Almosafer, Saudi Arabia's leading travel company, has announced a strategic collaboration with Accor's Makkah hotel cluster (including Fairmont, Raffles, and Swissôtel) to enhance inventory access and distribution efficiency, supporting Saudi Vision 2030. The partnership leverages Almosafer's Hajj and Umrah businesses and global network.
Amadeus Travel Intelligence data shows inbound air bookings to the UK for Easter 2026 (April 2-7) are up 13% from 2025, with hotel bookings up 15%. Families and groups lead growth, each up 22%. India leads origin markets with a 78% increase, followed by Australia and the US, both up 36%.
Amadeus Demand360 data as of December 4, 2025 shows global holiday hotel occupancy up a modest 0.5% from 2024, with room rates up 7% year-on-year. Tromso, Norway tops the list at 93% occupancy, followed by Aruba (89%), Queenstown, New Zealand (86%) and Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam (83%). Curacao saw the biggest year-on-year occupancy increase among the top 10 destinations (11%). Waikoloa, Hawaii achieved the highest average daily rate (ADR) among the top ten most occupied regions at $942; Guanacaste, Costa Rica averaged over $2,600; and Cairns, Australia had the lowest ADR of the top ten at $286. Global hotel revenue over the holiday period is predicted to reach $7.4 billion, with New York alon…
Saudi hospitality group Adeera signed an agreement to deploy Amadeus Digital Media, using omni-channel advertising across paid search, display and social media to reach travelers. Adeera will use Amadeus market intelligence to refine outreach and integrate marketing, distribution and data insight. Amadeus said recent campaigns using the platform helped hotels and destinations achieve double-digit growth in direct bookings and occupancy while lowering marketing costs.
Amadeus and the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance announced an enhanced partnership, with Amadeus committing as a global partner to support the global expansion of the Alliance's Employability Program, aiming to improve youth employment and promote inclusivity. The first pilot project began recruiting students in April in India, in collaboration with local NGO Kherwadi, supporting 200 disadvantaged young people in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, and Delhi, and engaging local hotels and global brands. Beyond financial support, Amadeus will contribute through employee volunteering, mentoring, and introducing hospitality software. The program currently operates in India, Egypt, and Sri Lanka, wi…
Amadeus announced a partnership with Microsoft to develop AI integrations for its Hospitality portfolio using OpenAI models on Azure. Two new tools: Amadeus Advisor chat will be integrated into Demand360, enabling customers to instantly produce customized analysis and insights; Email to RFP within MeetingBroker will automatically generate contextual, property-specific RFP responses. Demand360 is based on insights from 44,000 hotels and 35 million short-term rental properties, providing a 12-month forward-looking view of occupancy and market ranking plus two years of retrospective data. Advisor chat was rolled out to Agency360 in 2024, saving some analysts about a day each week. Omni Atlanta…
The SAP Concur blog published a London travel guide for attendees of events such as SAP Concur Fusion, covering five major airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, London City, Luton), express trains and taxi costs, business hotel options, Tube and taxi transport, plus dining and sightseeing suggestions.
SAP Concur announced an integration between Concur TripLink and AccorHotels' Le Club loyalty program. Travelers can book on AccorHotels' website and mobile app, receive company negotiated rates where available, and have booking data automatically returned to their Concur account without emailing itineraries. AccorHotels has over 4,200 hotels in 95 countries with more than 20 brands.
This SAP Concur blog post provides a business travel guide to San Diego. It covers transportation options from San Diego International Airport (SAN) (taxis, rideshares, free shuttles), hotel recommendations (from the luxury Hotel del Coronado to the conveniently located Manchester Grand Hyatt), public transit (MTS Trolley), and dining and activity suggestions (like Little Italy and Balboa Park). The article also mentions hotel discounts for Concur Hipmunk users.