Groups360 and IHG launch integrated direct booking solution for groups, gaming industry supercharged and reducing friction makes you money.

Groups360 and IHG launch integrated direct booking solution for groups
Monday, 1st March 2021

Groups360 and IHG Hotels & Resorts announced the release of GroupSync Engage, the hospitality industry’s first integrated direct booking solution for groups to include both meeting space and guestrooms.

IHG is the first brand to launch the streamlined instant booking capability on the platform, which will initially be available at approximately 30 hotels in the U.S. in the coming weeks >>

Melia plans fourth hotel in Milan
1 Mar 2021 : Meliá Hotels International will partner with Generali Real Estate in a unique project in Milan: a new Gran Meliá hotel opening in the city centre in 2023 >>

Accor announces first Mondrian property to open in Singapore in 2023
28 Feb 2021 : Accor announced Singapore’s first Mondrian hotel will be built in the heart of the city’s prominent Duxton Hill neighborhood and is set to open in early 2023 >>

Gaming industry supercharged as more US states look to legalize online betting
27 Feb 2021 : While traditional casinos took a major hit in 2020, the world health crisis seems to have bolstered the online gambling market >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Reducing Friction Makes You Money
Saturday, 27th February 2021

The first, reducing friction, is tied to all five other principles. And, all of them focus on creating convenience and reducing friction for customers.

But how about we look inside our organizations and the way we conduct business internally? Do we think about the friction we cause our employees? What extra work do they do because of antiquated systems and processes? >>

The Great Divergence: A Fork in the Road for the Global Economy
As G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meet virtually last week, the world continues to climb back from the worst recession in peacetime since the Great Depression >>

Global Update: Who's Where and Doing What - March 2021
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 February 26, 2020
Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership established, Accor announces first Singapore Mondrian property and redefining what is normal for you >>