The World's Best Bar announced, travel booking startup uses AI, leases vs hotel management agreements and frustrated by lack of booking engine personalization?.

The World's Best Bar announced
Monday, 9th November 2020

The list of The World's 50 Best Bars 2020 was announced in an online awards ceremony.

The 2020 list features bars from 23 countries, with 11 new entries spread across Australia, Colombia, Greater China, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand and UK >>

Travel booking startup uses AI to link travelers and accommodation quickly
8 Nov 2020 : Travel booking startup Tripbnb.com performs in-depth data analysis, emotional analysis and semantic analysis of the comments on travel websites with AI to prevent travelers from getting confused about these 702 million comments >>

Greater legal protection for tourists
7 Nov 2020 : Tourists are to be given greater legal protection as consumers under new plans being advanced by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) >>

The first Tribe hotel opens in Paris Batignolles
9 Nov 2020 : In the heart of the vibrant Batignolles neighborhood, near Parc Martin Luther King, the chic and contemporary brand has unveiled a 4-star midscale hotel >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Frustrated by Lack of Booking Engine Personalization?
Monday, 9th November 2020

In a recent study run by h2c across more than 9,500 properties globally, the limited ability to personalize was by far the most common issue with 71% of responses mentioning this pain point.

The study also found that 75% of hotel chains use booking engines that are only semi-customizable. This results in a high level of uniformity across the booking experience, with hotels lacking the tools required to compete effectively against online travel agents. The opportunity here is huge! >>

Leases vs HMA: The age-old debate
One of the questions that seem to come up regularly with clients who are considering developing hotels is, can they get a lease? If not, what is the difference between a lease and a hotel management agreement? >>

Bridging the Digital Divide to Scale Up Recovery
Digitalization has in the past few years enabled developing countries in particular to leapfrog on financial inclusion >>

Global Update: Who's Where and Doing What
November 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 >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of November 05, 2020
Elephant in the China shop, Korea targets GCC travelers, Virtual experiences and themed promotions and Hotel Hacks for Normal 2.0 >>