Marriott grows footprint in South Africa, market sentiment in China has plummeted, Singapore is a safe haven in a late cycle world and why does the industry have such high turnover?.

Marriott grows footprint in South Africa
Wednesday, 4th March 2020

Marriott Hotels began a worldwide transformation six years ago featuring a new design including locally-inspired accents, open closets and a flexible work surface which allow guests to freely move and use technology however they desire.

To celebrate the transformational journey, Marriott Hotels launched the “Let Your Mind Travel” campaign and led meaningful conversations through a first-of-its-kind partnership with TED >>

Accor brings iconic Fairmont brand to Ireland
4 Mar 2020 : Accor is taking over the management of the existing Carton House while it undergoes a full refurbishment to the Fairmont brand >>

Market sentiment in China has plummeted
3 Mar 2020 : Half of the respondents believe that the impact of the coronavirus outbreak will last for 3 months. More than 90% of respondents expect that the impact will end within 6 months. Most hoteliers claim that the impact on hotel performances this time will be more severe than the impact of the SARS outbreak >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Do You Have a Coronavirus Strategy?
Wednesday, 4th March 2020

The coronavirus, though unprecedented in scale and is not the first global crisis to hit hard the hospitality industry. So what should hoteliers do in dire times like the one we are experiencing right now? It is time for 'Crisis Management 101'.

This approach is similar to how hoteliers should be dealing with any regional or global crisis, whether with Zika, the coronavirus or the hurricane season, hoteliers should develop and implement a crystal-clear coronavirus strategy >>

Why Does the Hospitality Has Such High Turnover?
Hotel owners and managers already know, turnover rates are high and the hospitality industry is one of the world’s largest employers, so it may be a surprise to some that it also holds an extremely high turnover rate of almost 74% >>

Why Can't Everyone Just Agree? Building Consensus
Don’t underestimate the work you need to put into planning and facilitating a conversation where people are ready, willing and able to have the right kind of discussions needed to reach agreement. Design a process that’s predictable, yet flexible >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of March 03, 2020
Italy starts 'Italy: A Safe Country' campaign, Coronavirus crisis management: market research vs steady leadership and is service excellence the new marketing? >>