How Phuket may lead Thailand’s reopening, US foodservice industry set to rebound by 2023 and how is the pandemic likely to impact MICE?.

How Phuket may lead Thailand’s reopening
Thursday, 20th August 2020

In the early days of COVID-19, the common thinking was that international gateways would be the first to accept the return of overseas travelers.

Making news today in the Bangkok Post is a Phuket 4T initiative that could see limited direct charter flights by November or December of this year >>

Royal Commission for AlUla unveils expansion with Accor
20 Aug 2020 : The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has announced a partnership agreement with Accor as part of its strategy to develop AlUla as a tourism destination for nature, culture and heritage >>

US foodservice industry set to rebound by 2023
20 Aug 2020 : The foodservice industry is expected to decline by up to 30% from 2019-2020, limited-service restaurants (LSRs) will weather the storm best and walk-up windows and ghost restaurants set to play a larger role >>

Accor unveil first Mondrian hotel in Asia
20 Aug 2020 : Mondrian Seoul Itaewon, a lifestyle destination in South Korea's coolest district, marks the 5th property in the Mondrian portfolio and brand set to expand to approximately 15 hotels by 2022 >>

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Hotel Events & COVID – How is the Pandemic Likely to Impact MICE?
Thursday, 20th August 2020

Businesses are one of the major sources of revenue for hotels through MICE (Meeting, Incentives, Conferencing, Exhibitions) events and travel.

And with regards to that, the future doesn’t look too promising. And then, there are other types of events, such as marriages and non-business events, which will face its own series of problems in a post-pandemic world >>

Southeast Asia’s 'Discovery-Driven' Digital Consumers
There will be 310m digital consumers in Southeast Asia by the end of 2020, from 250m in 2018, faster than the region’s population growth is the pace of its online spend, which is projected to grow 320% between 2018 and 2025 >>

Why Vertical Farming is On the Up
Vertical farming is gathering momentum around the world amid rising consumer demand for eco-friendly food and a growing corporate focus on smaller carbon footprint, investors and supermarket chains are becoming increasingly involved in the niche sector >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of August 19, 2020
European impacts continue to worsen as restrictions remain, Galaxy committed to Japanese integrated resort, weighing up the risks of travel and how will F&B change post-COVID? >>