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• Patrick van der Wardt joins PROVision as Senior Managing Director EMEA January 24, 2022
  Hotel technology veteran tapped to lead growth in Europe, Africa and the Middle East for global travel and hospitality business advisory firm.
• Cruise & Hospitality Marketing veteran, Robert Castro, joins Scenic Group USA as Senior Director of Marketing January 24, 2022
  Robert Castro spent more than 11 years in cruise marketing starting with Carnival, then Royal Caribbean and most recently with Silversea as their Senior Director of Marketing – Americas.
• Zoox Smart Data online traffic connections set new record in Q4 2021 January 24, 2022
  Big data provider records over 30 million more connections YOY, representing a drastic rise in the number of guests connecting to hotel Wi-Fi networks and demonstrating the increased value of targeted online promo campaigns.
• Proper Hospitality appoints Ned Elliott as Executive Culinary Director across portfolio January 24, 2022
  The Veteran Chef joins from Chicago to oversee the Culinary Program for the Award-Winning hotel group, working closely with their acclaimed Food & Beverage partners to build on the continued success of the hotels as Destination Dining Experiences.
• STR: U.S. hotel RevPAR recovered 83% in 2021 January 24, 2022
  Among the Top 25 Markets, Tampa reported the highest occupancy level (68.4%), which was still down 5.2% from the market’s 2019 benchmark.
• Hospitality Asset Managers Association releases top five membership concerns for 2022 January 24, 2022
  "Worryingly, corporate travel still has not returned, and company habits are not matching their employee’s personal behaviors, such as companies not allowing employees to return to the office due to safety concerns, but then scheduling meetings offsite or meeting for happy hour." says Matthew Arrants, CHAM, HAMA president, The Arrants Company principal.
• Technical assistance project to support the enhancement of Tanzania’s aviation safety oversight system January 24, 2022
  Mobilizing resources to support enhancements to capacities of ICAO Member States’ civil aviation authorities and systems is a priority for the UN aviation agency, and the project represents a major contribution towards this goal.
• Swiss further raises travel comfort with innovative new cabin January 24, 2022
  Key features of the new cabin concept include substantially larger overhead bins, an advanced lighting system that can be aligned to human biorhythms and enhanced seating comfort.
• Rezdy continues U.S. expansion - Appoints industry leader Joe Robinson as Head of Channel Management January 24, 2022
  A key long-term goal for Rezdy has been providing an operator with a diverse network of revenue streams via the widest range of distribution channels and resellers.
• EconomyBookings.com receives Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2022 January 24, 2022
  To receive a Gold Trusted Service award, businesses must have collected at least 50 reviews with a Feefo service rating of between 4.5 and 4.9 between 1 st January 2020 and 31 st December 2021.