How an APEC meeting can improve tourism, Emirates and flydubai continue partnership, tactics for successful hotel reputation management and dealing with content scraping.

How an APEC meeting can improve tourism
Thursday, 31st October 2019

In November last year, the APEC Summit helped to put the city onto the global mental map, as according to an PNG official the locals are sick of people thinking we’re in Africa.

After visiting, if only for a few days, it has become very clear that there is actually no other way to move forward as there is no infrastructure existing to support much larger numbers of arrivals from China or any other source market >>

GBT connect GDSs for online NDC content
31 Oct 2019 : American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) announces that with the latest release of its proprietary online booking tool, Neo™, it is the first travel management company (TMC) to connect to the global distribution systems (GDSs) for online NDC content >>

Emirates and flydubai enter 3rd year of partnership
31 Oct 2019 : Over 5 million passengers have benefitted from seamless connectivity on the Emirates and flydubai network since both Dubai-based airlines begun their partnership in October 2017 >>

Hyatt debuts the Park Hyatt Kyoto
31 Oct 2019 : Located within the same grounds as Park Hyatt Kyoto, guests can find a historic garden with steps leading to Kyoyamato, a traditional ryotei and culinary institution which opened in 1877 and serves authentic, seasonally inspired Kaiseki cuisine >>

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Tactics For Successful Hotel Reputation Management
Thursday, 31st October 2019

A recent study found that, given the option between two otherwise identical properties, 79% of users will choose the one with the higher rating. Plus 81% of travelers frequently read reviews before booking accommodation.

That’s why online reputation management is so critical – it’s all about how you communicate with past guests, and how you earn the trust of potential guests to increase bookings and revenue >>

The 5 Things We Learned About The Hotel Industry at the Direct Booking Summit: Miami
We may not know exactly what 2020 holds, with the likes of Google holding many of their cards close to their chest, but it’s set to be a crucial year nonetheless for hotels everywhere >>

Give Recognition Where It’s Due
There are some pretty important people in your organization, and I bet many of them don’t know just how important they are, plus most likely, they aren’t getting the recognition they deserve >>

Things That Can Help You In Dealing With Content Scraping
Scraping, reproduction, or plagiarism; no matter what fancy name you use, the essence remains the same, which is the copying of someone else’s content and with the development of various tools and software programs, it is getting extremely convenient for people to copy content and pass it as their own while at the same time deceiving search engines >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of October 30, 2019
Trip.com Group launches new brand, Sabre launches new GDS solutions, technology, hotel alternatives and growth top and franchises flex marketing muscle for you >>