TODAY: Ctrip hotel white paper sheds light on consumers, Six Senses opens its first urban resort in Singapore and Hotel Tech in 2018: Tools and technologies to remove friction and deliver value.

Ctrip hotel white paper sheds light on consumers
Friday, 19th January 2018

Some 76% of the searches on Ctrip for hotels were related to star rating, most frequently about 'five star/luxury hotel' or 'four star/high-end hotel', while only 11.61% of these searches were price-related. Ctrip and its hotel information subsidiary Joint Wisdom have jointly released the 2017 Ctrip Hotel White Paper on January 9 to provide the latest trends and consumer data insights for the hospitality industry in China >>

Wyndham Worldwide buys La Quinta
19 Jan 2018 : Wyndham Worldwide Corporation and La Quinta Holdings Inc announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Wyndham Worldwide will acquire La Quinta's hotel franchise and hotel management businesses for $1.95 billion in cash >>

Six Senses opens its first urban resort in Singapore
19 Jan 2018 : Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has given two old beauties a complete restoration as part of a remarkable conservation project in Singapore. Ideally situated in the island city-state’s central district, the project is located in the eclectic heart of Chinatown where socializing, dining and nightlife take center stage >>

Kuala Lumpur's urban push attracting luxury hotel brands
19 Jan 2018 : With Malaysia forecasting 28 million visitors in 2018, the county’s economic growth is on an upward trajectory bolstered by strong exports and rising domestic spending and and expanding urban city skyline is the subject of the new Kuala Lumpur Hotel & Hotel Residences Update >>

Hotel Tech in 2018: Tools and technologies to remove friction and deliver value
19 Jan 2018 : By Arthur Chapin, SVP Global Product & Design, Expedia

Simply keeping up with the digital expectations of today’s tech-savvy consumer is no longer an option. Exceeding those expectations is a travel industry imperative and an opportunity for hotels to focus on the only thing that truly matters to consumers: the end-to-end guest experience >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

How Do Boutique Hotels Benefit From the Rise of the Soft Brand?
Friday, 19th January 2018

Have you noticed all the new brands in the supermarket lately? Words like natural, non-GMO and farm-to-table abound, it almost looks like the old guard has been replaced by modern and ethical food producers.

But if you look closely, you’ll see the names of the old guard hiding in small print. They know we’re tired of traditional offerings, and they know it feels good to reach for something new — so they provide the illusion of doing just that, while profit flows into the same coffers >>

Cyberbullying – A Crisis Management Issue
A growing concern among business owners: Cyberbullying has grown from a niche subject into a hot topic over the past few years, while initial discussion of cyberbullying focused on interactions between young people, today businesses can be, and are being, cyberbullied on an increasingly regular basis.

What does cyberbullying look like when a business is the victim? >>