Phuket Sandbox, Samui Plus going ahead and more planned, world's deepest swimming pool and the new wave of brand loyalty.

Phuket Sandbox, Samui Plus going ahead and more planned
Wednesday, 4th August 2021

The Tourism Thailand (TAT) would like to reiterate that both the Phuket Sandbox and Samui Plus programmes are going ahead as usual, and the plans to reopen Krabi and Phang Nga to fully vaccinated international tourists are set to start within August.

The government is confident that the four pilot destinations have appropriate measures in place to ensure the health and safety of both the tourists and local people >>

Green hotel investments to #RestartTourism
4 Aug 2021 : Destination Capital (DC) has signed a collaborative arrangement with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) of the United Nations to support the rejuvenation of the hotel industry >>

Dubai, home of the deepest swimming pool in the world
4 Aug 2021 : With a depth of 60 meters, and holding 14 million litres of water, Deep Dive Dubai's pool has been verified by Guinness World Records as the world's deepest swimming pool for diving >>

News from around the APAC region
4 Aug 2021 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Melco International and Agile Group to build the largest mixed-use development in Zhongshan, China, Taiwan extends special visa program and more >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

The New Wave of Brand Loyalty
Wednesday, 4th August 2021

With 2020 behind us, we enter unchartered waters where anything is possible. Now, as travel emerges from a slumber, hoteliers have a unique opportunity to reshape customers' purchasing habits that were all but forgotten. How your hotel’s voice channel can influence and shape traveler’s buying behavior >>

Changes to Hotel Leases in Asia-Pacific and Europe during COVID-19 (2/5)
Part 2: Hotel Leases in Asia-Pacific (Australia, PR China, Hong Kong SAR). In general, it is institutional investors who require a de-risking of hotel assets via a lease structure. Without the presence of these investors in a specific market, a strong hotel lease regime as market practice is less likely to take hold >>

Return to Work? It Looks Different Across Companies and Regions
Different approaches take into account employee preferences and regulations. While some industries follow a certain trend - with financial institutions largely favoring in-office work and tech companies largely skewing more toward remote work - there are plenty of outliers. There’s also a labor shortage that is pushing companies to listen to employees in order to retain them >>

Global Newsletter of August 03, 2021
2021 is halfway complete: How far has the hotel industry made it back? and effective ways to mitigate shortage of labor in hospitality >>