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Monday Insights – April 25th
This Monday’s Insights feature brings you the industry headlines you may have missed from the previous week.
Headlines
European flights recover to 80 per cent of 2019 levels as reported by Business Travel News Europe according to the latest data from air traffic management organisation Eurocontrol.
Growth is primarily being driven by low-cost carriers Ryan Air at 10 per cent increase from 2019, and Wizz Air showing 17 per cent increase on 2019 services.
The rest of the European carriers are still below 2019 figures, with major operators, Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France and KLM all operating at least 20 per cent of fewer services than in April 2019.
UK continues to be busiest European market with an average of 4771 flights per day, 82 per cent of 2019’s daily services.
Read more at Business Travel News Europe.
‘Meaningful meetings’ is the focus for ICCA Community Forum
Meeting design, regeneration and legacy impact will be the key topics explored at the newly launched ICCA Global Association Community Forum.
Taking place in Lausanne, Switzerland on 5-7 September 2022, at the Beaulieu Convention Center, the forum will take a collaborative and interactive approach, delivering educational content through group activities.
The Jurys Inn name is to be retired after almost 30 years with all its hotels due to relaunch under its sister Leonardo brand this autumn.
All 35 Jurys Inn properties will make the transition at the end of the year as part of a wider expansion plan for the business.
Leonardo Hotels currently has 16 properties in the UK and Ireland and is aiming to increase its number of bedrooms by 10% per year.
Read full announcement via The Caterer.
Hotel development across Europe falls during last year. The development pipeline for European hotel rooms has fallen by just under eight per cent over the past 12 months.
Figures from hotel industry data analyst STR found there were around 550,000 rooms in the development pipeline across Europe in March, down by 7.7 per cent on the same month in 2021.
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EDGE Venues Silent Auction Smashes £5K Target for Ukraine
It’s been nearly two months since the war started in Ukraine, and we continue to see suffering from people fleeing their homes for safety. To support those individuals and families who need it most, EDGE Venues launched its silent auction last month to raise money for the Humanitarian Relief Fund through the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC).
The auction launched on 10 March, with 68 lots kindly donated by hotels and venues across the UK. There was tremendous interest from the industry, and EDGE Venues was inundated with some fantastic bids and some additional donated lots that extended the length of the auction.
From the original lot list, EDGE Venues set an initial target of £5,000. Thanks to fantastic generosity and incredible support, the target was smashed, raising just shy of £10,000.
Jacqui Kavanagh, CEO of EDGE Venues, is not surprised by the level of support shown and thanks those who got involved and supported in any way they could.
