British firms face up to a new business world, Ctrip launches multi-currency visa travel, the renaissance of the hotel room service and hot takes on crisis management PR.

British firms face up to a new business world
Tuesday, 8th January 2019

Brexit may be top of the agenda right now for UK-based businesses but it’s not the only thing on their minds as they look to the future.

Changing space requirements in the workplace and new technologies transforming established ways of working are also disrupting long-standing business models and requiring companies to adapt if they want to thrive in today’s fast-paced business world >>

Ctrip and Wirecard launch multi-currency visa travel cards
8 Jan 2019 : The Ctrip branded Visa cards will be issued by Wirecard, and offered to all 110 million Chinese active monthly users in China and cards can be loaded with seven different currencies, eliminating need to convert currency abroad >>

News from around the APAC region
8 Jan 2019 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Hilton Surfers Paradise sold, Bali Hyatt reopens after five years of refurbishment, AccorHotels Thailand and more >>

Hyatt Place Goa/Candolim rebranded and redesigned
8 Jan 2019 : Located in prime destinations across the world including New York, Miami, Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago, the Hyatt Centric brand serves as a launch pad to destination exploration and discovery for millennial-minded travelers who want to be in the middle of the action >>

IHG unveiled the 200th InterContinental hotel worldwide
6 Jan 2019 : Stretching 88 metres underground, the hotel was nominated as one of the architectural wonders of the world by the National Geographic Channel’s MegaStructures series due to its pioneering architectural design >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

The Renaissance Of the Hotel Room Service
Tuesday, 8th January 2019

Not long ago, hotel room service was perhaps the least exciting aspect of a traveler’s stay and with only the barest minimum being offered, guests didn’t really have a lot to expect from room service.

But these days, with hotels reinventing their offerings and paying more attention to the needs of their guests, room service has some interesting surprises up their sleeves >>

How to Adapt Through a Turbulent Environment?
In the past, we used to see leaders as men with strong personalities, kind of the hero image implementing their will on organizations, however the hierarchical approach with command-and-control is simply not working anymore >>

3 Hot Takes On Crisis Management PR in 2019
As we step firmly into 2019 I thought I’d sit down for a few hot takes on the top crisis management issues of the coming year and here are three that have been top of mind >>

Creating More Effective Hotel Ads with A/B Testing
One of the bigger advertising mistakes I have seen in the hospitality industry with newcomers to online advertising is locking into one set of ads or one landing page, for an advertiser, this can be disastrous >>