How hotels in Asia Pacific are stepping up, China-Thailand travel sentiment, marketing your hotel through Covid-19 and the appeal of contactless payments.

How hotels in Asia Pacific are stepping up
Thursday, 23rd April 2020

As the world grapples with travel restrictions and social distancing measures related to the coronavirus pandemic, the hospitality sector has been among the hardest hit.

But hotels across Asia Pacific are putting their empty rooms to good use, housing returning residents required to spend 14 days in quarantine before being allowed home. Beyond serving as quarantine stations, hotels in the region are also doing their part to house healthcare workers >>

China-Thailand travel sentiment survey
23 Apr 2020 : A comprehensive new survey of consumers in China’s first tier cities has concluded that 53% of respondents would like to travel overseas within 2020. However, the most popular months for trips abroad for the remainder of the year are August, October and December >>

Assisting hotels in regaining stability
23 Apr 2020 : Travel Outlook premium reservation call center, a virtual hospitality company specializing in voice reservations and guest service, uses down-time to upskill with Kennedy Training Network >>

Marriott rolls out a to elevate its cleanliness standards
22 Apr 2020 : Company to roll out enhanced technology to help counter virus spread and new multi-pronged platform details increased safety measures for guests and associates >>

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Marketing Your Hotel Through Covid-19: Book Direct Offers & Social Media
Thursday, 23rd April 2020

While Covid-19 continues its unnerving control over the economy, our goal is to provide you with the marketing tips and resources you need to get through this time. There is still plenty to check, learn, prepare and action >>

Cocooning in a Foreign Place
Booking Holdings, AirBnB, Expedia and – often overlooked – Tujia.com saw their business going down in flames in the last two months. Only Tujia.com is seeing at least domestically already some light at the end of tunnel.

All have deep pockets, however, the more tech-savvy and specialised smaller vocational rental companies might not only survive, but actually profit from the changes in post-virus tourism >>

​Dirty Money: The Appeal of Contactless Payments
There’s a lot of advice out at the moment from different governments around the world, all trying to protect their citizens from Covid-19 and the key points from these pieces of advice are to avoid contact as much as possible and to keep washing your hands >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of April 22, 2020
Same-day bookings dominate demand, regional travel key to Asian recovery, the great lockdown, online gaming growth and travel beyond COVID-19 >>