Accor has launched its new “community-based and responsible” brand, Greet, with the hotels featuring salvaged and upcycled objects and larger rooms for more guests at a time. Read more: image – Accor/Greet

TripAdvisor’s first-ever ‘Review Transparency Report’ reveals details about its review moderation processes, and follows an investigation by Which? Travel which showed that TripAdvisor was ‘failing to stop a flood of fake and suspicious’ 5-star reviews from boosting the ratings of some of its highest-ranked hotels. Last year, 66 million reviews were submitted to TripAdvisor by …

Latest European research from Skift, including for now the UK, shows that Europe is the largest tourist destination in the world, home to 455 UNESCO world heritage sites, generating revenues of €200 billion which is forecast to grow to €213 billion by 2020. The accommodation industry shrank significantly during the global financial crisis but has …

Marriott International stayed top of the HOTELS annual list of the biggest hospitality companies in 2018, but is joined by a number of big disruptors, including China’s Jin Jiang International which takes Hilton’s spot at two, due to its acquisition of Radisson Hotel Group’s 1,100-plus hotels. Oyo Hotels & Homes was an unknown until last …

In this article, Blake Miller of the Forbes Real Estate discusses the rise of new models of living, citing co-living, co-working and aparthotels, due to a coming together of technology, affordability, the sharing economy, a collaborative mindset and the need for flexibility. Read article:

As they rise in age and seniority, Millennials increasingly make up the business travel workforce. As a result of their own preferences for experiences over luxury, the industry has seen a rising emphasis on unique and local accommodation options, with more use of Airbnb for quick business trips, and meeting planners designing events around local …

Google Maps has  more than a billion users, but has yet to be fully-monetised. Now Alphabet is expecting to grow its maps revenue by almost two-thirds to $4.86 billion in 2020, with some of its advertising products coming out of beta including new travel products, augmented reality features and promoted pins. Morgan Stanley estimates that Google …

On August 10 this year for the first time, more than 4 million people worldwide spent the night in an Airbnb listing, meanwhile there are around six check-ins somewhere globally every second. The Airbnb Connection Index has come to light, which records pairings between hosts and guests across countries, such as an Indian guest booking …

Following the World Health Organisation labelling burnout an occupational phenomenon, a new survey of 1,000 frequent business travellers shows that 28% say work trips leave them stressed and exhausted, while 20% would like their employers to be more aware of the effect on their health. One in ten says business travel leaves them so tired …

I’ve been having some very similar conversations with friends and business associates lately. Not that they’re ever exactly the same – and not all of them are about Brexit! But whatever sector we’re talking about, whether its recruitment or education or – heaven forbid – hospitality, there’s a movement happening as a follow-on from a …