TODAY: Quarterly Taiwan hotel market update, Bali the loser as visits slump and Connecting Local Community To Your Hotel.

Quarterly Taiwan hotel market update
Tuesday, 17th April 2018

The positive impact from Taiwan’s tourism source market diversification supported its increase in visitor arrivals, which witnessed a 10.1% YoY rise to more then 3.1 million in 2017 quarter four.

To compensate for the loss of mainland Chinese tour groups, Taiwan strategically improved its relationships with other Asian countries, particularly in Southeast Asian countries >>

Bali the loser as visits slump
17 Apr 2018 : Travelling through Vietnam, skiing in Japan, venturing to India and relaxing in Thailand – these were the hot destinations for Australians in the peak travel month of January >>

Scoot to increase flight frequency to Gold Coast
17 Apr 2018 : Singapore-based carrier Scoot Tigerair Pte Ltd is set to increase the frequency of its Gold Coast-Singapore service from four times to five times per week, starting April 2018 >>

IHG signs first Hotel Indigo in Gibraltar
17 Apr 2018 : InterContinental Hotels Group announced the signing of Hotel Indigo® Gibraltar, under a franchise agreement with property developers, Roquebrook >>

News from around the Asia Pacific region
17 Apr 2018 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Japan to introduce departure tax from 2019, Wyndham opens first property in Kuala Lumpur, Mercure brand debuts in downtown Karamy, Xinjiang and more >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Connecting Local Community To Your Hotel
Tuesday, 17th April 2018

Today’s travelers aren’t interested in cookie-cutter hotels.

When they’re on the road, they want to feel like they are truly in a destination: whether or not a hotel must adhere to brand standards or a certain budget, there are plenty of ways to bring a bit of the community into the space >>

Commissions Vs. Revenue Trends Are ‘Alarming’
The hotel industry, both in North America and worldwide, has been riding a long winning streak, with increasing occupancies, revenues and profits and while the performance has been good for bottom lines, one area of concern has been alarming increases in some cost centers, especially commissions paid to third-party distribution platforms >>

Mobile Dominates Hotel Traffic
A year ago we looked at how mobile hotel traffic measured in our overall traffic landscape, and predicted continued growth for the device; 12 months later, mobile has continued on its growth trajectory but revenue levels haven’t quite caught up to desktop and travellers’ confidence remains a large stumbling block on mobile >>