Top 10 destinations in 2019
According to Jack S. Ezon, founder/managing partner at Embark, as part of the company’s
“From the Front Line” luxury trends report
1) The Caribbean
2) France
3) Greece
4) Cuba
5) Italy
6) Ireland & Scotland
7) Rwanda
8) Australia
9) Iceland
10) Portugal
Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton are celebrating their 1,000th hotel opening. Some fun facts about the brands
27% larger
Average suite size compared to a standard hotel room
70 million
the number of guests who eat 50 million eggs and 1.9 million breakfast sandwiches in one year
141,000+
the number of suites across all three brands
laid out side-by-side, they would cover 1,101 football fields
2 lbs.
The amount of waste a hotel guest generates per night
(more than half of it in paper, plastic and cardboard)
35 tons
The amount of waste accumulated by some hotels annually
According to compostable tableware provider World Centric
The Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI) Spa & Wellness Consulting Initiative includes its first-ever spa/wellness/fitness consultancy survey. Based on results, here are the top types of consulting projects (in order of most to least frequent):
1. Hotel & resort spas
2. Day spas
3. Wellness centers or retreats
4. Destination spas
5. Medical spas
6. Fitness facilities
7. Cruise ship spas
8. Corporate wellness centers