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Khalid Meniri, Founder and CEO of Selfbook, Simplifies Hotel Bookings and Payments
Khalid Meniri, Founder and CEO of Selfbook, a one-click hotel booking and payment engine.
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Haley Crawford contributed to this story.
The founder and CEO of Autobook, Khalid Meniri is shaking…
International traveler confidence rises as hotel bookings surpass 2019 levels
Following in the footsteps of the United States, pent-up consumer demand is growing rapidly. Pardon the pun, but it's contagious and affecting hotel bookings around the world. In fact, in May 2021, bookings exceeded 2019 values for the…
Premier Inn owner Whitbread said hotel bookings at his tourist sites have increased as the summer…
Premier Inn owner Whitbread has said hotel bookings at his tourist sites have resumed as the summer season approaches, lifting his actions even as the UK delays plans to ease restrictions on the COVID-19…
Hotel bookings in Kataklysmos on the rise, but the situation is unsatisfactory, according to…
Hotel bookings for the three-day Kataklysmos (Pentecost) weekend in Cyprus should not exceed 70%, according to the presidents of the Hotel Association of Pafos, Famagusta and Larnaca.
In statements to CNA, Tout said business was slow at…
SiteMinder World Hotel Index: Hotel bookings increase globally for six consecutive months
The further we enter 2021, the more we fortunately see the momentum in hotel reservations strengthening, with small peaks and troughs that do not shake the overall trajectory that has been building since January. Global booking volumes…
May Baton Rouge Hotel Bookings Surpass 2019 Rate | Business
Baton Rouge hotel occupancy exceeded not only pandemic-era levels, but even traveler demand in 2019 for the…
Hotel bookings surpass 60% globally from pre-pandemic levels, as Europe reopens
The booking momentum showed a 60% increase from pre-pandemic levels for the first time since March 2020, recent analysis by Mike Ford, founder and CEO of SiteMinder, found.
The resumption of booking activity in Europe contributed the most…
Pent-up local demand boosts hotel bookings in Spain
MADRID, May 18 (Reuters) - Hotel bookings in Spain have soared since the national state of emergency and ban on leisure travel expired last week, unleashing pent-up local demand and fueling optimism in the struggling sector despite the…
New guidelines for hotel reservations in quarantine for arrivals from 6 high-risk countries
Discover Qatar in partnership with Qatar Airways Holidays updated its website Tuesday evening to reflect self-funded 10-night quarantine packages at 3, 4 or 5 star hotels for arrivals in Doha on flights from Bangladesh, from India,…
All quarantined hotel bookings through ‘Discover Qatar’ canceled from April 29: Qatar…
The State of Qatar has imposed new entry requirements for passengers arriving from six countries - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Sri Lanka - with travelers from these countries having to enter extended periods of…
All existing quarantine hotel reservations canceled from Thursday
* Passengers will receive a cancellation notification and will need to rebook their quarantine accommodation * All customers will be fully refunded upon cancellation
All existing hotel reservations, regardless of country of origin, for…
All existing quarantine hotel reservations canceled from Thursday
* Passengers will receive a cancellation notification and will need to rebook their quarantine accommodation * All customers will be fully refunded upon cancellation
All existing hotel reservations, regardless of country of origin, for…
Locked hotel reservations at risk due to DMARC failure
Some of the UK's biggest hotel brands could put themselves and their customers at risk of phishing attacks due to a lack of adequate email security, according to Proofpoint.
The security vendor reviewed the top business areas associated…
As hotel bookings increase, how are properties attracting talent?
Driven by consumer desires for new experiences, innovative technologies and environmental impacts, travel is changing. Host Sarah Dandashy explores the technologies and logistics that power travel and the…
Tourism grows as flights and hotel bookings increase before borders open
The hum of Queenstown. Photo: iStock
We always knew that the Kiwis loved us, deep inside us. But rarely will a corner of New Zealand be as relieved to welcome Australians as Queenstown where, within…
Hotel bookings drop 10% but high season is still a month away
MUMBAI: Hotel bookings fell by around 10% between March 29 and April 4, compared to the previous week, following a new wave of Covid cases and restrictions, according to shared data by RateGain, a travel technology company. But the peak…
How to plan your next trip with a forest walk, flexible hotel reservations, pocket backpack options
For many vacationers and businesses traveling by road, breakfast is an important part of the day, but often missed due to busy schedules or safety concerns. (Photo source: Hôtel Saket 27)Your travel options made easy and…
Hotel bookings hit near 2019 levels after UK and US reopen
The rapid distribution of vaccines and partial reopenings in the US and UK triggered a significant increase in hotel bookings to near 2019 levels.
With the rollout of the vaccine well underway, the UK has embarked on the first phase of the…
Travelers planning future trips flood quarantine hotel bookings in Canada
With Canada's mandatory hotel quarantine rules now in effect for travelers, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said the government-authorized hotel reservation number operated by Global Business Travel (GBT ) receives a high volume…
Gozo fares better than Malta in falling COVID-19 hotel bookings
Tourists have continued to stay away from the Maltese Islands during the last three months of 2020 - but accommodation providers in Malta have seen a much larger drop in guest numbers than their counterparts in Gozo and Comino.
The number…
Traxo Partners to provide corporate rate insurance to non-Channel hotel reservations
Off-channel booking capture provider Traxo and price assurance specialist Smart Hotel Rate have teamed up for a new service to automatically ensure corporate hotel rates are applied to bookings made directly with Preferred Hotels , the…
Non-standard regional hotel reservations
As the long weekend approaches, the latest data from the South Australia Tourism Commission shows South Australians continue to support local operators at unprecedented levels.Housing occupancy in the city and region saw…
Expedia Group: Recovery Highly Dependent on Renewed Appetite for Hotel Bookings (NASDAQ: EXPE)
Investment Thesis: Expedia could have a longer-term upside if we see a broad-based recovery in hotel booking demand. However, I believe the stock price has rallied too quickly as investors continue to bet on a quick rebound in the…
Hotel bookings increase for G7 weekend and prices go up
As the coronavirus vaccine rolls out, more people are taking vacations and world leaders are heading to Cornwall in June for the G7 summit - this summer is already shaping up to be busy for hotels across the county. Ian Londesborough,!-->…
Taipei restricts bookings for quarantined hotels
By Lee I-chia, Tsai Ya-hua and Jonathan Chin / Staff Journalists, with the editor…
How NSW’s border changes affect you: canceled flights, hotel reservations
Flights are cut and travelers desperately seek refunds as border restrictions leave summer travel plans in shambles.Flights are canceled, Christmas family reunions are in tatters and big question marks hang over summer vacation plans as…
thousands of hotel reservations in Hong Kong disrupted by government decision to designate…
Thousands of hotel bookings for arrivals from Hong Kong facing mandatory Covid-19 quarantine are set to be canceled or rearranged after the government banned several popular properties from its list of designated facilities, according to…
Kid-Friendly Travel Companies for Hotel Bookings, Rentals & More – SheKnows
I'm a proudly travel addicted single mom and as such I try not to be afraid of the process. I dive into language learning, underpack and never regret it, and my 4-year-old is good at clinging deftly to our rolling suitcase as we race…
MyEG, with RM15 Charge, monopolizing hotel reservations in quarantine: Balik Pulau MP
KUALA LUMPUR, December 8 - People who book quarantined hotel rooms through MyEG Services Berhad have been charged RM 15 per booking as of yesterday, Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik told parliament.…
Australian hotel bookings surge as supply head winds loom – Colliers International
The volume of hotel bookings in Australia increased through October to exceed the global average, according to a new study.
Colliers International's Australian hotel markets performance dashboard showed hotel bookings in Australia were at…
A reset of hotel reservations is underway at the moment
For the first time in recent history, the travel industry is learning to start from scratch.It seems that, for now, travel is no longer a booming industry of consumers and endless travel that we can!-->…
Mid-term breaks and hotel bookings crumble as restrictions bite | To travel
Jules Cuthbert gets used to canceling vacations. The 41-year-old mother-of-two, from Bristol, abandoned her plans for a mid-term trip in October to Merthyr Tydfil when the south Wales town went into custody on September 22. It was the…
Hotels.com launches website for space hotel bookings … Someday
Model of the hall of the space hotel.
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We've seen the future of hospitality - and that doesn't include masks. Or human interaction at all, since janitors will be AI and room service will be robots.…
TravelStore processed 650,000 hotel reservations providing shelter for frontline workers and…
Skift take
This high number of hotel bookings is a testament to the work the State of California is doing through its healthcare worker program, but also reveals the scale of the battle it faces.
Matthew Parsons, Skift
California…
Coronavirus Covid 19: ‘Beyond Grim’ – Thousands Cancel Hotel Reservations
BusinessAugust 13, 2020 05:38 AM3 minutes to readThere are 13 new cases of Covid in Auckland and they will all now be quarantined. The 13 cases are all linked to the four initial confirmed cases of the new outbreak in south Auckland.…
3 ways to increase the profitability of hotel bookings by 36%
What if someone told you that you are currently missing out on an extra 36% profit when selling hotels?That's exactly what I'm going to share with you today: how you can STOP leaving money on the table!-->…
Latest data shows hotel bookings in the US are on the rise
The latest hotel booking data from STR (Smith Travel Research) reveals that, for the first time in the many weeks that have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, US hoteliers have sold more than ten million overnight stays in…
Myrtle Beach City Council imposes restrictions on hotel reservations; fun to close | New
Myrtle Beach City Council voted on Thursday to implement restrictions on hotels and similar properties and shut down entertainment due to the coronavirus outbreak.âWe need to protect our community,â…
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Stranded at the last minute: fake hotel bookings anger customers
Lastminute.com alerts customers to its terms and conditionsThe site increasingly uses third-party booking sites, often based abroad, to book hotels. However, many customers have encountered problems when arriving at hotels, which have no…
Booking Holdings is a major hub towards prepaid hotel reservations
Almost two years ago, when Booking Holdings appointed Glenn Fogel as CEO, analysts never would have expected the company to turn to brand marketing or take a big step towards the model of merchant hotel.
This is because Booking.com, the…
Online hotel reservations to generate around $ 2.3 billion by 2020 for online travel agents: report
Gross hotel bookings, which stood at $ 7.2 billion in 2016, are expected to reach $ 10.9 billion by 2020, while the percentage of online bookings will rise to 28, according to the report. % against 19% currently.…
Apps for last minute hotel reservations
Last-minute hotel guests willing to try their luck get discounted luxury hotel accommodation through a mobile app called âOne Night Standardâ. Targeting the young and the wealthy whose…