TODAY: Business travellers remain concerned about safety, MO and Shangri-La.
Organisations must ramp up emergency planning efforts.
With global travel facing an ever-growing number of security threats, corporate travel buyers are dealing with a growing number of traveller concerns, and struggling to adopt the tools necessary to address them.
But according to new research from the ACTE travel managers increasingly recognise they have a central role to play in fulfilling their company’s duty of care obligations to travelling employees.
Shangri-La Hotel, Xiamen opens as a new lifestyle getaway.
In keeping with Shangri-La Hotel, Xiamen’s urban resort concept, a 7,200-square-metre park â€" built and managed by the hotel for public use â€" sits adjacent to the hotel and comprises a jogging track, children’s area, a walkway to the beach, an outdoor team building area and generous space for outdoor events.
Rosewood announces global advertising campaign.
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts announces the launch of a new global advertising campaign developed in partnership with Studio Dangin, a creative agency renowned for its collaborations with the world’s most influential fashion, lifestyle, and fragrance brands, including Balenciaga, Balmain, Lancôme, Prada, Alexander Wang, and Vera Wang.
Mo opens first in South America.
Formerly the Grand Hyatt Santiago, the property will undergo an extensive guestroom and public area renovation, the first stage of which is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2018.
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How Hotels are Turning Day-Trippers Into Overnighters.
Many travelers in the US never set foot in a hotel during a business or leisure trip â€" even when it’s several hours away from home, it’s not just because of growing competition from home sharing platforms like Airbnb and VBRO.
Whether they’re driving or even flying to a nearby locale for a cultural event or for a business meeting, people often prefer to head in and out of their destination in one day rather than stay overnight.
The Power of Employee Engagement.
Redefining the restaurant experience: Cultivating employee engagement can help restaurants create positive customer experiences and reduce costly turnover.
By focusing on the five core elements of employee engagement, restaurants can create a motivated workforce of brand ambassadors that take ownership of the customer experience. Engaged and motivated restaurant employees are at the heart of positive experience.
Letter from Sydney: Winter’s Coming, A Battle of Amazonic Proportions is Looming.
Winter in Sydney is very different from the winter portrayed in the Game of Thrones television series but I get the feeling that the competition for online consumers is going to get as brutal and bloody in the next year or so, and travel will be caught up in the quest for the Iron Throne.
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