Hong Kong keen to create travel bubbles, Accor announces its first Fairmont Resort in Greater China and 10 requirements to internationalise your direct channel sales.

Hong Kong keen to create travel bubbles
Friday, 11th September 2020

Hong Kong’s social-distancing rules for restaurants, sports facilities and public gatherings would be relaxed from today. In addition, Hong Kong is in talks with 11 countries to agree on so called 'Travel Bubbles' for safe passageway >>

First flagship Fairmont Resort in Greater China
11 Sep 2020 : Fairmont announces its grand entrance in Sanya, in partnership with Hainan Keenwin Holdings >>

Covivio acquires 8 hotels leased to NH Hotels
11 Sep 2020 : Covivio has completed the acquisition of the portfolio of eight hotels located in Rome, Florence, Venice (x2), as well as in Nice, Prague and Budapest (x2) >>

Germans want to travel abroad despite the pandemic
9 Sep 2020 : Germans’ interest in travel abroad remains high despite no vaccine being available – Car journeys and holidays close to nature are regarded as very safe – Great importance is attached to measures minimising the risk of coronavirus infection >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

10 Requirements to Internationalise Your Direct Channel Sales
Friday, 11th September 2020

One of the biggest challenges of direct sales is internationalisation and acquiring foreign clients who usually book their holidays through OTA’s, especially through Expedia and Booking.com.

Among the many reasons that motivate this decision is the trust placed in these powerful brands (together with unawareness of your hotel brand or name), as well as the fact that OTA’s frequently offer better prices in these markets, prices that are more competitive than those offered on your own website >>

Guilt, Gender, and an Inclusive Recovery: A Lesson from Japan
Japan’s voluntary month-and-a-half shutdown of the economy in April due to COVID-19 has had a higher cost for women than men and a key reason: a 'guilt gap' between women and men, where women often feel compelled to take on more professional sacrifices >>

Global Update: Who's Where and Doing What - September 2020
Global update of who is moving where and from where - keep track of old colleagues and friends or find lost ones, brought to you by The Boutique Search Firm >>

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