TODAY: China travel close-up, Africa: The land of opportunity, The rise of the first true Ecocity and onefinestay.

China travel close-up
Thursday, 1st February 2018
Brand plans, official statistics and capital moves.

Major brands like Priceline, Marriott, Muji and Ctrip made moves in different directions, and statistics helped paint pictures on China’s corporate travel, tourists’ behavior, and cash injections >>

Africa: The land of opportunity
1 Feb 2018 : 2017 was full of triumphs and disappointments on the African continent; some countries that had a positive outlook at the beginning, turned into the problem children of Africa and countries that seemed hopeless in the beginning, surprised us in the end, this article provides a brief summary of some of the most significant events of 2017 and commentary on how 2018 may evolve in the fast-developing world that is Africa >>

Ascot targets to double its portfolio
1 Feb 2018 : Strengthens its leading position in China and Southeast Asia with four properties; forays into new attractive investment destinations Malacca and Davao >>

The rise of the first true Ecocity
1 Feb 2018 : A green project that is economically viable while creating an eco city with zero carbon environment >>

onefinestay launches higher living concierge programme
1 Feb 2018 : onefinestay announced its concierge programme, called Higher Living, granting all guests access to onefinestay’s brand of services and experiences. Set to launch the beginning of March, this is the company’s first formal guest relationship programme, and it’s also a first-of-its-kind for the industry as it is available to guests for a whole year after their stay >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Hotel Architect Guide Asia Pacific
Thursday, 1st February 2018

The Hotel Architect Guide curates some of the most experienced and well-known players in the hospitality planning, architecture and design fields. It serves as a reference for talent in the hospitality planning, architecture and design fields, it showcases each architectural firm’s portfolio with their key projects and experience in working with renowned hotel brands.

In a new ‘first’, we take great pride in providing our clients and the industry at large with another tool in assisting with better-educated and more efficient decision making >>

Why Human Hotel Live Chat is Better Than Chatbots
If you were to call a hotel, which would you rather get: an automated system that spent fifteen minutes and eight side menus to get through without resolving your problem, or an actual person who can help you immediately? You’d choose the person, every time. If you were to call a hotel, which would you rather get: an automated system that spent fifteen minutes and eight side menus to get through without resolving your problem, or an actual person who can help you immediately?

You’d choose the person, every time. Everyone would. Live chat is no different >>