Japan opens market for IR casinos, drivers of food e-reputation in Asia, how Trip intends to execute its way to becoming the top travel brand.

Japan opens market for IR casinos
Monday, 25th November 2019

The greatest opportunity to hit the gaming industry since Macau more than 15 years ago, the bidding war for Japan’s three IR casinos is underway.

A nationwide poll conducted by the Kyodo news agency earlier this year found that more than 65 percent of citizens are 'outright opposed' to the integrated resorts >>

Mapping drivers of food e-reputation in Asia
24 Nov 2019 : The need for monitoring food-related reputation is essential to APAC destinations, which must maintain a competitive advantage and grow their destination image >>

Survey reveals broad sphere of influence of travel departments across their organizations
25 Nov 2019 : Travel managers have responsibilities that overlap with other stakeholders. In some cases, they are in the driver’s seat, making critical decisions that impact employee safety and productivity >>

MO announces new hotel and residences in Tel Aviv
25 Nov 2019 : Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced that it will manage a new hotel and residential project in Tel Aviv, which is scheduled to open at the end of 2023 >>

Trending festive destinations to celebrate the New Year
23 Nov 2019 : Wego names the best festive countries to celebrate the holidays leaving you spellbound with their ultimate experience, Dubai ranks the fourth festive destination globally >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

The Importance of the APAC Travel Market
Monday, 25th November 2019

Asia-Pacific is the most populous region in the world, and with its rapidly developing sub-markets, it’s also becoming the world’s biggest opportunity for travel.

The standard of living in the developing countries of APAC continues to increase, and with almost two-thirds of the world’s population, this market is primed for huge growth in years to come. Leading the charge are China, Japan, and South Korea >>

How Trip.com intends to become Asia's top travel brand
The message is loud and clear – Trip.com Group wants to have the leading international travel brand in Asia in three years and to be the leading international travel brand in the world by 2025. Those ambitions were declared by chairman James Liang at its 20th anniversary celebrations >>

Food and Beverage Trends in Restaurant and Hotel Dining for 2020
Monday, 25th November 2019

Friend or faux: Why people think fake foods are better than the real thing, why millennials are killing your cocktail, how ghost kitchens could up-end the entire online food industry, losing your privacy at the drive-thru and did Russia really invent a lab-grown meatloaf?

Plus 15 buzzwords for next year >>

Strategies so Corporate Travelers Stay Happy and Productive
42 flights, 11 cities, 7 countries: That’s how much I’ve traveled for work in 2019 – and the year hasn’t even ended yet! Indeed, if you add it up that is a lot of travel spend, but every time I get to my destination and meet a new customer, partner or colleague face-to-face, I know it’s worth it >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of November 22, 2019
Global Unicorn List 2019, Asia continued to be the dominant IVA source market, the WeWork debacle & lessons for the wellness world and Google ads increases price transparency >>