Articles tagged “accor”

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at long waits for U.S. visas, Accor's business travel forecast, and Lebanon’s tourism focus.

A European business leader group has spoken out during the hotel group’s latest Masters of Travel gathering. Their views cement several trends that have been picking up pace since the pandemic began.

Voilà. The European hotel giant hasn't yet seen inflation erode the recovery in travel demand. Meanwhile, its reorganization effort continues to smell like a preparation for a split within perhaps a couple of years.

Innovation comes in many forms. Sometimes it's a new technology. But for a growing number of online travel companies, it's all about disrupting traditional business models.

Governments around the world desperately need to fill vacant travel and tourism jobs. An emerging corporate-relocation-on-steroids model may help them staff up their airports and hotels, but may prove to be a short-term solution that fails to address more deep-rooted problems.

Accor’s company-wide commitment to sustainability and biodiversity calls guests, employees, and even competitors to join in on a collaborative vision of the hospitality industry’s eco-conscious future.

Accor's board said on Tuesday the company wants to simplify its organizational structure to create two business units. The move, which raises questions about possible divestitures, has been sent to…

Heavily-understaffed European hotel brands are now scrambling to hire workers, left with applicants with no experience or even no track record, according to Reuters.

In this video from Skift’s Sustainable Tourism Summit, we hear from Brune Poirson, Accor’s chief sustainability officer, about the brand’s unique approach to sustainability and the steps it's taking to preserve the natural environments around its properties.

Hotel and resort guests don’t just want to be pampered. They want to recharge and get inspired to improve their overall health and well-being. Hospitality brands can drive demand if they take this to heart and integrate wellness offerings in meaningful ways throughout the customer journey.