Domestic travel is just the ticket for travel-hungry travelers, Hong Kong’s hotels heading for an identity crisis, mobile is where the recovery is happening and the experience of flying private.

Domestic travel is just the ticket for travel-hungry travelers
Wednesday, 12th August 2020

Three-fifths of travelers are ready and willing to pack their bags and head on a trip according to the GoLocal Travel survey for digital travel platform Agoda, with travelers in Vietnam (87%), Indonesia (78%) and Taiwan (59%) leading the pack >>

Are Hong Kong’s luxury hotel brands headed for an identity crisis?
12 Aug 2020 : Opinion Piece: Hong Kong’s position as one of the leading worldwide host cities for luxury hotel brands has long been an envious one.

But the line-up that includes Mandarin Oriental, Peninsula, Shangri-La, Rosewood and Langham is rapidly finding that the unique sense of corporate place has become a perilous balancing act >>

IHG to open Malaysia’s first Kimpton
12 Aug 2020 : The design-led luxury boutique hotel brand continues its expansion in Asia with the introduction of Kimpton Kuala Lumpur at The Exchange TRX >>

Chinese travel agencies expect a gradual recovery of China outbound tourism
12 Aug 2020 : 43 percent of those surveyed expect that outbound travel will recover within the next nine to 12 months. 33 percent think it might take six to nine months, whereas 20 percent believe it will take three to six months, and only four percent expect to see a recovery within the next three months >>

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Mobile is Where the Recovery is Happening
Wednesday, 12th August 2020

One of the most profound changes in customer behaviour as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the switch to mobile bookings. Is your booking experience ready?

While the potential of mobile is hardly a new insight - Booking.com reported that more than 50% of their revenue was from mobile in 2018 - the need for renewed focus on this channel is now more pressing than ever >>

The Experience of Flying Private
There is only one way of flying that can accommodate even the pickiest client, and that is – via private jets. Discover the Experience of Flying Private >>

Hotel Construction Trends for 2021
As we continue to forge through the year, trends that would have taken over the industry have been put off for the time being and looking forward to the year ahead, new guest demands are shaping next year’s construction trends >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of August 11, 2020
How hotels are stepping up marketing as travel rebounds, Onyx launches the Saffron Collection, virtual reality in travel – now is the best time to embrace it >>