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Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is lending a hand to people in need with the launch of its 2019 ‘Kilo of Kindness’ global charity campaign. Now in its fifth year, the ‘Kilo of Kindness’ campaign which honours the United Nations International Day of Charity on 5 September, calls on guests to donate at least one kilo of food, clothing and…

Performance growth projections for the U.S. hotel industry have been downgraded to 1.6% for 2019 and 1.1% for 2020, according to STR and Tourism Economics’ latest forecast just released at the 11th annual Hotel Data Conference. The previous version of the U.S. hotel forecast released in June called for growth in revenue per available room…

KPMG UK research finds that 30% of the UK public have changed their spending as a result of Brexit uncertainties. A fifth (22%) have avoided making big ticket purchases with almost one in ten (9%) missing out on overseas holidays and 6% avoiding investing in the economy via stocks & shares. Meanwhile, 8% of people have put more money into…

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), the foremost gathering of international leaders in the USD4.2 trillion global wellness economy, today announced the location of the 2019 GWS will move from Hong Kong to Singapore. The event will now take place at Grand Hyatt Singapore; conference dates remain the same— 15–17 October , 2019. Additional details will…