COVID hospitality bulletin Asia Pacific, Booking completes the acquisition of Getaroom and more...

COVID hospitality bulletin Asia Pacific
Friday, 7th January 2022

While Hong Kong rolled out its vaccination program in February 2021, the fully vaccinated population is still less than 70%, which is far lower than other countries in Asia Pacific.

The sluggish reopening of Bali also urged local community to work toward a more sustainable future, including waste management and agro-food entrepreneurship >>

Oakwood celebrates its 10,000th key milestone
6 Jan 2022 : Oakwood has crossed the historic milestone of 10,000 keys across more than 62 operating properties worldwide with the opening of Oakwood Premier Melbourne in Victoria, Australia >>

Booking Holdings completes the acquisition of Getaroom
4 Jan 2022 : Booking Holdings Inc announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced plan to acquire Getaroom from Court Square Capital Partners >>

Resort grade developments pushing up Furano land prices
5 Jan 2022 : Pre-COVID in 2019, Furano played host to closed to 2 million travelers, while domestic tourist arrivals have stayed fairly static, international visitors pushed up by 12% between 2015-2019 >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

The Top 5 QUESTions Your Reservations Team Should Be Asking In 2022!
Friday, 7th January 2022

Are you read to help your reservations team maximize the contribution of the voice booking channel in 2022? If so, it is not going to be easy.

As we look ahead to the coming year nothing is certain. Well, actually one thing actually is certain: there will be continued disruption in the lodging industry! >>

More on Feedback Bribery
One of our loyal subscribers, Darrell Grant, The CXO at Hightower Wealth Advisors, shared a great story that provides an excellent learning opportunity >>

How to Make Your Eco-Sustainable Hotel Stand Out on Google and Booking.com
One of the various positive effects of the pandemic is the increasing global awareness of millions of people about environmental issues >>

Strong Customer Authentication - What to Expect As We Move Into 2022
It seems like the travel industry has been talking about strong customer authentication (SCA) for aeons.

As we move into 2022, it’s a good time to better understand the complexities and to recognize that a complete roll-out of SCA will be an ongoing development >>

A Year of Transition: 5 Major Trends for 2022
ICAEW Chief Executive Michael Izza and subject matter experts from around the organisation discuss the major trends we should see in 2022 >>