TODAY: Marriott to provide personal alert devices, Everything Hotels Should Know About Messaging through WhatsApp and Your China Product Marketing Lifecycle Needs Influencers.

Marriott to provide personal alert devices
Tuesday, 11th September 2018

As part of its ongoing focus on safety, Marriott International announced it is ramping up the deployment of alert devices for housekeepers and other on-property associates.

This will allow them to discretely summon help if they feel harassed in any way, need quick support or spot a guest in distress >>

Dusit enters luxury villa rental market with new acquisition
11 Sep 2018 : Dusit Thani PCL has expanded into the high-end vacation rental market through the full acquisition of Elite Havens, the leading provider of high-end vacation rentals in Asia >>

Jumeirah arrives in Nanjing, China
11 Sep 2018 : Jumeirah Nanjing, located on the banks of the city’s Yangzte river, is the brand’s second hotel to open in China and brings Jumeirah's legendary hospitality and luxurious service to the prosperous Jiangsu province >>

News from around the APAC region
11 Sep 2018 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Greenland opens its first Moqi Hotel in China, Waldorf Astoria debuts in Bangkok, Pullman and more >>

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Your China Product Marketing Lifecycle Needs Influencers
Tuesday, 11th September 2018

Chinese consumers are now more discerning than ever before as they leverage their social media networks and turn to their favorite influencers to make informed purchasing decisions so to discover, develop, and deliver products customers can’t live without. Brands in China need to look to influencers to support the product marketing lifecycle >>

Everything Hotels Should Know About Messaging through WhatsApp
It’s been almost 10 years since WhatsApp hit the market for individual users and people all around the world just can’t seem to get enough of it and why would they, really? This particular app has become incredibly popular and its applicability now goes beyond the entertainment function >>

Pawternity Leave: Are Employers Barking Up the Wrong Tree With Pet-Based Leave?
We’ve all heard of pregnancy leave, sick leave, bereavement leave, and adoption leave, but what about leave for the care of our four-legged friends? Cheekily referred to as 'pawternity' leave, this refers to paid time off that some employers provide employees to transition to pet-owning responsibilities, to care for a sick pet, to grieve over a deceased animal, or even to participate in a pet adoption >>

Engaging Guests Post a Booking is Done - How to Excel in this Arena?
It isn’t easy for a hotel company to engage a traveler on an ongoing basis and hotels lack ways to communicate their offerings – what services, amenities they have, what promotions they are running etc, so how to best share the same depending upon what the guest is likely to be looking for >>