TODAY: Just how 'green' can a hotel be?, LVMH to acquire Belmond and what the Marriott breach says about security.

Just how 'green' can a hotel be?
Monday, 17th December 2018

Interview with Anthony Wong, Group Managing Director, Asian Overland Services Tours & Travel, AOS Conventions & Events, Frangipani Hotels & Resorts, Frangipani Natural Farms, Eco Green Design & Construction and Construction Wetland >>

LVMH to acquire Belmond, iconic hotels, cruises and trains
14 Dec 2018 : Belmond owns and operates a global collection of exceptional hotel and luxury travel adventures in some of the world’s most inspiring and enriching destinations. Through this acquisition, LVMH will significantly increase its presence in the ultimate luxury hotel world >>

IATA launches platform to share turbulence data
16 Dec 2018 : The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched its Turbulence Aware data resource to help airlines avoid turbulence when planning routes tactically in flight, it augments an airline’s ability to forecast and avoid turbulence by pooling and sharing (in real time) turbulence data generated by participating airlines >>

Preferred unveils new brand website
15 Dec 2018 : Preferred Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the launch of its new brand website and with careful consideration to the balance of form and function. The new visual forward, fully-responsive website has been deftly designed to draw more qualified traffic and make a quick, impactful connection between travelers and the brand’s global portfolio of 700 independent hotels worldwide >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

AccorHotels Focus on Innovation Leads to 80%+ Revenue Growth
Monday, 17th December 2018

With over 4,300 hotels in 100 different countries, AccorHotels recognizes the importance of customizing its travel marketing strategies based on microtrends within different geographies, however, this kind of approach to travel marketing requires technology that can analyze and act upon huge amounts of data >>

What the Marriott Breach Says About Security
We don’t yet know the root cause(s) that forced Marriott recently to disclose a four-year-long breach involving the personal and financial information of 500 million guests of its Starwood hotel properties >>

Be Different
If you compete head-to-head with your competition, you may win or lose however if you compete by being different, you stand out and, that’s a win >>

Can You UnGoogle Me?
When a caller asked, 'Can you unGoogle me?', I have to admit it took me a second to respond. Though I chuckled at how this particular individual phrased it, asking if we can have something removed from search results entirely is not at all uncommon >>

Global Update: Who's Where and Doing What - December 2019
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 >>