MENA’s wellness tourism market ranks #1 in world, Facebook bid multipliers for hotels, the 5G revolution and is Gen Z different from Millennials?.

MENA’s wellness tourism market ranks #1 in world for pure percentage growth
Monday, 24th June 2019

Global Wellness Institute Symposium at Arabian Travel Market reveals that MENA’s annual wellness tourism market is growing more than 13 percent, its spa industry 15+ percent, and its thermal springs sector 30+ percent

Experts tackled the unique opportunities for both medical and wellness tourism in the region >>

Hyatt plans for first Alila branded resort in Europe
23 Jun 2019 : Hyatt has entered into a management agreement for Europe’s first Alila branded resort, and Alila La Gruyère in Switzerland will strengthen Hyatt’s luxury lifestyle and wellbeing offerings in the region >>

WTTC calls to strengthen Brand USA program in 2020
24 Jun 2019 : WTTC President & CEO Gloria Guevara called on the US Congress to ensure that the Brand USA program is not only renewed in 2020 but actively strengthened with full and necessary allocation of funding >>

2019 Canadian Hotel Lending Survey
22 Jun 2019 : Supported by the persistence of generally favourable economic conditions, the Canadian lodging market sustained a marked improvement in 2018, as evidenced by a record-breaking RevPAR performance and nterest in hotel development has been steadily increasing in recent years >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Travel Changed Her Life and Now Ayumi Wants to Influence Others
Monday, 24th June 2019

Travel changed her life and so now the former office worker absolutely wants to share it with her Japanese followers and soon, an international audience.

Meet Ayumi Amemiya, who calls herself a luxury backpacker and runs her own travel website to inspire others to travel. Ayumi was an office worker and it was a solo trip to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos that changed the course of her life >>

Facebook Bid Multipliers for Hotels: A Crach Course
It’s a Catch-22: On the one-hand, segmentation allows Facebook advertisers to bid differently for high-priority audiences, but on the other hand, over-segmentation hurts performance and reduces overall efficiency >>

Why Does Your Hotel Need A Blog
Recently, we touched on what kinds of content you should try and incorporate into your social strategy to help build your brand’s story online >>

Is Gen Z Different from Millennials?
From all evidence there are some notable differences between the two cohorts, while, at the same time, Gen Z exhibits some Millennial-associated characteristics – only to a greater degree >>

How the 5G Revolution is Starting to Change Cities
Telecom companies are racing to roll out 5G networks across the world, kickstarting a new generation of internet connectivity that will supercharge businesses from retail to automobiles >>

Global Newsletter from June 21, 2019
2019 LGBTQ+ travel trends, ITB Asia, putting the customer first in revenue, travel braggers are forcing hotels to up their digital game and hot springs trends >>