Deutsche Hospitality is uniting its flagship hotels, Andaz debuts in Indonesia, robots are recharging the restaurant and social media for hotels – is it worth it?.

Deutsche Hospitality is uniting its flagship hotels
Monday, 12th April 2021

Deutsche Hospitality is uniting its flagship hotels under a new umbrella brand, and adopts 'Steigenberger Icons' brand to bring together a unique group of hotels. The name 'Steigenberger Icons' will be used in future to position exceptionally luxurious Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts >>

Hyatt debuts Andaz brand in Indonesia
12 Apr 2021 : Andaz brand debuts in Indonesia with the opening of Andaz Bali, offering a modern and immersive interpretation of the traditional Balinese village >>

Changing nature of work drives innovation
10 Apr 2021 : Meet the work booth: Since the end of October, almost 30 soundproof work booths have been placed across nine malls in Singapore as Covid-19 fuels new demand for flexible workspaces >>

News from around the APAC region
12 Apr 2021 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Hong Kong plans to shorten its mandatory quarantine period, Singapore to pump additional dollars into tourism fund and more >>

PATA calls for urgent action to address the COVID-19 impacts on the Thai tourism supply chain
11 Apr 2021 : The Pacific Asia Travel Association is calling for urgent action from all Thai travel and tourism industry stakeholders from both the public and private sectors to address the COVID-19 impacts on the local tourism supply chain >>

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Social Media for Hotels – Is it Worth it?
Monday, 12th April 2021

We all know the social media hype and have read plenty of articles of how important it is and the truth is that your hotel needs to be where your guests are right? But the question here is, at what cost? >>

Robots Recharging the Restaurant and Hotel Industries
Microchips With Your Salsa? Imagine this: COVID-19 restrictions on indoor dining have lifted, you walk in to your favorite restaurant, and instead of seeing bussers patrolling tables, you see a three-foot tall robot scooting around the floor >>

Booking.com Have Expanded Their Genius Loyalty Programme
As global industries scrabble to make changes that will better suit a post-pandemic world, Booking-com have recently updated their loyalty programme, Genius, to include additional levels >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of April 09, 2021
Trip-com Group launches Hong Kong public offering, Singapore accepts IATA travel pass and how to create a winning post-pandemic business model >>