Dubai wants hotels to retrofit, economy cooling will impact tourism, still selling rooms? here’s how to start selling an experience and simplify the role of revenue management.

Dubai leads discussions on hotel retrofitting for a more sustainable industry
Wednesday, 13th March 2019

Further driving environmental awareness amongst industry stakeholders, Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) underlines ways in which the adoption of efficient resource management practices can lead to substantial annual savings for hotel properties.

The process of ‘retrofitting’ has become a key focus for the city’s tourism sector and represents Dubai Tourism’s ongoing commitment to working closely with its industry partners as part of its Dubai Sustainable Tourism (DST) initiative >>

World economy cooling, will impact tourism
13 Mar 2019 : The world economy is going to decline and risk is going to increase over the next year, said Clemens Fuest, president of the Munich-based Ifo Institute, an economic research body >>

Rotana starts 2019 on a positive note
13 Mar 2019 : Reflecting its strength and resilience, Rotana reported positive results across the three key performance metrics in the first two months of 2019 in spite of the economic outlook for the region >>

MO announces full re-opening of Hyde Park, London
13 Mar 2019 : Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London will re-open in its entirety on Monday 15 April 2019, having completed the most extensive restoration in its 117-year history >>

ITB Berlin news and articles
12 Mar 2019 : A round up of several news happening and articles from ITB Berlin, brought to you live by our own team of journalists >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Still Selling Rooms? Here’s How to Start Selling an Experience
Wednesday, 13th March 2019

One of the most frequently uttered hotel marketing catchphrases of recent years has been 'selling experiences.' But while many marketers talk the talk, more than a few are a long way from truly walking the walk.

Here are 6 key recommendations on how to drive more guests by selling your property experiences >>

Hotels Websites Losing Traffic Due to Bad Design
Hoteliers could convert more website visitors to customers by offering cleaner web designs and embracing mobile browsing. You can pour more money into it to drive traffic, but that won’t work, design and mobile experience are key >>

How to Plan a Vacation, as Told by Millennials
Vacations are a luxury, even when they're just a quick weekend trip to the next town over, the main obstacle that keeps people from going on vacation is money, which is something millennials find themselves struggling to obtain >>

Mission Critical: Simplify the Role of Revenue Management
While hoteliers have taken many of the right first steps, we haven’t seen as much progress as we’d hoped. Yes, some operators have adopted the idea of putting the revenue manager in the “quarterback” position, implementing weekly revenue meetings in which data is driving decisions across marketing and sales departments. But many challenges remain >>