The UNWTO is to work alongside IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, to fund sustainable training programmes in developing countries.

Europe’s hotel construction pipeline expanded to near-record highs at the end of the first quarter, according to Lodging Econometrics.

IHG has signed an agreement to open a hotel under its InterContinental brand in Rome in 2022.

Europe was expected to see a recovery in hotel performance in June and July, according to STR, with the company warning that “recovery” did not mean a return to previous levels of operation.

PPHE Hotel Group said that it had seen “subdued demand” at several hotels in Germany and Hungary and was planning to open selected hotels in the Netherlands and the UK.

Travelodge landlord Secure Income Reit said it would be “scrutinising” the brand’s proposals for a CVA.

The accommodation and food services industry saw the largest percentage decrease across the UK in vacancies on the year between February and April, according to the ONS.

Marriott International saw its share price rise by 8% after CEO Arne Sorenson said that all the group’s 350 hotels in China had reopened.

Customer demands for refunds have put Parkdean Holidays under pressure, according to ratings agency Moody’s.

Hotel Brooklyn is set to open its second hotel in the UK, in Leicester in summer 2022, following the launch of its Manchester site in February.