TODAY: Staying ahead of Dubai’s fast-paced hotel construction, China leads the charge on automated retail and Hotel Hopping: Pop-Up Hotels are a Hit Around the Globe.

Staying ahead of Dubai’s fast-paced hotel construction
Tuesday, 18th September 2018

The Middle East’s hotel construction pipeline has seen its highest growth levels in more than a decade and Dubai is one of the fastest growing hotel markets on the planet.

The first half of 2018 saw 43 new hotels open in the region, with a further 51 slated to come online before the end of the year. A further 119 are expected to open in 2019 and 156 in 2020 >>

Potato Head becomes the first hospitality company in Indonesia to take climate neutral now pledge
18 Sep 2018 : Potato Head Beach Club and The Katamama Hotel has become the first hospitality company in Indonesia to take the UN's Climate Neutral Now pledge, to measure greenhouse gas emissions, reduce where possible and offset the rest >>

Budapest – On The Up
18 Sep 2018 : Budapest traditionally had a strong industrial focus, but has since shifted to the service industries including banking, finance and real estate. The city is also a cultural and historic centre, with several renowned monuments including UNESCO World Heritage sites such as the Buda Castle district and the banks of the Danube >>

China leads the charge on automated retail
18 Sep 2018 : Unmanned stores are starting to emerge around the world as retailers of all shapes and sizes experiment with different formats, yet one country in particular is at the forefront of the concept and for a glimpse into the future – and what automation means for retail – experts are looking to China >>

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Hotel Hopping: Pop-Up Hotels are a Hit Around the Globe
Tuesday, 18th September 2018

It’s no longer just a fad: The concept of the pop-up hotel has proven it has what it takes to be a full-fledged trend and now they’re popping up all over the place.

It used to be that only the guests came and went, while the hotel was a constant fixture. Thanks to the popularity of pop-up restaurants, exhibitions, and stores, we’re now seeing a growing number of pop-up hotels around the globe. And why not? It puts hotels right where today’s guests want to be: directly at the source of experience >>

Reimagining Sales Leadership
AETHOS recently 'picked-the-brain' of Josh Lesnick, President & CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels – the parent company of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) and Worldhotels. Both are leading global hospitality services organizations that specialize in luxury-level and upper-upscale independently owned or operated hotels and resorts around the world >>

Hospitality Education of the Future
Have you noticed that currently many CEOs of the most important hotel chains are not hoteliers? Will this mean that in the future hospitality education will not be worthwhile?

On one hand, we have the current CEOs coming from the world of business, law, finance and marketing. On the other hand, majority of today’s graduates of top hotels schools in the world do not go into hotel operations >>