Thailand confirms 'Phuket Sandbox 7+7 Extension', Egyptian economy faces daily losses and where are all these guests who supposedly prefer humanless hotel experiences?.

Thailand confirms 'Phuket Sandbox 7+7 Extension'
Wednesday, 18th August 2021

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to announce that the Phuket Sandbox programme has received the green light from the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to be upgraded as the 'Phuket Sandbox 7+7 Extension'.

This provides fully vaccinated international travellers with more options to visit multiple Thai destinations without the need to quarantine >>

An overview of Maldives' tourism landscape and market
18 Aug 2021 : In Focus: Maldives 2021 provides an overview of Maldives' tourism landscape and hotel market performance, infrastructure development, workation, long-stay tourism, guest house culture, hotel transactions and investment in 2020, COVID-19 situation, outlook and crisis management >>

News from around Asia Pacific
18 Aug 2021 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Singapore eases quarantine restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers and more >>

Egyptian economy faces daily losses of more due to UK ‘red list’ status
18 Aug 2021 : Research reveals that the Egyptian economy could face daily losses of more than EGP 31 million if it stays on the UK’s travel ‘red list’ >>

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Where Are All These Guests Who Supposedly Prefer Humanless Hotel Experiences?
Wednesday, 18th August 2021

Now that science has determined that the Coronavirus is mostly spread via airborne transmission vs. contaminated surfaces, it seems that the tech companies want us to believe that guests have now been converted to preferring contactless service, which I think should be more appropriately called 'humanless service'. Who are and where are these guests? >>

Have You Checked Your Room Type Production Lately?
As hotel markets begin to see demand return, revenue managers now need to start conducting some housekeeping on their strategies rather than just reacting to the inconsistencies in the market >>

A Four Phase Theory to the Return of Travel in 2021
Implications and recommendations for hoteliers when moving through phases of COVID-19 recovery >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of August 17, 2021
Airbnb Q2 revenue increased nearly 300% y-o-y, Hyatt to acquire Apple Leisure Group and difference between repeat customers and loyal customers >>