Singapore’s readiness for future tourism growth in 2030, Dubai showcases destination in Japan, motivations of Chinese luxury travellers and how relevant is competitor shopping data?.

Singapore’s readiness for future tourism growth in 2030
Friday, 27th September 2019

With unrest elsewhere in the region and globally, the hotel outlook for Singapore remains strong, with the market expecting to benefit from the robust supply and demand fundamentals in the short to medium-term. Major source markets continue to show growth, as partnership efforts of STB pay dividends >>

Key take-aways from Seatrade Europe 2019
27 Sep 2019 : Many might argue that in the past the hospitality, travel, and tourism industry has only paid lip-service to sustainability. The topic was often allocated (and relegated) to the Marketing, PR, and Communications departments – a move that, some might say, raised consumers’ scepticism about the depth and extent to which sustainability was front of mind for the Cruise leadership teams >>

Dubai showcases in Japan through familiarisation trips
27 Sep 2019 : Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing recently hosted key industry and media professionals from Japan, cementing Dubai’s ongoing commitment to this growing source market by showcasing the breadth of the emirate’s ever-expanding destination proposition >>

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Motivations of Chinese Luxury Travellers
Friday, 27th September 2019

A subset of relatively wealthy Chinese luxury travellers are driven by the desire for status, interpersonal relationships, relaxation and hedonism, self-improvement and perfection.

These may seem incompatible with traditional Chinese Confucian values, but by examining the motivations behind the desire for luxury the researchers explain how such values shape the differences between Chinese and other luxury travellers >>

How Relevant Is Competitor Shopping Data?
Competitor pricing data is meant to be a guide and a measurement, not a 'demand signal' or the sole data set off which hotels are making pricing decisions >>

Ways to Deliver Better Service Just in Time for National Customer Service Week
National Customer Service Week is coming up soon, every year it is the first full week in October and this is a week to celebrate and appreciate not only our customers, but also the people who make our customers happy >>

Hit the Ground Running as a Hospitality Manager
The hospitality industry has become increasingly popular over the last two decades and as recent as the 1980s, there were only a handful of respectful hotel management programs in the country >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews September 26, 2019
Yet another brand enters the market, Africa: world's 2nd fastest growing tourism region, how the 4 P’s of marketing can help improve ownership reports and the power of retargeting >>