TODAY: Big data plays a role in tourism, TripAdvisor reports Q3 results with failing hotel revenues and The 6-Step Rehearsal Strategy Steve Jobs Used For Every Presentation.

Big data plays a role in tourism
Friday, 9th November 2018

Hangzhou has long been regarded as a cultural hotspot and popular tourism city and in recent years, the level of international tourism has been vastly improved, which has been vital in helping increase the international influence of Hangzhou's tourism brands, improving the overall tourist experience and building a global network for leisure tourism >>

TripAdvisor reports Q3 results with failing hotel revenues
9 Nov 2018 : Hotel Revenue was $305 million, a decrease of $7 million, or 2% year-over-year, while hotel Adjusted EBITDA grew 94% to $99 million, an increase of $48 million year-over-year >>

Middle East & Africa Trends
9 Nov 2018 : There has been much talk about the ‘African Century’, in which the region realises its full economic, cultural and sporting potential, yet rising debt in some nations is stunting growth. Tourism is a key driver of success, the Inspiration Zone heard >>

Helsinki and Lyon: 2019 European capitals of Smart Tourism
9 Nov 2018 : The European Union initiative supports the exchange of best practices for innovative solutions by EU cities to strengthen their sustainability and competitiveness as tourist destinations in the new industrial era >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

The 6-Step Rehearsal Strategy Steve Jobs Used For Every Presentation
Friday, 9th November 2018

For fifteen years, Ken Kocienda was on the ground floor at Apple as a principal software engineer on the original iPhone, iPad, and the first Safari web browser.

Working side-by-side with Steve Jobs gave Kocienda a rare insider's view into the most creative business communicator of our time >>

Big Mistakes That Revenue Managers Make
The hospitality industry has become a very dynamic one in recent years: Revenue Management strategies that would have once been deemed acceptable and rational, are no longer efficient. Be a next-level Revenue Manager and avoid the three big mistakes that are commonly made with making pricing decisions >>

Be as Easy as Ordering a Pizza
Back in my college days, I remember how easy it was at 11:00 at night, while studying for a test the next day, to order a pizza from Domino’s: I just picked up the phone and in less than thirty minutes, it was delivered and today I do the same thing, I pick up the phone and order a pizza – but I don’t have to pick up the phone >>

Annual Fraud Attack Index
Fraud attack rates overall, have increased by 13% since the beginning of 2017, while coupon abuse in Q1 of 2018 increased 217% from the last quarter. Online criminals are constantly searching for new ways to successfully exploit payment platforms, and they are growing increasingly more sophisticated >>

Global Update: Who's Where and Doing What - November 2018
Global update of who is moving where and from where - keep track of old colleagues and friends or find lost ones, brought to you by The Boutique Search Firm >>