| Latest Industry News Click title to read article | Global corporate bookings set new growth record
23-May-2013 :: +8.8% increase over April 2012 is highest year-over-year increase since August 2011.... | Kempinski reflags the Gran Meliá Hotel Shanghai
23-May-2013 :: Opened in February 2010, the hotel was rebranded as Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai on 15 May 2013 and became the group’s 18th property in China... | ONYX to operate property on Bali
23-May-2013 :: Thailand-based ONYX has been appointed to operate a 435-room property on the Indonesian island of Bali, the compnay's first step for expansion into Indonesia for the Amari brand... | Banyan Tree opens the first spa in northern China
23-May-2013 :: Banyan Tree Spa, the award-winning Asian spa operator marked its inaugural presence in Northern China with the launch of the Spa at Banyan Tree Tianjin Riverside... | Global factors are strong drivers of Asia hotels revenues
22-May-2013 :: A study of global and local factors that drive changes in hotels' revenue per available room (RevPAR) in eight major Asian cities found that the revenues for the hotels in these cities are strongly subject to global forces... | Survey finds marketers are operationally proficient but strategically stalled
22-May-2013 :: The 2013 MPM Survey captured input from more than 400 respondents, enabling ITSMA, Forrester, and VEM to expose valuable insights on the performance measurement and management challenges marketers face... | Japan: Hotel trading and investment market likely to exhibit further improvements
22-May-2013 :: Jones Lang LaSalle releases Hotel Intelligence Japan 2013 research report... | News from around the EMEA region, May 22
22-May-2013 :: Hotel, industry and travel news from around the EMEA region; this week: Hyatt Regency for Amsterdam, Dubai gets a Viceroy and more... | Smartphone and tablets prompt mobile rethink
21-May-2013 :: The move away from desktops towards smartphones and tablets is changing how the travel industry uses technology to connect with today’s multi-device consumer, concluded board-level travel industry participants at the recent WTM Round Table ... | Chinese Greenland and Melia open the first Greenland hotel in Europe
21-May-2013 :: The hotel has been adapted to the needs of demanding Chinese travellers and with the standards of a modern international hotel... | Asia 'Very Very Competitive' for OTAs
21-May-2013 :: The boss of Priceline, Jeffrey Boyd, has described Asia Pacific as a 'very very competitive market' for online travel agents... | IHG loses big and pays compensation to Chinese owners
21-May-2013 :: Surging InterContinental Hotels Group in China has suffered a big loss for the first time; on March 22, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Shanghai Branch made a final outcome of the InterContinental Shanghai ... | Emirates Airlines introduces shisha lounges up in the sky
21-May-2013 :: Emirates has started to trial new shisha lounges aboard its A380 fleet... | Global pipeline for April
20-May-2013 :: Hotel construction report summarizing the pipeline for Asia Pacific, USA, Sth America and more regions around the world... | China develops new tourism law and advocates behavior
20-May-2013 :: Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang on Thursday advocated polite tourist behavior and stressed that a good image of Chinese tourists should be projected... | IHG expands Holiday Inn brand in Ecuador
20-May-2013 :: This property brings three IHG-branded hotels to Ecuador including the current Holiday Inn Express Quito hotel, and the upcoming Holiday Inn Guayaquil Airport hotel slated to open next month... | News from around the Greater China region, May 20
20-May-2013 :: Hotel, industry and travel news from around Greater China; this week: China's inflation, less government control, Uncle Sam's open and more... | Wyndham enters into Singapore with 2 brands
19-May-2013 :: Wyndham Hotel Group announced the company's entry into Singapore with the opening of two properties: Ramada Singapore at Zhongshan Park and Days Hotel Singapore at Zhongshan Park... | Are North Americans ready to spend?
19-May-2013 :: North Americans kept a recessionary mindset in the first quarter of 2013, but they cautiously opened their wallets and exhibited a desire to spend again... | Shangri-La opens at the Bosphorus
18-May-2013 :: Istanbul welcomes its newest luxury hotel this week with the opening of the Shangri-La Bosphorus, Istanbul on 11 May; the opulent 186-room hotel is the second in Europe for Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, which hails from the other city wher... | Today is: World Whisky Day
18-May-2013 :: The inaugural World Whisky Day was held in 2012 and saw over 20,000 people attend over 200 events all over the world... | Growth anticipated yet execs cite government as biggest obstacle
17-May-2013 :: After sustained economic turmoil, mid-market executives have a stronger footing and are taking the necessary steps to make the sector an engine for growth in the next year... |
| | The ROI of business travel and its future
Friday, 24th May 2013
Not too long ago, the United States Travel Association published the results of a study it had commissioned through Oxford Economics; the study proved that business travel drives revenue and ultimately profit growth...
Restaurants diving into social media, but no strategy
Friday, 24th May 2013
A recently issued report finds that the restaurant industry is embracing social media, but not all restaurants have a clear strategy for using social media sites...
UAE bucks Middle Eastern post-Arab Spring tourism decline
Friday, 24th May 2013
International arrivals to the UAE increased healthily in 2012, reaching an estimated 11 million tourists delegates heard at the latest WTM Vision Conference - Dubai... |
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Tuesday, 14th May 2013
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The ultimate hotel tablet
Thursday, 16th May 2013
An exciting hotel tablet and software is launched, giving your guests complete control over their room, creating their 'own experience', while potentially creating revenues...
The 'Twitter concierge'
Sunday, 28th April 2013
Concierge Lesley Klavert of The Manhattan Hotel Rotterdam informs hotel guests via Twitter about touristic attractions, taxis, restaurants, 'things to do' and other events in Rotterdam...
The World's 50 Best Restaurants announced
Thursday, 2nd May 2013
After seven years waiting in the wings, the Roca brothers have claimed the coveted number one spoton The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list...
Mobile the most powerful marketing tool in Singapore by 2015
Wednesday, 8th May 2013
Experian research reveals that close to half of marketers have tested mobile, two-thirds of which are already incorporating mobile as a regular marketing channel and nine out of ten marketers agree that mobile marketing works...
China's anti-corruption drive has huge effect on tourism industry
Wednesday, 15th May 2013
An austerity campaign launched in China has produced a chilling effect on the tourism industry, with travel agencies having to realign their strategies to heat up their profits...
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