TODAY: Langham signs Bangkok, quarterly Macau Hotel Market Update and access to risk management services still far from universal.

Langham signs Bangkok
Friday, 1st December 2017

Langham Hospitality Group has announced an agreement with Canapaya Development to manage a luxury hotel by the banks of Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, only 10 minutes from Sathorn CBD, the hotel is surrounded by majestic views of the river and city >>

Quarterly Macau Hotel Market Update
1 Dec 2017 : The past two years have been a difficult period for Macau since the Chinese President Xi Jingping announced a campaign to crackdown corruption and government official’s lavish spending, triggering significant slumps in visitor arrivals and revenue growth in the tourism and gaming sectors in Macau >>

Access to risk management services still far from universal
1 Dec 2017 : The vast majority of business travellers feel their companies take duty of care seriously, yet access to various risk management services is far from universal; roughly one-third of German, French and UK business travellers say their organisation does not provide an assistance hotline to call in an emergency or unexpected event – one of the most basic services available >>

Hotelbeds announces Turkey recovery
1 Dec 2017 : Turkey rises in rankings from 11th to 9th most booked destination for the Group in EMEA region – with 40% increase in sales, the UK, German and Saudi Arabian markets are the three biggest sources of reservations made via the Group´s platform for the country and group responds to increased demand by adding Turkish hotels to its inventory >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Leveling the Data Field: How Hotels Can Compete with Better Data Access
Friday, 1st December 2017

Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods took over the business news this fall, a behemoth retailer acquiring a well-known but much smaller-scale grocer inspired a lot of speculation about what would change for Whole Foods and how. Of course, Amazon can afford to slash prices to grow the grocer’s market share, but clearly, Amazon must do something that makes Whole Foods’ model more sustainable.

There’s no easy answer or there wouldn’t be so much conversation; however, among the things Amazon can offer that Whole Foods didn’t have before are large-scale efficiencies. >>

How to Fly High: Lessons from Tony Fernandes
It was fitting that I was flying high on a United Airlines flight to San Francisco when I read the new book by Tony Fernandes, group CEO of AirAsia, as he told his story from the low cost airline to QPR (Queen’s Park Rangers, for those who may not be familiar with soccer).

It’s a great inflight read – it’s easy to read, it uses simple, clear language to tell a linear narrative, and it did feel like I had Tony sitting next to me, telling me his story >>