TODAY: New Singapore initiatives to help travel agents transform, Thailand’s Real Estate developers flock to hotel brands and Emirates unveils brand new cabins for its Boeing 777 fleet.

New Singapore initiatives to help travel agents transform
Tuesday, 21st November 2017

The STB-NATAS Travel Agent Industry Forum 2017 follow-up initiatives to help travel agents meet the changing demands of travellers and tackle manpowerrelated challenges. Business Transformation Through-Train Programme and Technology 'Green Lane' among new programmes and toolkits to boost travel agent industry’s capabilities >>

Thailand’s Real Estate developers flock to hotel brands
21 Nov 2017 : Property developers across Thailand are experiencing a magnetic attraction for hotel branded residences in order to spur price premium points and buyer demand. Currently there are 29 new hotel residence projects countrywide with nearly 90% of these located in resort areas >>

Rosewood opens resort in Phuket, Thailand
20 Nov 2017 : The opening of the 71-room Rosewood Phuket, located along a 600-meter secluded beachfront at Emerald Bay in the south west of Phuket island, marks not only the first Southeast Asia resort for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, but also the launch of Asaya, Rosewood’s new wellness concept >>

Shangri-La opens Colombo, Sri Lanka
20 Nov 2017 : Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts celebrated the grand opening of Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo this week, the festivities signalled the city’s anticipated hotel launch in nearly 30 years, and presented the best of Sri Lankan and Chinese culture through entertainment, gastronomy and a gala dinner at the hotel’s Shangri-La Ballroom >>

Emirates unveils brand new cabins for its Boeing 777 fleet
21 Nov 2017 : Emirates has unveiled completely refreshed interiors for its Boeing 777 aircraft, including its highly anticipated new First Class private suites: Game-changing, fully enclosed private suites in First Class inspired by Mercedes-Benz plus completely refreshed look, meticulous design details, new seats and materials feature in multi-million dollar upgrade across all cabins >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

The Future of Travel is Digital
Tuesday, 21st November 2017

Travelport have released the findings from the latest Global Traveler Survey, uncovering insights and stories about the modern day traveler: It examined how people research and book trips, the role of technology used in travel, the use of mobile including mobile payments in the travel lifecycle and the differences by traveler type, age and country >>

There is an Elephant in the Room: Security is a Major Concern
Last week I attended the 29th. Deloitte European Hotel Investment conference: The header of the conference was 'Heading into Thin Air?' and ahead of the conference, the invitees were asked to answer a short survey and one of the questions was: What are the five key risks to the European hotel industry in the next 5 years? Well.... >>

The Wabi-Sabi Edge: Redefining the Hotel Space
Hotels are known for their obsession with perfection: Everything has to be immaculate, the services have to be above reproach, and the experience has to be flawless, but who sets down these parameters of perfection? And is it meant to be the same for all establishments, what happens what changing times force us to rethink the definition of perfection? Hopefully, something good >>