Phuket starting to relax COVID-19 restrictions, Wyndham debuts 21st brand, Asia Pacific pipeline down and managing a partially vaccinated workforce.

Phuket starting to relax COVID-19 restrictions
Friday, 4th June 2021

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide the following updates on Phuket’s announcement to relax the COVID-19 restrictions and entry measures from 1 June, 2021.

and other establishments providing accommodation to any arrivals to Phuket must follow the provincial public health guidelines, including travel movement tracking >>

Wyndham debuts 21st brand, Registry Collection Hotels
4 Jun 2021 : Wyndham Hotels & Resorts unveiled its 21st brand, Registry Collection Hotels, adding a luxury offering to the upper end of the Company's growing brand portfolio while further advancing its mission to make hotel travel possible for all >>

Hong Kong shows strong post-pandemic travel desire
4 Jun 2021 : A Post-pandemic Travel Survey with replies from 1394 Hongkongers found strong pent-up travel demand in the city >>

Q1: Asia Pacific pipeline down 8% year-over-year
4 Jun 2021 : According to analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE), the Asia Pacific region construction pipeline, excluding China, ended the first quarter of 2021 at 1,759 projects/371,856 rooms, down 8% by both projects and rooms year-over-year (YOY) >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

The OTA Which Applies AI Skilfully Wins
Friday, 4th June 2021
THE one piece of tech that could be a true differentiator for an OTA is 'the skilful application of AI (artificial intelligence) that could make all the difference to really understanding your customer' >>

Unmasking the Challenges: 7 Options for Managing a Partially Vaccinated Workforce
Now that most states, the CDC, and OSHA have (or may soon) lift mask mandates for vaccinated workers, what is an employer to do about revealing an employee’s vaccination status? >>

How to Compete with Amazon
Amazon has changed the way customers think, it has pushed customer service and experience to a higher level >>

Global Newsletter: June 03, 2021
Indonesia expects to welcome international visitors in July 2021, IHG to unveil voco brand in SE Asia and what is important to today’s hotel guests? >>