TODAY: Quarterly Hong Kong Update, AccorHotels acquires platform for restaurant reservation & table management and Cruise Ships and Their Ports of Registration: Should Human Resources Worry About Perception?.

Quarterly Hong Kong Update
Wednesday, 11th April 2018

As one of the major pillars of the Hong Kong economy, the tourism sector in 2017 marked a good year given that the number of visitor arrivals bounced back from 2016.

As of 2017, there were 277 hotels and 1,469 guesthouses in Hong Kong, housing a total of 91,000 rooms. This figure reflects solid growth in hotel supply of 4.0% compared to 2016. In particular, High-Tariff A and High-Tariff B hotel rooms expanded to approximately 18,500 and 30,000 rooms, respectively; accounting for 20.6% and 32.9% of total hotel room inventory >>

AccorHotels acquires platform for restaurant reservation & table management
11 Apr 2018 : ResDiary is notably well established in the Asia Pacific region as well as in the UK, and has a footprint in 60 countries globally, seating 166m diners a year in over 8,600 venues. The Company has generated profits for 6 years >>

Airbnb to start sharing Chinese host information with government agencies
11 Apr 2018 : US short-term rental service Airbnb Inc said it would start disclosing host information to Chinese government agencies starting on Friday, as the San Francisco-based company complies with regulations in China >>

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Cruise Ships and Their Ports of Registration: Should Human Resources Worry About Perception?
Wednesday, 11th April 2018

The hospitality industry is one of the world's largest employers; the cruise sector is arguably one of the sub-segments which records one of the strongest growth rates. The Cruise Line Industry Association predicts 27 million passengers by the end of 2018.

So with that in mind, it is no surprise that everyone wants a piece of the pie and although the market is dominated by just a few big players, new competition is muscling in >>

Millennials Changing Up The Hotel Game
Today, Generation Y values experiences much more than achievements. Vigorous job economies have changed the standards of personal achievement. These young adults seek experiences with travel rather than settling down. I agree, it is much easier to spend two weeks traveling asia than landing your dream job or putting a down payment on a house >>

The Importance of Visual Content in Hotel Marketing
Exclusive Feature: Video marketing should be at the core of any visual branding efforts, because it has the power to make hotels, their rooms and facilities, memorable. Many people consider themselves visual learners who remember names and faces, better than facts and figures — and that’s why video is such a powerful, emotive brand medium. A video is one of the cheapest and most direct ways to explain concepts and show authenticity as a brand >>

The Business Case for Hotels to Reduce Food Waste
The following resources contain tools and guides for anyone attempting to quantify and reduce their own food loss and waste, as well as reading materials providing additional background on the causes, extent, and effects of food loss and waste >>