Langham to manage its third in Australia, Deutsche Messe moves HQ to Singapore, all eyes are on China for luxury’s recovery and wellness’s great escape from niche, to the new luxury.

Langham to manage its third in Australia
Thursday, 4th June 2020

Opening end 2021 and with their prime location on the beachfront in Surfers Paradise, the hotel and serviced apartments are in the central and tallest of the three landmark towers of the Jewel development.

It is the first and largest development with direct beach access to be built in the coastal city within the last 30 years >>

Deutsche Messe inks commitment with Singapore Tourism Board to set up its new regional HQ
4 Jun 2020 : Deutsche Messe AG and Singapore Tourism Board have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish its first Southeast Asian headquarters – Hannover Fairs Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd - in Singapore >>

Middle East's hotel numbers in April could be the bottom
4 Jun 2020 : Middle East profit per available room turned negative in April, as the region continued to be battered by COVID-19 and while hotel performance data will continue to be anemic for the near-term, May could see the first buds of promise emerge, according to one industry leader in the region >>

Global commercial aircraft market to focus on digital solutions and leasing post-COVID-19
4 Jun 2020 : Aerospace segments to invest in digital platforms for every aspect of aircraft production as customers look for turnkey solutions >>

Ascott to future-ready lodging offerings
30 May 2020 : Ascott will review the design of its lodging products and services to ensure they are future-ready for continued growth in a post COVID-19 landscape and launches ‘Ascott Cares’ to raise standards of cleanliness to continue to provide safe homes for guests >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

All Eyes Are on China for Luxury’s Recovery, But There Is No Guarantee
Thursday, 4th June 2020

Since the 2008/2009 recession, China has effectively become the tail that wags the dog of the global luxury market.

Now after the beating luxury brands have taken due to the coronavirus pandemic, which Bain and Company predicts will strike off 20% to 35% of the personal luxury goods market in 2020 and McKinsey is on record for sales to shrink as much as 35% to 39%, all eyes are on the Chinese to restore luxury brands’ fortunes >>

Hospitality’s Health + Wellness’s Great Escape From Niche, To The New Luxury
For hotels and the swinging hospitality set, health and wellness have been relegated to a mystic compartmentalized back into the box modus operandi, at a time when travelers are trying to escape the box >>

Five Crisis Communications #Fails for 2020
It’s the year 2020 and yet, sadly, some organizations and individuals seem to still be living 10 to 20 years in the past in terms of crisis communications best practices >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of June 3, 2020
Japan stimulates domestic tourism, WTTC launches Safe Travels protocols and after saving itself, Expedia's ready to rebuild travel >>