Tap water 'brand' aimed to encourage travellers to tackle plastic waste, ITB Asia, Capella Bangkok, payment-related trends in China to watch out for and from SEO to design.

Tap water 'brand' aimed to encourage travellers to tackle plastic waste
Tuesday, 4th June 2019

Study reveals two thirds (65%) of global travellers consume more plastic bottled water abroad than at home, with only one in four (26%) bringing their reusable water bottle on holiday.

In an attempt to encourage its tourists to behave more responsibly, Inspired by Iceland has today launched the world's first premium tap water brand. Kranavatn, Icelandic for tap water, is being promoted as a free, abundant, high quality product for consumption from any tap >>

Local residents remain largely positive to urban tourism
4 Jun 2019 : Looking at 15 countries worldwide, research identified what residents consider to be the best ways of managing rising numbers of tourists, highlighting differing attitudes to urban tourism among different socio-demographic groups. The survey aims at a better understanding of residents’ attitudes towards urban tourism >>

Capella Bangkok opening late 2019
4 Jun 2019 : Capella Bangkok, the new boutique retreat nestled on the east bank of the legendary 'River of Kings', the Chao Phraya, will introduce guests to the rich cultural and culinary heritage of Charoenkrung, its charming and rapidly re-emerging riverside neighbourhood >>

Report on gastronomy tourism: The case of Japan
4 Jun 2019 : At present, the concept of gastronomy tourism in Japan is relatively new. However, as this report shows, gastronomy tourism in Japan has been enjoying strong growth over recent years, providing economic benefits and acting as a tool for development and social inclusion >>

ITB Asia, Singapore - Niche Marketing Opportunities
3 Jun 2019 : ITB Asia is the premier meeting place for the travel trade industry and a forum for establishing high-quality customer contacts and conducting businesses. For 2019, 4Hoteliers.com will be offering niche marketing opportunties >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Payment-Related Trends in China to Watch Out For
Tuesday, 4th June 2019

Imagine interacting with a chatbot for booking an air ticket, not writing text rather interacting via a voice command, and completing a transaction in a minute or so: Yes, this is happening in China!

And it is no wonder China has been setting the tone for making mobile commerce seamless and frictionless for travel shoppers.

Progress isn't just about invisible payments or scanning QR Codes for completing a payment. Rather it is about way the entire tech ecosystem manages transactions along with ID management and many other aspects holistically >>

From SEO to Design: Five Things You need to Know Now in Hotel Digital Marketing
This month, the latest digital innovations include Facebook Automated Ads to streamline ad setup, new Google display opportunities announced at Google Marketing Live, and custom graphics and illustrations making a statement in website design >>

Mistakes Hotel Managers Are Making with Their Employees
In other industries such as logistics or manufacturing, supply chain management (SCM) is the method of controlling the different elements which come together to make up a particular product. Can this be applied to hotels? Of course! >>

Mindstyle Travel: The New Report Set to Shake Up the Luxury Travel Industry
What was once a mere trend has grown into a fully-fledged travel segment – health and wellness travel is an area that no luxury hospitality brand can afford to fall behind on >>