TODAY: Hilton announces its first mobile-centric hotel room, Unplugged Collection adds additional features and Medical Tourism projected to grow at a CAGR of over 19%.

Hilton announces its first mobile-centric hotel room
Tuesday, 19th December 2017

Hilton unveiled Connected Room, a first-of-its-kind, high-tech guest room that enables guests to personalize and control every aspect of their stay from one central point – their mobile device; Currently in beta testing, Connected Room is live in one hotel, will deploy in coming weeks in several more, and will begin to scale rapidly to hotels across the United States in 2018 >>

Unplugged Collection adds additional features
19 Dec 2017 : Unplugged Collection, the cloud-based Front Desk software of choice for boutique segments and unique, independent hotel companies is pleased to announced several free system updates and upgrades >>

Four Seasons opens in the French Alps
20 Dec 2017 : Long favoured as one of Europe’s most beloved ski and winter sports destinations, the Megève region is offers myriad opportunities for outdoor activities during the summer season as well and Four Seasons is also the new home of two Michelin starred Le 1920 restaurant >>

Medical Tourism projected to grow at a CAGR of over 19%
20 Dec 2017 : Continuous rising medical costs in the U.S. and Europe with improved standards of healthcare technology in developing nations like India and China are driving the growth of medical tourism industry >>

IHG debuts Staybridge Suites in Asia Pacific
20 Dec 2017 : InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) has signed a management agreement with Origin Property Public Company Limited to bring Staybridge Suites to Asia Pacific: The all-suite extended stay brand will launch in Thailand >>

News from around the EAME region
20 Dec 2017 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Yotel set to debut in Scotland, there’s room in Munich for Marriott’s Autograph Collection and Crowne Plaza on its way to Poland and more >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE
Technology Trends In Travel: What To Expect In 2018.
Wednesday, 20th December 2017

Every day, new and innovative technology is being developed, in order to make hospitality an even more exciting, adventurous and tempting industry.

In the 21st century, hoteliers have technology at their fingertips and this gives them a world of possibilities - it’s all about digitalization. Now, it’s all about finding new ways of optimizing the guest journey and making hotels and destinations much more appealing to travelers than they were in the past >>

3 Ways to Market Your Hotel Wedding Space on Pinterest
Are you looking for ways to increase RFP’s for your Hotel Wedding Space? Read on and learn how Pinterest can help your hotel: Did you know that 81 percent of brides-to-be admit that they begin planning their wedding on Pinterest before the big question is even popped? >>

Sustainable Extravagance: Water-Wise Hospitality
Currently the biggest socio-economic problem facing the Western Cape region is severe drought and related water shortages. In response to the ongoing water shortage, the Hotel Industry in the region has had to embark on various initiatives to mitigate the challenges water scarcity brings to a water intensive enterprise.

Studies show individuals can use two to three times the amount of water in hotels than they would use at home >>