Competition Commission accepts OTA commitments, what's next for travel marketing, guiding office employees through the new normal and HEAL & THRIVE.

Competition Commission accepts OTA commitments
Tuesday, 19th May 2020

The commitments aim to address the Commission’s concerns around clauses in contracts between OTAs and accommodation providers in Hong Kong.

These clauses require accommodation providers to always give the OTA the same or better terms as those they offer in all other sales channels, as regards room prices, room conditions and / or room availability >>

WTTC welcomes to safely restart travel in Europe in 2020
19 May 2020 : The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), has welcomed a major new EU initiative which aims to help restart summer holidays across Europe in 2020 and beyond, and save millions of jobs in the Travel & Tourism sector >>

The Maritim Hotel Hefei opens its doors
19 May 2020 : Maritim Hotels has been active in China since 2010 and The Maritim Hotel Hefei is the chain’s fourth hotel in China and is located in one of the country’s most vibrant economic areas >>

Ctrip launches flagship store with IHG
15 May 2020 : This partnership makes Ctrip, the first online travel agent (OTA) to have worked with IHG to open an online flagship store, and will allow over 300 million Ctrip members in Greater China to register with the IHG® Rewards Club >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

What's Next for Travel Marketing?
Tuesday, 19th May 2020

Deconfinement is gradually taking place, but is it too soon to promote travel in this context? Is it enough to simply be inspirational for better times to come?

There are many actions travel marketers ought to take right now to get ready for when demand will return in greater strides. These actions are meant to reassure and reinstate confidence with travelers as they seek out their first or next trip >>

HEAL and THRIVE in a Post-Outbreak World - Part 1 of 2
Part 1 of 2 mini-series, a though piece of Giovanni Angelini, veteran hotelier, consultant and mentor: indications are that the curve of infections is flattening worldwide and this crisis has impacted almost every aspect of our lives, brought the global travel industry to a halt, and destroyed many well-established businesses in the process >>

Visual Instructions: Guiding Office Employees Through the New Normal
The office environment that employees are returning to is very different to the one they left – and visual indicators are key to explaining the new set-up >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of May 18, 2020
ME tipped as first region to recover after China, Asia's 50 best bars, preparing for the post-crisis world in hospitality and how are Chinese travel influencers handling COVID-19? >>