YOTEL opens first city centre in Europe, Hilton sued over Resort Fees, forecasting with confidence, vloggers in China and top 5 things hotel developers should know.

YOTEL opens first city centre in Europe
Friday, 2nd August 2019

Following the success of YOTEL in cities such as New York, Boston, San Francisco and Singapore, YOTEL Edinburgh will offer a hotel experience driven by sleek minimalistic design and clever use of technology for those who appreciate quality but don’t need the fuss of a traditional luxury hotel or the hefty price tag of many boutique hotels.

In a first for Scotland, the hotel also brings Imaginex, a state-of-the-art, 360-degree projection space providing a unique opportunity for film screenings, social events, product launches and meetings >>

Nebraska sues Hilton over hotel 'Resort Fees'
2 Aug 2019 : On July 23, 2019, Attorney General Doug Patterson filed a lawsuit against Hilton, alleging that it has engaged in deceptive and misleading pricing practices and failure to disclose fees in violation of Nebraska’s consumer protection laws >>

Hyatt expands into the heart of the Colorado Rockies
2 Aug 2019 : Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced the opening of the luxury Grand Hyatt Vail, marking the second Grand Hyatt hotel in Colorado and the first in a US mountain resort destination >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Revenue Science 101: Forecasting with Confidence
Friday, 2nd August 2019

To have confidence in your forecast, and ultimately your pricing decisions, you must begin with a solid understanding of available demand in your market.

This starts by applying a scientifically sound approach to assessing your unconstrained demand—demand that is not constrained by the capacity or restrictions of your business and could be sold if your property had an unlimited number of assets available >>

Steps to Sponsoring Vloggers in China
Vloggers in China has become so pervasive that even short-video platform Douyin extended video time limits to capitalize on the trend. A 2019 study on digital in China revealed that 89 percent of users watch online videos daily, and a higher percentage of people are watching video on mobile compared to those streaming TV, using mobile banking, or navigate with mobile map services >>

Top 5 Things Hotel Developers Should Know
Taking a 2020 view of Phuket’s hotel development pipeline that has now surpassed 15,000 new keys it’s hard not to be apprehensive and from a macro standpoint, the destination’s airlift and location are key success factors >>

Make Sure Your Digital Marketing Delivers The Results Needed
Three-quarters of travellers start their hunt for a place to stay on a search engine (we’re looking at you, Google), while this is good to know, there’s one big problem >>

In case you'vce missed it: Global Newsletter of August 1, 2019
Dubai's blockchain ecosystem, Americans traveling more abroad, optimizing profit & reducing distribution costs and if you have my data, better make it relevant for me >>