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Hilton has officially opened its latest all-inclusive, the adults-only Yucatan Resort Playa del Carmen, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, in Mexico. The resort, which was formerly the Live Aqua Playa del Carmen, marks the first all-inclusive to open under Hilton's Tapestry Collection. Hilton unveiled plans to open the property in partnership with Playa Hotels & Resorts in March.

The head of the European Travel Commission may have summed it up best when he said recently that the pandemic spawned a revolution that has unified the travel industry to build back better. Among the most notable beneficial side effects of travel’s partial pause may be the momentum it has created to bring together a broad cross-section of companies and groups to advance conversations, and initiatives, around sustainability. With evidence that most Covid-19 infections are spread through the airborne transmission of aerosolized respiratory droplets, many hotels have updated their systems to increase the outdoor-air exchange rate and add HEPA filters or ultraviolet technologies.

In its first earnings call since going public Airbnb reported that its earnings were higher than projected. The company is expecting a significant travel rebound due to pent-up demand and increased flexibility with remote work schedules.

Hotel markets in several areas of Texas experienced their highest week-over-week occupancy increase for the last year. The winter storm drove the demand in occupancy as many residents were forced to find shelter from the loss of power and water which was a widespread issue in Texas. The Texas ADR was also experiencing a boost.