Importance of global metropolitan partnerships on tourism, Radisson launches multi-brand platform, thinking outside the loyalty program and encouraging direct bookings and how the UK is building its creative communities.

Importance of global metropolitan partnerships on tourism
Friday, 19th July 2019

All over the world, cities have established partnerships with Chinese cities, sometimes called 'twin towns', 'sister cities', 'partner towns' or 'friendship towns'.

But many such city partnerships are not used at all, often initiated by the visit of a delegation led by the mayor every couple of years is the only visible activity >>

Radisson launches multi-brand platform
19 Jul 2019 : Radisson Hotel Group is proud to launch its new multi-brand and mobile-first global website, which also serves as the unique platform for Radisson Rewards members. Complementing the revamped site will be the Radisson Hotels App, available by the end of July 2019 >>

Avani to open two resorts in Krabi, Thailand
19 Jul 2019 : The two hotels will be fully rebranded as Avani+ Koh Lanta Krabi Resort, set to launch by mid-2020, and Avani Ao Nang Cliff Krabi Resort, which will open its doors under the new branding in late 2019, marking the brand’s continued growth within Thailand >>

Phuket pipeline spikes upward with 55 new hotels
19 Jul 2019 : One of Asia’s leading resort destinations Phuket looks set to weather a perfect storm as soaring hotel supply is forecasted to be challenged by declining tourism demand >>

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Thinking Outside the Loyalty Program and Encouraging Direct Bookings
Friday, 19th July 2019

The whole point of travel is to not stay in the same place, guests check in and check out, travelers come and go, people are always on the move, but what really differentiates a successful hotel business lies in its recurring guests - the loyal ones that keep coming back for more >>

Traveloka Launches Xperience in Bid to be Travel and Lifestyle Platform
In its bid to become a travel and lifestyle platform – it does not like the term 'superapp', I was told by Traveloka executives – the Indonesian-based OTA has launched Traveloka Xperience for consumers to discover travel and lifestyle activities >>

Get Over It and Move On
Something bad happens, there’s nothing you can do about it and it happened—and now you have a choice; You can let it bother you, let it fester inside of you, let it impact your mood, let it ruin your day or your week, make you irritable and not pleasant to be around or you can get over it and move on! >>

How the UK is building its creative communities
Great ideas rarely happen in isolation and that’s something the UK’s £100 billion creative industries sector knows well as it looks to build clusters to further drive innovation and create jobs, the UK’s TV, film, gaming and creative industries are forging ahead, and clusters are developing in several cities >>

In case you've missed it: Global Newsletter from July 18, 2019
Top meeting destinations worldwide for 2019, Yotel announces growth plans for Australia, ethical issues have more power to topple hotel brands and GDPR comes to California >>