Miss Thailand? Phuket to reopen on July 1st, share your experience of ocean conservation, Accor and Cvent partner and Google shifts focus to amenities in new test UI for hotel search.

Miss Thailand? Phuket to reopen on July 1st
Tuesday, 30th March 2021

To kick-start tourism and the economy, the Tourism Authority of Thailand is pleased to announce that Phuket will be the first destination in Thailand to reopen to foreign tourists who are vaccinated from July 1, without isolation >>

What is your hotel’s experience of ocean conservation?
30 Mar 2021 : We are working together with Sciaena (an ocean conservation NGO) to understand your experiences, your challenges, and the opportunities from ocean conservation initiatives in your business >>

Airbnb partners with Caribbean Tourism
30 Mar 2021 : As part of its global efforts to work with governments and tourism agencies to support responsible travel and local economic growth, Airbnb announced its partnership with the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) to promote its member countries across Airbnb’s vast global community >>

Accor and Cvent launch solution for B2B leisure contracts
30 Mar 2021 : To prepare hotels for the revival of the tourism industry, which will begin with a speedier recovery in terms of leisure clientele and domestic travel, Cvent now enables the management of leisure RFPs, and Accor will be the first hospitality group to roll out the new solution out to its properties, starting from April 15, 2021 >>

Recovery strategies highlighted at WTO 'Aid for Trade'
30 Mar 2021 : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) partnered with the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to lead a conversation on what the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on global tourism means for development across the Asia-Pacific region >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Google Shifts Focus To Amenities in New Test UI for Hotel Search
Tuesday, 30th March 2021

Our team recently spotted a user interface test on Google Hotel Search, which places a greater focus on a property’s amenities.

In the current iteration of Google Hotel Search, a traveler’s search results include a listing of relevant properties that each feature a short, custom description about the hotel.

In Google’s new testing UI, the hotel description is replaced with a list of eight featured amenities and a ninth entry titled '+X amenities', where 'X' is replaced with the number of remaining amenities the property has to offer >>

The Magic of Loyalty
The magic of loyalty is something we’ve all experienced in our lifetimes, and yet, few of us can articulate that powerful feeling while linking it back in a business context. The magic of loyalty cannot be explained with numbers >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of March 29, 2021
Around the globe hotel profit perks up - not in Europe, confidence in Hong Kong’s rebound and don't talk about 'post-aspirational' consumers, talk of 'transcendent' luxury >>