we wanted to create experience-based precincts to cater to diverse travellers from across the globe,” said Drifter CMO, Josh Hunt.

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Analyzing and Predicting Demand for Overnight Accommodation

Hospitality Net

Predicting demand for overnight accommodations is essential for everyone in the hospitality and tourism industry. This blog post investigates the factors that drive travel and offers insights into how accommodation providers can better forecast demand based on the motivations behind a visitor’s journey.

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European Accommodation Barometer: Tracking the Rebound of Travel Sector

Hospitality Net

Despite the threat of inflation and a cost-of-living crisis in many countries worldwide, the results of the Fall 2023 European Accommodation Barometer further bolsters optimism among hoteliers across the continent. As a whole, the summer of 2023 has been a resounding success. Hoteliers have seen yet another 6-month period outdo the last.

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‘All systems go’: Accommodation Australia secures $10 million grant for hospitality and tourism hub

Hotel Management

Accommodation Australia has secured a AU$10 million federal government grant to create a one-stop digital hub for hospitality, tourism and travel. The employment platform will be a one-stop shop for people across the visitor economy in the hospitality, tourism and travel sectors,” said Accommodation Australia CEO Michael Johnson. “The

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Exclusive: Michael Johnson reflects on the first six months of Accommodation Australia

Hotel Management

Nearly six months on from the formation of Accommodation Australia – an amalgamation of the Accommodation Association and Tourism Accommodation Australia – CEO Michael Johnson spoke to HM’s Ruth Hogan about what has been achieved this year and what’s top of the agenda for 2024. I think it definitely has.

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Intrepid Travel branches into lodge accommodation with $5m Daintree Ecolodge acquisition

Hotel Management

Global travel business Intrepid Travel is expanding into the lodge accommodation segment with the purchase of Daintree Ecolodge in Tropical North Queensland from Morris Group for AU$5 million. This acquisition marks the next chapter in the Intrepid story, as we expand into the accommodation sector,” Thornton said. “We

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Around 1-in-2 will travel more, internationally only: New SiteMinder research reveals the plans, motivations set to impact accommodation globally

Hospitality Net

SiteMinder, the world’s leading open hotel commerce platform, has released the 2023 edition of the world’s largest consumer research on accommodation, which reveals that 91% of travellers intend to travel at least the same amount as they did over the past year, including at least 1-in-2 (57%) who intend to travel more.