Swire's 'Houses' partners with The Set Collection to broaden its awareness and international reach and more...

Swire's 'Houses' partners with The Set Collection
Thursday, 20th January 2022

This spring The House Collective will join a new hotel representation company, The Set Collection, as the first partner to sit alongside its prominent founding member hotels.

The strength of this aligned outlook made The Set Collection an obvious choice for The House Collective when looking to broaden its awareness and international reach, offering existing House guests an exceptional experience when travelling within the European and Israeli markets, in turn introducing The House Collective to guests travelling to Asia >>

UNWTO: 4% rise in international tourist arrivals in 2021
20 Jan 2022 : However, 2021 was another challenging year: arrivals still 72% down on pre-pandemic levels, recovery needs stronger coordination and increased vaccination rates >>

Oakwood continues growth in 2022 with opening in Japan and expansion in Bangladesh and China
20 Jan 2022 : 2022 will see Oakwood’s accelerated expansion across Asia Pacific with 20 new openings in key cities and multiple signings for projects in the pipeline >>

Hotel construction down globally, except in Asia Pacific region
19 Jan 2022 : Asia Pacific is the only world region showing increased hotel construction activity in comparison with the end of Q4 last year, according to December 2021 data from STR >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

From Sake Tourism to Temple Stays, ESG to Metaverse, North Asia Waits Patiently for Rebound
Thursday, 20th January 2022

'Kiko No Ikioi' – Japanese saying for 'no choice but to carry on' – and travel companies in North Asia have certainly carried on even though cross-border travel remains at a standstill, two years into the pandemic.

Global to local OTAs have carried on investing in tech, team and product; startups have emerged, addressing Covid-induced opportunities; and new players have risen, promising to shake things up in what will be an exciting 2022.

Here are the key takeaways from WiT Japan & North Asia 2022 >>

The Omnichannel Experience – What the Heck Does That Mean? 
There is a term in the customer service world that is often misused or misunderstood and that term is omnichannel >>

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