The accidentally virtual games, hottest Food & Beverage trends in 2022 and more..

The accidentally virtual games
Friday, 5th November 2021

In three months, the Winter Olympics 2022 will start. Beijing is the venue of the Games, even though the alpine competitions will take place hundreds of kilometres away from the Chinese Capital.

Given the fact that more than 2.2 billion doses of vaccine have been administered in China and that most of the athletes and team members come from industrialised countries with high levels of vaccination, there is a good chance that there will be no major problems, which in turn will hopefully convince the government to open the borders for tourism in and out of China again >>

Oakwood Premier Kuala Lumpur to open at the world’s second tallest and Southeast Asia’s tallest building
5 Nov 2021 : Oakwood announced the signing of a management agreement with PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn Berhad to debut the Oakwood Premier brand of luxury serviced residences at the Malaysian capital’s iconic Merdeka 118 precinct >>

American Express GBT completes acquisition of Egencia
5 Nov 2021 : American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has successfully completed the acquisition of Egencia, the leading digital travel management platform >>

RIU Hotels & Resorts reopens its doors in Mauritius
5 Nov 2021 : RIU’s hotel complex in Mauritius, which includes the Riu Creole and Riu Le Morne, is reopening its doors to international customers after having been closed for over 18 months >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Covid Pandemic Was a Shot in the Arm for Online Luxury Fashion Brands
Friday, 5th November 2021

Prior to the pandemic, luxury brands were not convinced their customers really wanted to buy luxury goods online. Brands knew they needed to be online, but more for marketing reasons than as an essential channel of distribution.

If there was any doubt before, those doubts have been dispelled. Luxury consumers have eagerly adopted e-commerce for fashion. In 2020 nearly one-fourth of luxury goods purchases were made online >>

Feeling the Heat
Areas such as southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa are seeing rapidly urbanization and are increasingly vulnerable to soaring temperatures and high humidity >>

Hottest Food & Beverage Trends for Restaurants and Hotels in 2022
This highly opinionated 2022 forecast explores next year’s food and restaurant trends: Robots and automation top the list and Vegan chicken everywhere >>

Global eNewsletter of November 04, 2021
Business travel spend set to reach two thirds of pre-pandemic levels by 2022 and more >>