Singapore tourism sector grows steadily, AI will give everyone 'luxury' experiences, how hotels are rethinking style and space, APAC mobile sites lagging in speeds and colored food trends.

Singapore tourism sector grows steadily
Monday, 25th March 2019

2018 marked another strong year for Singapore's tourism sector, with both tourism receipts and visitor arrivals achieving new highs and the core tourism industries of BTMICE, Hotels, and Cruise also posted strong results.

Headwinds are expected in the year ahead, due to the volatility of the global political and economic environment, and stiffer regional competition, However, STB remains cautiously optimistic, and anticipates strong tourism growth particularly from Singapore's key visitor source markets >>

Capella Hotel group joins Global Hotel Alliance
25 Mar 2019 : Global Hotel Alliance announced that Capella Hotels & Resorts and Solis Hotels & Resorts will become the latest members of its network of over 30 independent brands and over 500 hotels >>

Hong Kong study revealed mainland Chinese visitors’ motivations for shopping
23 Mar 2019 : In a recently published study the researchers revealed that mainland tourists who shop for luxury goods are motivated by 'materialism, a desire for social status or to conform with others', and these differences in their nature influence not only what they buy, but where they buy >>

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How Hotels are Rethinking Style and Space
Monday, 25th March 2019

Design has long been important to the hotel industry as a way to attract new guests and turn them into repeat visitors, in recent years.

However, new brands to the market have raised the design standards to stand out from the crowd and win over a new generation of traveller looking for unique experiences.

Faced with these new norms and higher guest expectations, long-standing establishments and big chains across France are rethinking how they use their space, as well as the look and feel of the hotel itself >>

APAC Mobile Sites Lagging in Speeds, While Consumers Increasingly Depend on Mobile
Consumers of today’s mobile generation are highly dependent on their devices and are an impatient lot and APAC sites have some work to do to keep up with the expectations of these consumers >>

AI Will Give Everyone 'Luxury Hotel' Experience
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will allow mainline hotels to offer the luxury experience to everyone, a travel industry executive said at ITB in Berlin.

'AI will allow an average employee to perform like an employee at a top-notch luxury property,' said Clinton Anderson, executive vice president (EVP) of Sabre and president of Sabre Hospitality Solutions >>

Did You Say Pink Chocolate? Colored Food Trends
How many types of chocolates can you name? Probably three: dark, milk and white; Well you are missing one: ruby chocolate! How cool is this? Pink chocolate! A must for all you Instagram lovers, but let’s see how this came into light >>

Hotel Spas: Not Just For Resorts Anymore
For hotels that operate a spa, this department has stood out as a bright spot not only for growth in revenue, but gains in profits as well.

The slowdown in revenue growth will be particularly acute in the nation’s major markets. Since 2010, the majority of new hotel rooms entered into the larger urban cities making market conditions very competitive. Therefore, urban hotels are increasingly relying on their spa operations not only to boost revenue, but to help define the identity and character of the property within the greater marketplace >>