TODAY: Luxury travel continues to grow, Las Vegas casino & hotel market outlook 2017 and ONYX continues Asian expansion.

Luxury travel continues to grow
Thursday, 16th November 2017

Luxury travel is booming: high-price trips grew nearly twice as much as global travel did in general over the past years with most luxury travelers come from the USA and China and Germany and France are the most popular luxury travel destinations in Europe >>

News from around the APAC region
16 Nov 2017 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Ascott opens its first in Cambodia, Hotel Okura plans upscale hotel brand, DusitD2 for Hua Hin and more >>

Las Vegas casino & hotel market outlook 2017
16 Nov 2017 : Las Vegas reached a record number of visitors for the third consecutive year in 2016 with over 42 million visitors, an all-time high, total gaming revenue for Clark County properties exceeded close to $10 billion that year, the highest level since 2008 >>

Meliá Hotels pens management agreement for 5 new hotels
16 Nov 2017 : Meliá Hotels International is on track to rapidly expand their Asia Pacific portfolio, with a distinct growth strategy that focuses on management agreements rather than acquisitions >>

ONYX continues Asian expansion
16 Nov 2017 : ONYX Hospitality Group will launch a brand-new Amari hotel in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, developed in collaboration with Winil Holdings, a subsidiary of Sri Lanka-based Winil Gems Group, Amari Colombo will be strategically located in the Kollupitiya commercial district of the capital >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

How to Handle Aggressive Social Media Comments
Thursday, 16th November 2017

In our content marketing and social media marketing, many of us use current events as examples, it’s a great way to use a subject that is getting attention as a springboard for our ideas. But what is a business owner to do when what you write strike a nerve? And the comments section is filled with invective? I see that a lot on social media nowadays. Let’s drill down on the best strategic way to defend our position without antagonizing the opposition. >>

Mobile Websites vs. Apps: The Final Showdown – Part Two

Many hoteliers believe that they don’t need to compete with the OTAs because if a customer already knows your brand, they will just head straight to your website when booking. Unfortunately, this is not true, as loyalty is fleeting. If you ask your guests to go back to the web to book, you run the risk that they will find a better deal or another hotel to book; in fact, every time your customers open a web browser, they are only a few clicks away from choosing to book with a competitor >>

Base and incremental Impact Studies

With the pace of new supply growth accelerating, owners of existing hotels are increasingly concerned as to how their properties will fare in a more competitive market. As brands continually add new product types to fill a niche, hotel operators are becoming more aware of the potential threats from within their brand family >>