STR to launch largest hotel companies list, Penta, ITB, some hotels want guests to meet and fall in love: here’s why and some things are not to be shared, especially not on social media.

STR to launch largest hotel companies list
Friday, 1st March 2019

Global companies have seen continued performance growth in Europe as added incentive to expand their portfolios in the region.

Looking at the supply offerings across Europe, we see a range of chain-scale segments represented—most notably Economy, Midscale, Upper Midscale and Upper Upscale—but the expansion of the economy product is quite evident with the presence of Premier Inn and Ibis Budget, both in existing supply and in the development pipeline. We expect Europe to remain a top focus in the global development scene >>

Penta debuts its first property in Russia
1 Mar 2019 : Penta is back in Moscow after 20 years. Formerly operating as the ‘Moscow Olympic Penta Hotel’ under different ownership, the property had closed its doors in the late ‘90s, only for the brand to make a much-anticipated re-entry into Russia with its latest addition, Pentahotel Moscow, Arbat >>

Emerging markets are powering Airbnb’s global growth
1 Mar 2019 : In 2013, there were nine city regions with at least 100,000 Airbnb guest arrivals; in 2018, there were over 350 city regions with at least 100,000 Airbnb guest arrivals. This global growth is increasingly being powered by tourism to destinations in emerging markets >>

Luxury holiday company, Natural Retreats, rebrands
1 Mar 2019 : The new name, 'Together Travel Co.,' represents the ever-changing landscape of UK travel and the modern family, where loved ones who are now geographically spread opt to reconnect via a well-timed break, bringing the whole group together to enjoy their own personal 'milestone moments', as one >>

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Some Hotels Want Guests to Meet and Fall in Love: Here’s Why
Friday, 1st March 2019

A recent survey suggests that one in every fifty travellers meets the love of their life on an airplane, and that your odds of making a lasting friendship or business connection in flight are even better than that.

It’s no surprise that strangers should interact in confined spaces whilst in transit from one location to another. Travel has a romance about it, a certain intrigue that puts conversations in motion. Everyone has a story – where they’re coming from, where they’re going, and what they seek along the way >>

Some Things Are Not To Be Shared, Especially Not On Social Media
A little help to avoid creating your own social media crisis: Before posting anything to social media you need to ask yourself – 'What could go wrong here?', could I be insulting a stakeholder group? Does this message mean the same to an outsider as it did to our internal team? What about possible misinterpretations, or bad translations into other languages? >>

Series On 'Professional Visibility': Heartburn vs Insomnia
Seasoned executive search professionals and human capital advisors, Thomas Mielke and Andrew Hazelton share their thoughts on achieving ‘professional visibility’ >>

How Digital Can Drive Cost and Efficiency Benefits for Airports
What is the role that digital can play to help airports reduce their total cost of operations and improve the efficiency of core processes? To address this question, the study Airport digital transformation: From operational performance to strategic opportunity, first considered the relative IT cost and efficiency of eight core airport business processes >>