TODAY: Thomas Cook partners with Expedia, trends shaking up Asia's retail, Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts debuts in Myanmar and more.
Thomas Cook announces strategic alliance with Expedia.
Thomas Cook has entered into a strategic alliance with Expedia, and under the terms of the agreement, Expedia will become the preferred provider of hotels for Thomas Cook’s complementary city and domestic holiday business and will provide its booking platform to support all city break and hotel-only sales across Thomas Cook distribution channels in Europe.
Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts debuts in Myanmar.
Pan Pacific Hotels Group is pleased to announce the debut of its Pan Pacific brand in Myanmar with the opening of Pan Pacific Yangon in November. Just a stroll away from the magnificent Yangon River, the hotel is also close to some of the most legendary landmarks in the city, such as the Bogyoke Aung San Market, Sule Pagoda and Shwedagon Pagoda.
Six big trends shaking up Asia Pacific’s retail scene.
The future of retail is being shaped by powerful forces from the rapid growth of ecommerce to fast-changing consumer expectations and the rise of automation. In Asia Pacific the retail scene is confronting these challenges head-on by adopting new strategies to satisfy consumers.
How competition, transparency, and choice fuel the air travel industry.
How competition, transparency, and choice fuel the air travel industryThe latest official travel figures in Europe reveal a rosy picture for air travel in 2015: there were almost a billion intra-EU passengers with more than 400 million international passengers transported.
It wasn’t always this way. Air travel in the European Union didn’t become as widespread as it is today until the liberalisation of the sector during the 90s.
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How To Keep The Heart Of Your Hotel Beating.
Technology is the beating heart of the hotel. Without a PMS, how would we even begin to serve guests? Without distribution channels, how would guests book rooms? Without a CRM, how would we create loyalty?
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Future Hotel Guests: Tomorrow's Traveller Tribes Revealed.
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