TODAY: Asian cities top the busiest international routes list, Langham Hotels is looking at the Middle East for growth and the European Union’s new privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), begins on May 25th and will affect hotels across the globe.

Asian cities top the busiest international routes list
Sunday, 6th May 2018

Kuala Lumpur-Singapore has claimed the crown as the world’s busiest air passenger flight route topping the OAG Top 20 Busiest International Routes rankings with 30,537 flights in 12 months to February 2018.

Given the robust expansion of air passenger travel across Asia Pacific and the fierce competition between carriers in the region, it is unsurprising that 14 of the world’s busiest 20 routes, including 8 of the top 10 routes, are between Asian city pairs >>

Langham Hotels is looking at the Middle East for growth
7 May 2018 : With the arrival of the first Langham hotel in the Middle East, The Langham Downtown Dubai with its 2020 opening, the company is currently exploring opportunities in the region >>

Phuket’s airport arrival growth soars
7 May 2018 : Looking at the numbers, the new upgrade and expansion of Phuket International Airport has been a roaring success. China growth led the way with a staggering 50% year-on-year increase, while the Russian market has not only recovered, but moved up by 47% >>

IHG adds 13 luxury and upscale hotels in the UK
5 May 2018 : IHG to become largest luxury hotel operator in the UK, deal to include first UK properties for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants as the company has entered into an agreement with Foncière des Régions, to rebrand and operate 12 open hotels (2.2k rooms) and one pipeline hotel into its UK portfolio >>

Try to eliminate all unnecessary third parties in your online distribution
5 May 2018 : The Direct Booking Summit series returns in 2018 with its biggest-ever conferences in Amsterdam and Dallas >>

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Digital GDPR Whitepaper
Sunday, 6th May 2018

The European Union’s new privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), begins on May 25th and will affect hotels across the globe, we’ve prepared some tools to help you navigate this change.

Download the GDPR Whitepaper: What Hotels Need to Know and How to Prepare to learn about. >>

The Lost Power of Voice
Over 1.5billion smartphones were sold around the world in 2017 and yet, in my completely unscientific opinion, people seem to be using their phones less and less for the purpose they were designed for, namely speaking to other people >>

Stand Fast, Employers: What You Need To Know About Standing Desks
As the old adage goes, the grass is always greener on the other side. Many employees who are required to stand all day for their jobs would like the option to sit, but in recent years, many employees who traditionally sit behind a desk all day want the option to stand while doing work >>