TODAY: Eat Or Be Eaten – Accor's war chest, global business travelers identify top challenges they face on the road, Mantra takeover bid and more.

Eat Or Be Eaten – ACCOR makes Mantra takeover bid.

Consolidation in the hospitality world is continuing unabated with the latest news being ACCOR’s AUD$1.2 billion play on Australia’s Mantra Group. Mantra has 125 properties with over 20,000 rooms with the core offering being focused down under.

Global business travelers identify top challenges they face on the road.

Time spent in transit is the most challenging aspect of business travel, layovers, changing a flight or train reservation mid-trip, the work environment while traveling and preparing expense reports also topped the list of most challenging aspects for North American business travelers.

Hyatt plans the first joint Hyatt Centric and Hyatt House hotels in Japan.

A Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with ORIX Corporation for a Hyatt Centric hotel and Hyatt House hotel in Kanazawa, Japan’s north coast in the Hokuriku region; The hotels, expected to open in mid-2020, will mark Hyatt’s first joint development and first Hyatt House hotel in Japan.

Mövenpick sub-saharan Africa expansion campaign gains momentum.

Mövenpick Hotel Abidjan set to open in 2020 as Swiss hospitality firm confirms ambitious plans for the high-growth potential region.

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Building Certainty in an Uncertain World.
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Operating in a digital age, companies with data-driven business cultures are more productive and profitable than their competition; This extends to the hotel sector where savvy operators are using data-driven approaches to increase profits amidst market complexity and volatility.

Understand Your Guests to Increase Conversion Rates.
As a hotelier you might see your guests at check-in, dining in your hotel restaurant, or using your hotel’s leisure facilities, but do you know who your guests really are?

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