Dusit REIT gets green light for asset restructuring strategy, strong development across Accor’s Northern European region and more...

Dusit REIT gets green light for asset restructuring strategy
Monday, 17th January 2022

Sale of dusitD2 Chiang Mai is in line with the REIT’s vision to streamline its property portfolio to improve returns in the new normal while also helping to strengthen the financial structure of the Dusit group.

The property will continue to operate as dusitD2 Chiang Mai hotel until TCC Hotel Chiangmai is ready to embark on its large-scale project >>

Accor signed 25 hotels in North Europe in December alone
17 Jan 2022 : 2021 saw strong development across Accor’s Northern European region, which today consists of more than 1,100 hotels across a portfolio of more than 20 brands spanning 31 countries from Ireland to Russia >>

Motto by Hilton debuts first hotel in New York City
16 Jan 2022 : Located in the heart of one of Manhattan’s most vibrant neighborhoods, Motto New York City Chelsea marks Hilton’s first lifestyle hotel in the Big Apple >>

IHG expands luxury and lifestyle offer in Bali
15 Jan 2022 : The 120-key all-suite and villa resort InterContinental Bali Sanur Resort will be a rebrand of the hotel formerly known as Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali, and will relaunch with a fresh identity and ready to welcome guests who want to live the InterContinental Life >>

The UK's hotel sector can't afford to ignore these trends
14 Jan 2022 : The pandemic, Brexit and ongoing supply issues have prompted key changes in the UK’s hotel sector, many of which are long-term, if not permanent >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Planning for 2022 - A Hotelier's Guide
Monday, 17th January 2022

What else does a new year mean if not fresh starts, new perspectives, a heightened sense of the possibilities within reach, and a determination to improve?

Before Christmas, we took a look back at the key trends that stood out from 2021 in relation to hotel marketing, bookings and tech. Now we're on the other side, we're taking a look at what's coming down the line and how you can plan for 2022 as a hotelier >>

Personalize the Customer Experience
Any time you interact with a customer is a touchpoint. Finding ways to do so outside of the normal process, where you endear yourself to your customers, is a great opportunity >>

Trauma Jumping
Some job-hoppers are jumping for other reasons: they are leaving rapidly to escape toxic workplaces, unconsciously biased bosses, and abusive environments they did not expect when they took their new jobs >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of January 14, 2022
7 changes the UK's hotel sector can't afford to ignore, Australian hotels sales hit a five-year high and more >>