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siren comms_ travel and hospitality industry news round up 8th February 2019_

Here’s the latest round up of some of the stories that have caught our eye during the last week from our key trade media.

Just click on the headlines below to find out more about each story.

M&IT

Edinburgh council votes in favour of £2 per night “tourist tax”
French fancy: how millennials are making their mark on the meetings scene in Paris
Grand designs – why 2019 is the right time to revisit a Brighton icon

TTG

Norwegian confident of return to profit despite £131m full-year net loss

Phocuswire

Busting a billion-dollar digital myth for cruise lines
Google tells hotels to think of smart devices as extra organs of a guest’s body
What should the travel industry understand about China in the Year of the Pig?

The Caterer 

Latest openings: Mollie’s Motel & Diner, Deer Park Barn at Burley Manor, Lady Libertine at the Edinburgh Grand and more
Sector sees improvement on gender diversity
End of 2018 spending boost for pubs and restaurants 

Skift

TUI and Thomas Cook Face Up to Bleak 2019
Airbnb Hires Aviation Industry Veteran to Lead New Transportation Division

You can also have a look at Travel and Hospitality industry news round up, 1st February 2019  and  Travel and Hospitality industry news round up, 25th January 2019  because knowledge is power.