TODAY: Four major challenges facing travel, China Outbound Tourism 2018 and Opening a hotel now: A balance between hospitality roots and new trends.

Four major challenges facing travel
Thursday, 13th December 2018

Nowadays, what defines luxury has completely changed. Instead of catering to ‘bling bling’, destination managers, the hotel industry and carriers now have to satisfy non-material luxury demands, and several sessions will present the latest findings on forward-looking business models and lessons that have been learned. >>

UNWTO report enables inclusive tourism, destinations' contribution to SDGs
13 Dec 2018 : A new report by the World Tourism Organization investigates the capacity of tourism to integrate disadvantaged groups into its operations, and proposes a model for designing truly inclusive tourism destinations >>

China Outbound 2018 – A year of growth and changes
13 Dec 2018 : The year 2018 is coming to an end, time to take a look back on the major developments according to COTRI ANALYTICS data and the main story in terms of absolute arrival numbers this year has been the comeback of the Hong Kong and Macau SARs >>

Wanda Hotels & Resorts unveils new brand
13 Dec 2018 : Wanda Hotels & Resorts launches Wanda Moments, a premium mid-scale hotel brand, and the newly upgraded guest loyalty program – Wanda Club, 700 Wanda Moments hotels to be developed within 5 years >>

Japan, a first for Pullman!
12 Dec 2018 : Pullman Tokyo Tamachi, this is the name of the first Pullman address in Japan: In the heart of the capital, it connects the international style of the brand with a delicate touch of Japanese art and culture >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Opening a Hotel in 2018: A Balance Between Hospitality Roots and New Trends
Thursday, 13th December 2018

Starting a new business nowadays, whatever it is about is more challenging than ever: Beyond the competition and the ever-growing number of start-ups, people’s needs are evolving terribly fast, alongside new technologies and trends.

As a matter of fact, this requires businesses to adapt their offer continuously, and marketers to listen to the least customer’s desire clue >>

3 New Hotel Concepts Worth a Look
Is the Australian hotel industry ready for what’s coming? The foreseeable future will bring more international tourists and increased tourist spending and in some cities, whilst the number of hotel rooms being developed is thought to be excessive, the rapid development of new stock is being outpaced by projected industry growth >>

Avoiding Workplace Violence: Tips And Best Practices For Hospitality Employers
Whether internal or external, violence in the workplace is an increasingly problematic issue that employers must learn to effectively minimize and prevent >>

Badly Collected Data: The Mistake That Costs Companies Millions
Companies scrambling to learn more about their employees’ work habits – and how to provide the most efficient spaces – have led to a boom in proptech, an industry buzzword for everything from using augmented reality to design offices to managing vast real estate portfolios >>