TODAY: Good news on baggage for airline passengers, In Amsterdam, lessons from noodles to mobiles, Nobu Hotel and Fighting Back with Technology: 10 Tips for Independent Hotels to Compete.

Good news on baggage for airline passengers
Wednesday, 2nd May 2018

Will 2018 be the baggage turning point?

Airlines around the world have once again improved the rate of baggage delivery, this is according to the SITA 2018 Baggage Report and this continues the improvement trend of more than a decade which has seen baggage mishandling drop by 70% since 2007 >>

In Amsterdam, lessons from noodles to mobiles
2 May 2018 : I’ve always seen Europe as more similar to Asia than any other region – it is multi-lingual, multi-cultural and steeped in history and traditions. Yes, it has a more formalised form of union – the EU versus, say, ASEAN which has struggled to unite with common, cohesive policies – but it is still a fragmented market with different levels of development, nuances and textures >>

Nobu Hotel and Restaurant launches in Tel Aviv
2 May 2018 : Global lifestyle brand Nobu Hospitality, founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, is delighted to announce its continued global expansion into Tel Aviv, Israel >>

Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts to debut in Tokyo, Japan in 2022
2 May 2018 : Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts is set to make its first foray into Japan with the Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo, the brand’s ninth property worldwide and its fourth in Asia Pacific >>

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Fighting Back with Technology: 10 Tips for Independent Hotels to Compete
Wednesday, 2nd May 2018

How can small independent hotels, with limited resources, survive in the world of hospitality where the big are getting bigger and the small are being eaten up?

'Technology is the answer,' says Jack Tan of IdeaWeaver Consulting, who shared 10 tips at the recent WIT Indie in Penang on how independents need to get smarter with technology >>

Private Facebook Posts Could Be Fair Game For Discovery
New York’s highest court recently held that social media users may be required to turn over information from their accounts—regardless of the user’s chosen privacy settings—as part of the discovery process (Forman vs Henkin). This decision will likely prove useful to employers both in and outside New York, who often seek disclosure of their opponents’ posts on Facebook or other social media during litigation with their employees >>

What It Means To Be An Ambidextrous Innovation Leader
We need ambidextrous innovation leaders, rapid change and complex contemporary environments require quick adaptive thinking. Yet ironically these complex environments can also lead to tension, which make it difficult to innovate and progress effectively >>