Langham adds royal residence to European collection, future-proofing Thailand’s tourism, welcome to a new yet old Myanmar and improving ‘internal guest’ satisfaction.

Langham adds royal residence to European collection
Monday, 2nd September 2019

Langham announces The Langham Nymphenburg Residence, located within the 490-acre imperial estate of Nymphenburg Palace, near Munich’s city center, scheduled to open this winter.

Offering an exceptional view of the Nymphenburg Palace and the immaculately landscaped gardens, The Langham Nymphenburg Residence will feature four bedrooms, three living rooms, two wine cellars, seven bathrooms, a home cinema, an elevator and a dining room that seats 12 people comfortably >>

JA The Resort, Dubai reopens as all-inclusive resort
2 Sep 2019 : Ahead of the much-anticipated September opening of the third property at the resort, the original JA Beach Hotel reopens its doors after extensive refurbishment >>

Roadmap for future-proofing Thailand’s tourism industry
2 Sep 2019 : Thailand must invest in a central strategy to make its travel and tourism infrastructure smarter if it is going to continue to grow tourism revenue in the next decade, new report emphasizes the need for ‘smart’ infrastructure and changes to Thailand’s airports >>

Marking the 25th year of Berlin-Beijing sister-city ties
31 Aug 2019 : The 2019 Berlin-Beijing New Silk Road Vintage Car Rally will proceed for more than 13,000 kilometers along the New Silk Road built on the basis of the Old One by passing through Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan before finally arriving in Beijing >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

From Morse Code to 4G, from Yangon to Loikaw, Welcome to a New Yet Old Myanmar
Monday, 2nd September 2019

About 20 years ago, I crossed the Burmese border through the Chinese frontier town of Muse and at one of the checkpoints along the route, I heard the tap-tap-tap of a Morse code machine.

This time, flying into a new and expanded Yangon International Airport that looks like it could be anywhere, there’s access to free WiFi and I am able to get a local 4G SIM card for 3,000 kyats (about US$3) >>

Identifying and Developing Your Management Style
Most young managers will end up emulating a mentor’s management style early on in their career, this probably works out just as often as it leads to a total disaster >>

Improving ‘Internal Guest’ Satisfaction
There is something very unique about the overall culture of the hospitality industry in terms of employee culture. When a new manager enters the industry, one of the first things they are told is that there are two different types of guests in this industry: the external guest and the internal guest >>

Things You Need To Know Now in Hotel Digital Marketing
August: The world of hospitality digital marketing is always changing, and the only way to win is by staying ahead of the pack and this month, the latest digital innovations include updates to Google My Business hotel listings, new upgrades to Instagram story formats, and textured design >>

The Future Is Social, Multigenerational – Not 'Gated' – Communities
For all the talk about technology and how it risks making our lives lonelier, there are also many initiatives that focus on measures and policies susceptible to creating a more connected and friendly community life >>

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