Waves patterns put global food production at risk, Asia Pacific’s hotel construction pipeline rocks, the era of 'silent selling' and why the future belongs to content creators.

Waves in the jet stream put global food production at risk
Friday, 13th December 2019

Once the climate wheels were in motion, it was bound to happen; it is just that no one expected it to occur so soon.

In a brand-new study out this week scientists demonstrate how large atmospheric wave patterns greatly increase the chance of more heatwaves in food-producing regions worldwide---more specifically in Northern America, Western Europe, and throughout Asia >>

Global airline industry expects improvement for 2020
13 Dec 2019 : The IATA forecast that the global airline industry will produce a net profit of $29 billion in 2020, improved over a net profit of close to $26 billion expected in 2019 (revised downward from a $28 billion forecast in June) and if achieved, 2020 will mark the industry's 11th consecutive year in the black >>

APAC's construction pipeline grow, China hits record
13 Dec 2019 : In the recently released report from analysts at Lodging Econometrics, Asia Pacific’s total construction pipeline continues in a four-quarter topping out formation with 1,779 projects/389,830 rooms, up 2% and 6% respectively, year-over-year (YOY) >>

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Why the Future Belongs to Content Creators
Friday, 13th December 2019

Johannes Reck, CEO and co-founder of GetYourGuide, remembers his first Phocuswright 10 years ago when he had to make about 150 pitches and 'everyone was intrigued by our new concept'.

In his journey as an entrepreneur – going from a student who tried to build a peer-to-peer marketplace for tour guides to now one of the world’s largest marketplaces for tours and activities, after its last fund raise of $484 million led by the SoftBank Vision Fund – Reck said the biggest lesson has been about humility >>

Standing Out In This Era of 'Silent Selling'
It is eerily silent in most sales offices these days, whereas in the past the halls echoed with telephone conversations between sales managers and group or function planners, these days the only sounds you’ll hear are the clicking of fingers on a computer keypad >>

Changing Sales, Marketing, and Customer Engagement Through Technology in the Hotel Industry
Grabbing customers’ attention used to be a time-taking but simple task in the past; Directory listings, radio, and print ads were the most popular and preferred mediums for targeting customers >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of December 12, 2019
InterContinental launches ICons, Accor to sell stake in Huazhu, revenues 2020, where to place your focus and financing your food business >>