TODAY: Exploring Asia’s most enterprising cities, Debate Continues: Study shows direct bookings are not cheaper for hotels and F&B Options in Hotels – It’s Not Just Another Place to Eat.

Exploring Asia’s most enterprising cities
Friday, 11th May 2018

At the heart of every emerging economy are the dynamic cities powering their rapid development.

Across Asia, many of these enterprising cities have become home to large clusters of business services, engineering, finance and retail firms, along with strong creative industries >>

Debate Continues: Study shows direct bookings are not cheaper for hotels
11 May 2018 : New evidence shows that shifting consumers from indirect to direct channel has no measurable impact on hotels’ costs, but could impact occupancy rates >>

Renaissance Hotels debuts in Poland
11 May 2018 : Renaissance Hotels announced the brand’s debut in Poland with the opening of Renaissance Warsaw Airport Hotel – reinforcing the its significant growth momentum around the world >>

Travellers clear on value of business travel, less so on policy and compliance
11 May 2018 : Major business traveler study across key global markets finds disconnect between companies and employees on range of factors, from security to 'rogue' bookings. While a large majority of business travelers acknowledge the value of traveling for work, a varying percentage across markets are reluctant to comply with company travel policies >>

News from around the Asia Pacific region
11 May 2018 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Renaissance hotels debuts in Indonesia with Bali Opening, AccorHotels, VietJet adds routes to Taiwan and South Korea and more >>

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F&B Options in Hotels – It’s Not Just Another Place to Eat
Friday, 11th May 2018

F&B options are no longer an afterthought for hotels, for they are one of the most important elements to ensure a hotel’s success.

Be it coffee shops, specialty restaurants, bars, or banquet halls, the food and beverages served in each of these F&B establishments constitute a significant role in attracting customers and can make a hotel stand out >>

10 Influencer Marketing Strategies You Need to Know
Influencer marketing is the new boss of the digital marketing industry and it’s not just the fashion, beauty, and lifestyle industries benefiting from it and major brands dealing in healthcare, hotels, and travel are also getting great results from their influencer marketing campaigns >>

Best Practices for Optimizing Media Rich Web Page Speed
This whitepaper examines the importance of visual media to your online publishing and marketing efforts, and how you can reconcile the ‘need for speed’ with the need to provide an engaging site experience to your visitors and potential customers >>