China hotel performance recovered quickly following SARS, ease of doing business in Indian hospitality sector and event professionals to design hotel and hospitality businesses.

China hotel performance recovered quickly following SARS
Tuesday, 18th February 2020

Amid the current outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), STR analyzed historical data for China and found that the country’s hotel performance recovered quickly following the containment of SARS in 2003. Recovery around the current outbreak situation of 2020 could follow a similar timeline >>

2020 touted as a 'year in recovery' for Singapore tourism in face of Corona virus scares
18 Feb 2020 : Riding off the back of four years of consecutive growth, the Singapore Tourism Board is bracing itself for a rough year, and has estimated that visitor arrivals could drop by 25 to 30% >>

News from around Europe
18 Feb 2020 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the European region: Fattal acquires Golden Tulip Hotel Bucharest, Queens Hotel Bournemouth acquired by Nq2 and more >>

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Ease of Doing Business in Indian Hospitality Sector
Tuesday, 18th February 2020
India has witnessed rapid economic growth in the past few years with a GDP growth averaging over 7.5% for the period 2014-2018 facilitated by a host of economic and policy reforms by the Government of India (GoI).

The government also unified the country into a single market with the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), a much-needed tax reform, thereby, easing the flow of goods and services across states >>

Three Tips to be Successful as an Emerging Hospitality Industry Leader
In today’s world, though, in which everyone is or can be an ‘influencer’, irrespective of their track record or what their credentials are, choosing such a personal board of advisors is probably more challenging than just a decade ago >>

Event Professionals to Design Hotel and Hospitality Businesses
Are you considering investing in a substantial remodel of your hotel property? If so, you might want to discuss your plans with an event professional first >>

In case you've missed it: Global News of February 17, 2020
JBJ Soul Kitchen opens its third restaurant to eat for free, Shangri-La breaks ground on new development and the travel industry and pandemics >>