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☆ Organized scams are a growing issue for Southeast Asia, UN says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailOrganized scams are a growing issue for Southeast Asia, UN saysPia Oberoi, senior advisor on migration and human rights at the United Nations Human Rights Office, says transnational crime groups are tricking people into working in casinos that have been repurposed into scamming compounds in Southeast Asia.

Persons: Pia Oberoi Organizations: Southeast, United Nations Human Rights Locations: Southeast Asia, UN

In a survey of 6,000 workers in Southeast Asia, only 29% indicated they never experienced a career break. "That's because if I'm perusing the resume as an employer, my initial question would be, 'I wonder what this gap represents.'" Vicki Salemi Monster career expertBut that doesn't mean that companies see the gap as a red flag, Salemi said. "You can say, 'I took a career break for personal reasons that required my attention. "Literally everybody probably either has has had to do [a career break] at some point or know someone who has."

Persons: they've, Vicki Salemi, Nicole Price, Salemi, I'm, they're, Jenn Lim, it's, Lim, Price, Nick Gausling, you've Organizations: Insight, CNBC, Employers Locations: Southeast Asia

An example of a LinkedIn's "Career Break" feature, which fills in the gaps between jobs. To date, just over 1 million LinkedIn members have added the "career break" feature to their profiles, according to the company. People also took career breaks to travel (13%), to raise children (12%), and care for others (10%), the data showed. Longer breaksTavy Cussinel took a career break from public relations for seven years, while she had three kids. Tavy CussinelMonster career specialist Vicki Salemi said employers are now more flexible about career gaps than they were in the past.

Persons: Bobbie Bain, hadn't, Bain, Jennifer Shappley, Nick Gausling, Jenn Lim, that's, Pooja Chhabria, Thomas Baiter, I'd, who's, Baiter, Cussinel, I'm, Vicki Salemi, Nicole Price, Price Organizations: American Airlines, LinkedIn, CNBC, Talent, Insight, Microsoft, Company Locations: Southeast Asia, Asia, United Kingdom, Singapore

☆ Here are the 'unwritten rules' of air travel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A new report has an ominous warning for air travelers. "No matter what you do on a plane, you're probably annoying another passenger," it states. "When the unwritten rules of airlines etiquette are broached, it can lead to conflict," writes Lindsey Roeschke, a travel and hospitality analyst at Morning Consult who authored the report. Nearly one in five respondents said concerns about other passengers' behavior may deter them from taking a trip. Some 77% of people in the survey said they were "bothered" by it, with 51% saying they were "very bothered."

Persons: Lindsey Roeschke, Thomas Trutschel, I'm, —, Zs —, Roeschke, Gen Zs, Sandy Huffaker, Zs, hasn't, that's, Sara Nelson Organizations: Morning, United Arab Emirates, Passengers, CheapAir.com, Getty, Photothek, Corbis, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Association of Flight, NBC Locations: Asia, New York, United States of America, Berlin, Germany, United States

☆ The countries where workers are 'owning' their career breaks, rather than hiding them
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe countries where workers are 'owning' their career breaks, rather than hiding themLinkedIn's "Career Break" feature is most popular in the United States, India and Western Europe, but there's a push for acceptance of work gaps in Southeast Asia too.

Locations: United States, India, Western Europe, Asia

☆ A new survey outlines the 'unwritten rules' of air travel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailA new survey outlines the 'unwritten rules' of air travelA new survey shows air travelers find their fellow passengers highly irritating, with people who invade their space or fly while sick topping the list.

☆ 'Businesses need to make the change:' Soneva founder on environmental fees at his resorts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'Businesses need to make the change:' Soneva founder on environmental fees at his resortsSonu Shivdasani on why Soneva resorts instituted a 2% environmental levy in 2008 and how much money its generated in the 15 years since.

Persons: Sonu Shivdasani

☆ Is your hotel sustainable? Not if these two things are in your room, says Soneva’s founder
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | Harriet Akinyi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A quick-and-easy test is to look for two items, said Sonu Shivdasani, founder of Soneva and Six Senses hotel brands. First, sustainable hotels should not have branded water of any sort, he told CNBC Travel. "Governments can create the context, but businesses need to make the change," Shivdasani told CNBC Travel. Source: SonevaShivdasani said he decided to institute a guest environmental levy after the company measured its "scope 3" emissions. Shivdasani said that after Soneva determined that 85% of its carbon emissions were "scope 3" emissions, the company introduced the 2% carbon levy.

Persons: Sonu Shivdasani, Soneva, Shivdasani, that's, It's, it's, Eva, Soneva Shivdasani, Kelvin Law Organizations: CNBC Travel, Nanyang Technological University, CNA, Soneva, World Health Organization Locations: Maldives, Thailand, British, India, Myanmar, Darfur, Sudan

☆ Is your hotel sustainable? Not if these two things are in your room
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIs your hotel sustainable? Not if these two things are in your roomSoneva founder Sonu Shivdasani said "sustainable" hotels shouldn't offer branded water or toiletries in plastic bottles, at a minimum.

Persons: Sonu Shivdasani

☆ We're not moving our Middle East headquarters, says Intercontinental Hotels Group CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWe're not moving our Middle East headquarters, says Intercontinental Hotels Group CEOIHG CEO Elie Maalouf disputes reports that the company is moving its regional headquarters to Saudi Arabia, telling CNBC's Monica Pitrelli the company is committed to stay in Dubai.

Persons: Elie Maalouf, CNBC's Monica Pitrelli Organizations: Hotels Locations: Saudi Arabia, Dubai

☆ Revenge travel is over — even in China, says CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In this article IHG-GBIHG Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTPent-up travel demand — which drove global travel recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic — is over, said Intercontinental Hotels Group CEO Elie Maalouf. "So we're really past revenge travel — even in China." The company's latest quarterly update showed travel demand remained strong during the close of the summer travel season. Elie Maalouf CEO of Intercontinental Hotels GroupThe company currently operates more than 6,200 hotels worldwide and has another 1,978 in the pipeline. "In the United States, there are about 9,000 hotels that we think are interested in joining a system.

Persons: Elie Maalouf, Maalouf, We're, —, it's, IHG, Garner Organizations: Intercontinental Hotels, CNBC, Hotels, Resorts, Dubai —, Holiday Locations: China, Greater China, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, —, Spanish, Dubai, ., Southeast Asia, Central Asia, United States

☆ 'Large influx' of investments into Saudi Arabia's tourism sector over last 3 years, official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'Large influx' of investments into Saudi Arabia's tourism sector over last 3 years, official saysMahmoud Abdulhadi, Saudi Arabia's deputy minister of tourism destinations enablement, says the country has "very ambitious targets."

Persons: Mahmoud Abdulhadi Locations: Saudi

☆ 'They just come, take a nice selfie ... and leave.' Overtourism returns, but cities are fighting back
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Many cities have come full circle to worrying about too many tourists rather than too few. "They just come, take a nice selfie, publish them on social media, increase the popularity of this place … and leave," she said. And an additional 50 million international tourist arrivals are expected per year — mostly from Asia — between now and 2030, according to the U.N.'s World Tourism Organization. James Matsumoto| Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesSome travelers supported Bhutan's $200 per day Sustainable Development Fee, which was announced in 2022. Managing 'tourist flow'The United Nations World Tourism Organization secretary-general, Zurab Pololikashvili, told CNBC Travel that the key to overcoming overtourism lies in "tourist flow."

Persons: Lionel Saul, Tatyana Tsukanova, What's, Tsukanova, Reinhard Hormandinger, Saul, Jesus Merida, It's, Luca Zanon, Ivan Saprov, Saprov, Miyajima, James Matsumoto, Zurab Pololikashvili, overtourism, Jon Hicks, —, Darrell Wade, Reinhard Hoermandinger Organizations: Hospitality Business, United Nations, Asia —, Tourism Organization, South, Afp, Getty, Guardian, daytrippers, CNBC, United Nations World Tourism Organization, CNBC Travel, Stone, Japan Times, Intrepid Travel Locations: Lausanne, Switzerland, Asia, South Korean, Machu Picchu, Peru, Acropolis, Athens, Borobudur, Indonesia, Sardinia, Venice, Bora Bora, Amsterdam, Spanish, Malaga, Spain, France, trialing, daytrippers . New, Valencia, Manchester, England, Thailand, Iceland, U.S, Bali, Germany, Yogyakarta, Labuan Bajo, Lake Toba, Austria

☆ How Macchu Picchu, Venice and Bali are fighting overtourism
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow Macchu Picchu, Venice and Bali are fighting overtourismFrom fees to fencing, cities are trying new tactics to control overtourism, including imposing daily visitor caps and using technology to manage "tourist flows," reports CNBC's Travel Editor Monica Pitrelli.

Persons: Monica Pitrelli Locations: Picchu, Venice, Bali

☆ Is the party over? New data suggests revenge travel may be ending soon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | Morgan Awyong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

New reports show that, after years of inflation and rising travel costs, travelers may finally be curtailing their travel plans. Interest to travel also fell in Canada and Russia (-4 percentage points each), the survey showed. Source: Morning ConsultAs to whether this suggests pent-up demand is ending: "Yes, our data suggests that is so," said Lindsey Roeschke, travel and hospitality analyst at Morning Consult. "We are sticking with our call that the U.S. will enter recession around the turn of the year," the report states. Intentions to visit North America fell 23 percentage points from 2022 — far eclipsing a drop in interest from South Korea (12 percentage points) and Japan (9 percentage points).

Persons: Lindsey Roeschke Organizations: Travel, Morning, Oxford Economics, Oxford, U.S Locations: Europe, France, Germany, Canada, Russia, North American, Asia, Pacific, Malaysia, United States, U.S, China, Hong Kong, Macao, North America, South Korea, Japan

☆ An end to the revenge? Signs show 'revenge travel' starting to decline
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAn end to the revenge? Signs show 'revenge travel' starting to declineNew reports from Morning Consult and Oxford Economics show enthusiasm to travel is starting to fall in parts of Europe and Asia.

Organizations: Oxford Economics Locations: Europe, Asia

Ever pack workout clothes for a vacation — only to unpack them, unworn, upon returning home? Data from exercise apps, which track users' physical locations and search history, show travelers tend to be more active in some locations more than others. Fitness app Strava shows travelers tend to exercise when they visit smaller cities in Europe. Conversely, the company's data shows travelers are less active, compared to locals, in parts of the Caribbean and Central America, namely:Trinidad and TobagoDominican RepublicPhilippinesVenezuelaCosta RicaThose who struggle to exercise on vacation can take heart in knowing that even active travelers tend to ease up from their usual routines on holiday. Nearly four in 10 runners cut their running times by at least 30% during their summer vacations in 2022, according to Strava's data.

Organizations: Portugal Las Palmas, Spain Nord, Trinidad and Tobago Locations: Europe, Split, Croatia Dodecanese, Greece Lagos, Portugal, Spain, Aurdal, Norway, Nord, Norway's, Lillehammer, Caribbean, Central America, Trinidad and, Trinidad and Tobago Dominican Republic Philippines Venezuela Costa

☆ People want sustainable travel, which spells opportunities for 'green investments'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPeople want sustainable travel, which spells opportunities for 'green investments'The United Nations World Tourism Organization says green investing opportunities exist across the tourism industry, from sustainable buildings to technology and workplace training, reports CNBC's Monica Pitrelli.

Persons: CNBC's Monica Pitrelli Organizations: People, United Nations World Tourism Organization

☆ These are the 50 best hotels in the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | Isabella Lok | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The best hotel in the world is Passalacqua, an 18th century villa on the edge of Italy's Lake Como. That's according to the 50 Best organization, which announced the results of "The World's 50 Best Hotels" in London on Tuesday. The villa hotel is the former home of composer Vincenzo Bellini and sits among seven acres of terraced gardens. Rates start at $1,300 per night, according to the 50 Best organization. The list marks the first time that 50 Best organization is delving into hotel rankings, though it's been ranking "The World's 50 Best Restaurants" and "The World's 50 Best Bars" for years.

Persons: Vincenzo Bellini, it's Locations: Italy's, Como, That's, London

The Old City of Jerusalem and its walls were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1981, but UNESCO doesn't list it under Israel or Palestine. Whereas other sites are listed by country, UNESCO lists the site separately, under "Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)." Source: Screenshot from UNESCOIsrael, which joined UNESCO in 1949, has nine sites named to the list, including Masada, the Old City of Acre and the "White City" of Tel Aviv. A backdrop of political alliancesUNESCO's decision to add Tell es-Sultan/Jericho to its World Heritage Site has angered Israeli officials, with Israel's foreign ministry releasing a statement Sunday calling it a "cynical" ploy by the Palestinians to politicize UNESCO. Kyiv's Saint Sophia Cathedral is now on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger.

Persons: Archivio J, Lange, De Agostini, Mounir, Jordan, Masada, Anastas, Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv's, Kyiv's Saint Sophia, Pollex Organizations: UNESCO, Getty, Bank, Saudi Press Agency, The, City of, UNESCO Israel, politicize UNESCO, Saudi, U.S, Biden, United, UNESCO —, World, Saint Locations: Jericho, Palestine, Old City, Jerusalem, City, City of Jerusalem, Israel, Acre, Tel Aviv, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, Mecca, Medina, Saudi, United States, Ukraine, Lavra, Kyiv, Pechersk, Lviv, Kyiv's Saint

NYC hotel rates to go upNew York City has more than enough hotels to meet traveler demand, Davis said, citing an unprecedented supply of new hotel rooms in the city. "Since 2020, 10,000 new hotel rooms have been delivered, and over the next couple of years, another 10,000 new hotel rooms will be delivered to the city," he said. "So there's absolutely more than enough supply of hotel rooms to accommodate all the tourists that want to come to New York City." Knock-on effectFrom London to Paris and Dubai, cities across the world have regulated short-term rental markets. "It's certainly possible that they could follow the lead of New York City," Davis said.

Persons: we've, Kevin Davis, Davis, CNBC's Mandy Drury Organizations: Associated Press, New York City, JLL, Hospitality's, Google, New, & ' Locations: New York City, New York, Hospitality's Americas, airfares, United States, U.S, airfare, London, Paris, Dubai

☆ Airbnb crackdown in NYC causes uproar from hosts and some homeowners
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAirbnb crackdown in NYC causes uproar from hosts and some homeownersOther cities will be watching to see if New York City's strict short-term rental rules help residents without harming its tourist industry, reports CNBC's Monica Pitrelli

Persons: CNBC's Monica Pitrelli Locations: York

☆ 'Just a temporary blip’: Chinese travelers will be back, says Banyan Tree founder
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

A dearth of Chinese travelers is nothing to "worry about," said Banyan Tree Holdings founder Ho Kwon Ping. "Most of us in the hospitality industry, a year or so ago, predicted that Chinese tourism would only start to rebound around maybe this year or even next year." For Banyan Tree Holdings — which operates more than 60 hotels in 17 countries — Ho said "Chinese tourism [is] coming back quite strongly." What's missing are the "mass group tours, which provide the numbers, but they don't come to our hotels anyway," he said. "So you have a lot more free individual travelers … and they're the ones who can pay the higher airfares and so on."

Persons: Ho Kwon Ping, CNBC's Chery Kang, — Ho Organizations: Tree Holdings, Milken, Holdings Locations: China

☆ Sports-related travel is one of the fastest growing segments of tourism, says Booking.com
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSports-related travel is one of the fastest growing segments of tourism, says Booking.comSports-related travel makes up one-forth of all global tourism, Booking.com's Nuno Guerreiro told Squawk Box Asia.

Persons: Booking.com's Nuno Guerreiro Organizations: Sports Locations: Squawk, Asia

☆ Years in the making, Venice approves a tax on daytrippers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | Poonam Binayak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Venice's city council on Tuesday approved a long-awaited regulation to tax day visitors 5 euros ($5.38) to visit the city. Overnight travelers are exempt, though they're subject to a separate tourist tax implemented in 2011. Why is Venice taxing day visitors? The new tax is an attempt to "protect the city from mass tourism," Luigi Brugnaro, Venice's mayor, posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. The city of Venice currently fines visitors who eat or drink on the ground, sit on monuments and bridges, or swim in its canals, according to the city's website.

Persons: Luigi Brugnaro, overtourism, Tatyana Tsukanova, Tsukanova, Miguel Medina Organizations: EHL Hospitality Business School, Venice, Afp, Getty Locations: Venice's, Venice, Belgium, Lausanne, Switzerland, Bhutan

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