Hong Kong secures multiple MICE events amidst COVID-19, Southern Europe most vulnerable, new hires don't have the skills needed and disrupt yourself & lead the rebound.

Hong Kong secures multiple MICE events amidst COVID-19
Tuesday, 15th September 2020

The Hong Kong Tourism Board announced that Hong Kong has been recently chosen as the host city for 4 international MICE events, including the city’s first-ever events of high strategic values, and 2 repeated events amidst the COVID-19 challenges.

These business events are expected to bring in about 10,000 high-yield visitors in total and deliver great economic contribution to the city and drive multi-sector development >>

Southern Europe most vulnerable in COVID-19-related foreign tourism decline
15 Sep 2020 : With the holiday season in Europe coming to an end, it has become clear that COVID-19 has substantially impacted the tourism industry, after decades of steady growth >>

KLM and TU Delft present successful first flight Flying-V
15 Sep 2020 : The scale model of the Flying-V - the energy-efficient aircraft of the future - has flown for the first time >>

US looks set to lose $155 billion from missing tourists
8 Sep 2020 : A devastating $155 billion looks set to be lost from the US economy due to the collapse of international travel during 2020, $425 million a day being lost >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Disrupt Yourself and Lead the Rebound
Tuesday, 15th September 2020

Large companies are going bust faster than ever, merely 52 of the 500 companies on the Fortune 500 list in 1955 remain on the list today.

Plus the average lifespan of S&P 500 companies is predicted to fall from 61 years in 1958 to 12 years in 2027. The survivors have one thing in common – they reinvent themselves over and over >>

New Hires Don't Have the Skills Needed Both for Their Current and Future Roles
Organizations are struggling to hire quality talent as only 16% of new hires possess the needed skills for both their current role and the future, according to Gartner, Inc >>

Get Your Reservations Team On A QUEST For More Transient Bookings
Over my career in lodging industry sales and service training, I have designed numerous reservations training programs with names like 7-Steps For Reservations Sales Enhancement, Cooking UP New Reservations Sales, and Hotel Reservations SAILS Training >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of September 14, 2020
Economy passengers moving into business class, time for a more robust and responsible travel and the marketing funnel and your hotel >>