CRTA Weekly Insider March 8, 2024

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Canadian Resort & Travel Association

Mar. 8, 2024

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GNEX 2024 Conference & Award Winners Celebrate Success In Miami

Source: GNEX

The GNEX Conference in February once again boasted unrivaled access to senior-level decision makers from more than 110+ companies spanning the length and breadth of the vacation industry at the iconic Fontainebleau Miami, Miami Beach, Florida.

The Best Recruitment and Retention Processes to Build a Strong Workforce

Source: ARDA

Insights for this month’s article provided by Pete Newsome, Founding President of 4 Corner Resources and Nigel Lobo, Chief Operating Officer at Grand Pacific Resorts

Hilton, Travel and Leisure, and Marriott Timeshares:

2024 State of Play

Source: Skift

In a financial update, Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) showcased its sector leadership with a revenue of $3.978 billion last year. Rivals Travel and Leisure Co. and Marriott Vacations Worldwide continued to see resilient sales, too.

Airbnb removes 100,000 listings, expands listing verification

Source: Phocuswire

Last April, Airbnb launched a hosting quality system, that evaluates properties based on a number of factors including subcategory ratings, host cancellations, listing accuracy, communications and more. Since then, Airbnb said it has removed 100,000 listings it identified as providing a continuously “below par” guest experience.

JetBlue, Spirit Airlines call off $3.8 bln merger on antitrust hurdle

Source: Reuters

Low-cost air carriers JetBlue Airways, opens new tab and Spirit Airlines, opens new tab canceled their $3.8-billion merger agreement on Monday, seeing no path forward after a U.S. judge blocked the deal in January on anti-competition concerns.

TSA unveils passenger self-screening lanes at Vegas airport as ‘a step into the future’

Source: ABC News

The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint — initially only in Las Vegas, only for TSA PreCheck customers and only using the English language — incorporates a screen with do-it-yourself instructions telling people how to smoothly pass themselves and their carry-on luggage through pre-flight screening with little or no help from uniformed TSA officers.

Canada's alpine lakes are changing colour, losing their distinctive blue trait

Source: The Weather Network

Canadian filmmaker Leanne Allison's new documentary Losing Blue will be airing at this year's Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. The film takes a poetic approach to telling the story of how alpine lakes could lose their colour as glaciers disappear due to climate change. In Allison's words, the film explores what it would be like if this special colour became endangered.