Business travel continues moving forward, Saudi Tourism invests in Southeast Asia and why guest reviews are the key to restarting your hotel business.

Business travel continues moving forward
Monday, 30th August 2021

The business travel industry continues to report an overall willingness and optimism about the return to business travel. However, the rise of the Delta variant and other variants has become a cause for uncertainty and increased concern over the past month >>

STA invests in Southeast Asia commercial office
29 Aug 2021 : The Saudi Tourism Authority has opened a commercial office in Malaysia covering the Southeast Asia region as part of its strategy to engage the tourism trade in key source markets and raise awareness of Saudi, the authentic home of Arabia, as travelers around the world dream of exploring exotic destinations once more >>

Global hotel construction pipeline projects in early planning stage rise year-over-year
30 Aug 2021 : The Global Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report for Q2 2021 states that the total global hotel construction pipeline stands at 13,420 projects/2,253,499 rooms >>

PATA’s 8-point plan to support travel recovery
28 Aug 2021 : PATA CEO shares PATA's 8-Point Industry Recovery Plan to support both immediate and strategic needs >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Why Guest Reviews Are the Key to Restarting Your Hotel Business
Monday, 30th August 2021

Reopening your hotel’s doors in 2021 can feel like a full-on rebranding: Old strategies, offerings, and successes are no longer accurate enough for the pandemic traveler - they need to know exactly what they’re in for right now.

This is why guest feedback, and more specifically, recent and relevant guest reviews have the power to help you restart your hotel business, as they provide an accurate depiction of your hotel’s current state, offerings, and reputation >>

Focus On Profitability by using TrevPOR
As hotel markets reopen and demand returns somewhat sporadically, revenue teams need access to the right metrics to ensure that their attention is focused on profitability >>

Top Five Focus Areas to Prepare for the New Normal in Business Travel in Asia Pacific
Recovery will really only take off when the rate of vaccination programs and harmonization between government authorities picks-up. When it does, we will see corporate travel restarting with a bang, and from there on out, increasing exponentially >>

In case you've missed it: Global Newsletter of August 27, 2021
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