'Air corridors' needed to restore business travel, US fares well, Issenberg on growing Accor APAC from 'practically nothing' and 5G is racing ahead.

'Air corridors' needed to restore business travel
Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

The restoration of ‘air corridors’ between the world’s top financial centres are vital to reviving international business travel and help kickstart the global economic recovery.

Airport testing pilot corridor between London and New York could herald the return of international travel, global inbound business travel contributes more than US$272 (£215) billion a year >>

US fares well from labor day holiday
22 Sep 2020 : The latest report shows some significant increases in pick up, web traffic and pace across most markets, performance in North America and LATAM has been inevitably boosted by the Labor Day holiday weekend >>

100 destinations get the Safe Travels stamp
22 Sep 2020 : The Philippines revealed as 100th destination while Maldives, Uganda, Bermuda and Montenegro also to get world’s first global safety and hygiene stamp >>

voco opens its first hotel in Northern Europe
22 Sep 2020 : InterContinental Hotels Group announces the opening of its first hotel in Northern Europe, voco Villach in Austria has converted to become a voco hotel offering a modern, stylish and unstuffy hotel experience for guests >>

Economy passengers moving into business class
14 Sep 2020 : IATA Economics published its monthly passenger note, showing that the limited rise in global passenger volumes continues to be driven by domestic markets >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Building Up or Breaking Up – Issenberg on Growing Accor Asia Pacific
Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

You could say the Covid-19 lifestyle of no-travel-stay-home has been kind to Michael Issenberg personally, without setting out to do so, he has shed at least eight kilos and feels fit and great.

Professionally, though, you could say Covid-19 has dealt him the unkindest cut of all.His region, Accor Asia Pacific, which he has literally built from scratch over the last 17 years, has been broken up into three regions – Asia, China and Pacific – and his role as well as his direct reports will cease to exist in the restructure laid down by Accor CEO Sebastien Bazin last week >>

Hotel Owners Should Think Like Institutional Owners in the Post-COVID Era
As we all gradually get back to business one of the pertinent questions that is being asked is whether hotels can still be considered a good investment vehicle going forward >>

Why 5G is Racing Ahead in Asia
Asia Pacific is leading the charge for the next generation of mobile connectivity, major cities across the region are rolling out 5G networks this year, which are poised to reshape connectivity and big data with blazing-fast download speeds >>

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