Raffles continues global expansion with new openings in 2021 and beyond, Dubai's set to host major business events and the return to face-to-face events.

Raffles continues global expansion with new openings in 2021 and beyond
Monday, 9th August 2021

legendary brand is set to open flagship properties in Dubai, Udaipur, Bahrain and Macau later this year.

Next year will see two watershed moments for the brand – with Raffles making its debut in North America and the United Kingdom. Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences is located in the heart of the Back Bay, Boston’s most prestigious neighbourhood, and comprises a distinctive hotel as well as exquisitely appointed residences >>

Middle East & North Africa's 50 Best Restaurants to debut
9 Aug 2021 : The organisation behind The World's 50 Best Restaurants launches brand-new regional restaurants list and awards programme hosted in the Middle East >>

GHM plans a Chedi for the Red Sea
8 Aug 2021 : GHM has signed an agreement to unveil another Chedi hotel, this time on the Red Sea at El Gouna in Egypt >>

Dubai's set to host major business events
7 Aug 2021 : Dubai’s business events sector continues to build on its momentum as one of the first cities in the world to reopen for international meetings, with a busy calendar of high profile conferences, meetings and incentives on the horizon through the rest of 2021 and into 2022 >>

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The Return to Face-to-Face Events: What You Should Know
Monday, 9th August 2021

As the world begins to re-open, people are hungry to connect in person with family, friends, colleagues and community members. That certainly includes top achievers longing to meet up in the winner's circle on an incentive travel experience and convention goers eager to learn about leading trends, solutions and products in their industries >>

Changes to Hotel Leases in Asia-Pacific and Europe during COVID-19 (3/5)
This series of articles discusses key characteristics by illustrating the most salient points of hotel leases (part 1) in Australia, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR (part 2), Malaysia and Thailand, Singapore, South Korea in Asia-Pacific (part 3) and Austria, Germany, Switzerland (jointly as DACH) and the UK & Ireland in Europe (part 4) along with our conclusion (part 5) >>

How the Pandemic Widened Global Current Account Balances
2020 was a year of extremes: Travel all but ceased for a period, oil prices wildly fluctuated, trade in medical products reached new heights and household spending shifted to consumer goods rather than services >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of August 06, 2021
June air travel recovery continues to disappoint, Singapore's first 'Garden-in-a-Hotel' and sustainability hotel business in the post COVID-19 world >>