The future of hospitality, global emotions, the Middle East 50, brand content ad opportunities and Grab adds four new services in quest to become 'everyday super app'.

New Amadeus-IHG research explores the future of hospitality
Tuesday, 30th April 2019

New research study, Drivers of Change in Hospitality, explores the changes we can expect as guest insight, technology optimization and the ability to hyper-personalize take effect.

The end of room types, robots at the concierge and achieving ‘cult status’: new Amadeus-IHG research asks if this is the future of hospitality? >>

2019 Global Emotions Report
30 Apr 2019 : Representing the views of citizens from more than 140 countries and areas, this study measures life's intangibles -- feelings and emotions -- that traditional economic indicators such as GDP were never intended to capture >>

Young Hoteliers Summit 2019: Envisioning-Defining-Succeeding: Commemorating Milestones
30 Apr 2019 : On 27 March 2019, the Anniversary Edition of the Young Hoteliers Summit (YHS) concluded with high spirits as speakers, partners, and delegates alike commemorated the end of yet another successful summit >>

News from around the APAC region
30 Apr 2019 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Korean Air commences Boston-Asia direct, STB partners with Alibaba Group, Bintan Resorts unveils new development plans and more >>

Brand Finance: The Middle East 50, 2019
30 Apr 2019 : UAE and Saudi Arabia each have 19 brands in the top 50 Middle East most valuable brands in 2019 >>

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Brand Content Ad Opportunities
Tuesday, 30th April 2019

Influencers are the future of marketing. The title is no longer reserved for high rollers like Kendall Jenner, with over 100 million followers on Instagram — as little as 1,000 followers can qualify someone a nano-influencer.

Instagram has continued to explore ways brands can amplify content from influencers with a new branded content ad format, allowing brands to turn influencer-created posts into ads >>

Grab Adds Four New Services in Quest to Become 'Everyday Super App'
In a bid to evolve from ride-hailing app to super app, Grab announced four new services to its platform – trip planning, hotel booking, on-demand video streaming and movie tickets >>

Why Developers Are Eyeing the Airspace Above City Transport Networks
As cities around the world consider how to house their rapidly growing populations, modern building methods are helping them to make better use of underutilized airspace above existing transport infrastructure >>

Does Your Company Need a Hospitality Recruiter?
Human resources managers already know the challenges faced when trying to find the top talent in the hotel industry and when advertising locally, those challenges increase tenfold simply because you are working with a very limited pool of candidates >>