Asia’s first mobile Club Lounge, IATA's gender diversity, hotelier's guide to 2020 digital marketing & tech budget planning and wellness travel will be held accountable.

Asia’s first mobile Club Lounge
Tuesday, 8th October 2019

Oakwood® announced the launch of its elevated club lounge experience to be made available at Oakwood Premier properties across Asia Pacific.

The first property to pioneer this experiential concept, Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore will redefine the traditional club lounge experience by delivering personalised nightcaps and delectable canapés to guests right at their doorstep >>

IATA launches gender diversity campaign
8 Oct 2019 : The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched the 25by2025 Campaign—an airline industry initiative to advance gender diversity in the airline industry by 2025 >>

News from around the APAC region
8 Oct 2019 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Anantara announces global partnership with Verita Heathcare Group, AA launch direct flight from Dallas and LA to Tokyo and more >>

Accor debuts midscale brand Novotel to Congo
7 Oct 2019 : Accor signs three-property deal at Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) 2019 to introduce Novotel brand in the Democratic Republic of Congo >>

IHG to help young people build experience in hospitality
4 Oct 2019 : InterContinental Hotels Group has announced a global partnership with JA (Junior Achievement) Worldwide, one of the world’s largest youth-serving NGOs, which focuses on preparing young people for future employment and entrepreneurship >>

The Hotels Network launches Inliners, the easiest way to personalize your website with native content
3 Oct 2019 : The Hotels Network, a hotel technology company who pioneered the concept of Predictive Personalization, has announced the launch of its latest product innovation: Inliners. A new product completely transforms how to manage marketing messages on your hotel website >>

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Hotelier's Guide to 2020 Digital Marketing & Technology Budget Planning
Tuesday, 8th October 2019

Budgeting season is a time to analyze your hotel’s marketing and technology initiatives from the previous year and set a new plan in action to start off 2020 on the right foot >>

APAC Key to Driving Pace of Change and Growth for Booking
The day I catch up with Angel Llull Mancas, the managing director for Booking, APAC, comes the news of the collapse of Thomas Cook Group, one of the most well-known brands in the history of travel and it is a shock yet not such a surprise, according to this analysis in Phocuswire >>

#Flyshame Era: Wellness Travel Industry Will Be Held Especially Accountable
Maybe more than other industries because of the values it embodies and the image it projects, the wellness industry will be held accountable for how it deals with the environment and the climate >>

How to Go Digital
Every organization is adopting digitalization, albeit at different paces and with different results, but adopting digital is not optional for organizations; it’s compulsory—just as adopting the Internet 18 years ago was not an option, so recognizing this, the question many leaders are now asking is, 'How to go digital?' >>

Kayak and Trivago Testing New User Experiences with Hotel Search
As metasearch continues to grow and users continue to seek out better booking experiences, we see publishers making updates to meet these demands >>

TripAdvisor takes Fake Reviews by the Horns
TripAdvisor has taken the issue of fake reviews by the horns and is urging other platforms like Google and Facebook to do the same >>