Travel Trend Expectations for the 2020s, profit spurt ends for MENA, APAC REITs raise a record amount of capital, tackling talent and leadership challenges and DOSM checklist for 2020.

Travel Trend Expectations for the 2020s
Monday, 30th December 2019

Single apps for all travel needs, passport free travel, and mobile app check-in are the top three ‘new travel norms’ expected by travelers in the next decade, according to new research.

With the continued advancement of technology, revolutionary travel apps, and better connectivity, people expect a lot more from their travel experience in the next decade >>

Westin to open its first in Myanmar
30 Dec 2019 : Marriott has signed an agreement with one of Myanmar's leading property developers, Yoma Land, to bring the Westin brand to Myanmar in late 2021 >>

Profit spurt ends for MENA hotels
30 Dec 2019 : Two consecutive months of profit growth gave way to a contraction in November for hotels in the Middle East & North Africa as GOPPAR declined year-over-year >>

India: Introduction of low-cost airlines to boost growth
29 Dec 2019 : The number of international tourists in India has been witnessing a considerable rise in recent years and the travel services market in India is expected to post a CAGR of close to 19% during the period 2020-2024 >>

APAC REITs raise a record amount of capital in 2019
26 Dec 2019 : Investors are seeking more defensive, yield-based stocks amid growing global economic and political uncertainty >>

Post-Brexit UK will still offer significant opportunities
27 Dec 2019 : PwC’s new report, Brexit and beyond: Assessing the impact on Europe’s asset and wealth managers, outlines the chief findings from qualitative interviews with senior executives at more than 20 global asset and wealth managers and their views of what the future holds for their businesses and the industry as a whole >>

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DOSM Checklist for 2020
Monday, 30th December 2019

Want better results in 2020?

Ten things we recommend you do now: Year in and year out, we get the opportunity to help truly world-class DOSMs turbo-charge their marketing programs, and identify new ways to keep existing customers and find new ones >>

Is Your Hotel Retaining Top Talent?
Hotel owners are so focused on enhancing the guest experience, that they often forget about the employee experience >>

Five Ways to Prepare for Being REALLY Busy
You know that the holidays often bring a frantic level of busyness and even stress, depending on where you work or the industry you’re in, some of you get crazy busy during the holidays while others actually slow down >>

Industry Experts Share Organisational Advice For 2020: Tackling Talent And Leadership Challenges Head
We are approaching year end and organisations will have set their strategies for 2020 and in the travel and tourism sector, chances are that executives and senior leaders will have spent a significant amount of time talking about talent, or the lack therefore >>

Top 5 Trends of IoT in Hospitality
Even if you've never heard the phrase Internet of Things, or IoT, you're probably part of it: the term refers to all the devices nowadays that connect to the web — and sometimes gather and share data, too >>