Six Senses Bhutan unveils the 'Forest Within A Forest, ITB is still on, the next evolution of growth and preparing for life in a cookie-less world.

Six Senses Bhutan unveils the 'Forest Within A Forest
Monday, 9th March 2020

As the gateway to the east and the site of some of the country’s earliest settlements, Bumthang is considered as Bhutan’s spiritual heartland and is home to some of its most ancient monasteries and sacred monuments.

This region is known for its four valleys, covered in pristine forests and meandering rivers, dotted with quaint villages, lush pastures and farming fields. Life carries on as it has done for centuries here >>

ITB is still on, now virtually
6 Mar 2020 : Networking, industry news and the ITB Virtual Convention, online now and open to everyone, an English-language 365-day platform for networking and content and ITB Virtual Convention till 11 March 2020 with more than 20 exclusive live streams and videos on demand at itb.com >>

Hinduja Group and OHL Desarrollos announces Raffles
8 Mar 2020 : An agreement was signed in June 2017 for Raffles to operate a 125-room and suites flagship hotel at the iconic Churchill’s Old War Office building in London >>

UK hotels' profit shrink a continuance of 2019
7 Mar 2020 : UK hotels got off to a rough 2020 start, registering a year-over-year drop in profit, which, to the dismay of hotel owners and operators, was illustrative of 2019, as well >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

From 2020 to 2030: The Next Evolution of Growth
Monday, 9th March 2020

Bill Marriott correctly predicted that millennials were the next big thing, but how to capitalize on that is a question that all operators today must get their arms around.

One way that many large companies are approaching this is via acquisition. MGM just acquired a stake in Sydell, a boutique lodging brand, IHG acquired Kimpton a while back and recently Hyatt bought Two Roads Hospitality. In theory, these boutique brands offer the ability to scale at the same time they attract a more 'millennial mindset' traveler >>

Preparing for Life in a Cookie-Less World
In January this year, Google said it would begin phasing third party cookies out within two years, prompted by privacy regulation laws in the US as well as Europe.

Google Chrome has a 69% market share on desktop and 40% on mobile in the US and other popular browsers such as Apple’s Safari, which commands nearly 52% market share on mobile in the US, has already implemented similar measures to prevent tracking users >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of March 06, 2020
Unity in crisis (Podcast), four trends disrupting the food service industry and personalisation of price >>