Bulgari signs its 13th property - Maldives, more airlines resume international flights to China and more...

Bulgari signs its 13th property - Maldives
Tuesday, 5th July 2022

Bulgari Hotels & Resorts has announced an agreement signed for a new luxury resort in the Maldives and the resort, scheduled to open in 2025, is set to be the thirteenth gem in the Bulgari Hotels & Resorts collection.

The Resort will also incorporate the highest standards of environmental sustainability, including a new island made to host nesting bird population >>

More airlines resume international flights to China
5 Jul 2022 : More airlines are resuming international flights to and from China, and it is likely that July will see the biggest number of international flights since pandemic restrictions were placed on international air travel in early 2020 >>

Club Med plans the opening of a resort in Hokkaido, Japan
5 Jul 2022 : Club Med, the all-inclusive holidays group, has unveiled plans to open its newest resort in Kiroro, Hokkaido, Japan in December 2022 >>

News from around Asia Pacific
5 Jul 2022 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Universal Enterprises sells W Maldives & Sheraton Maldives, Eco Village Mission Beach in Australia sold and more >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Rethinking Hotel Loyalty Programs in the Post-COVID World
Tuesday, 5th July 2022

Loyalty programs are not new in the airline and hotel industries, dating back to early 1980s when American Airlines introduced AAdvantage, one of the world’s first travel loyalty programs.

Hotel chains quickly jumped on board, with Holiday Inn and Marriott being credited with the first hotel loyalty programs in 1983.

Since then, loyalty programs have not only been an effective marketing tool for increasing customer loyalty, but also for increasing repeat customers and revenue for hotels >>

'Understaffed'? Here's Why it Happens.
'What are we going to do? We’re understaffed and summer is right around the corner', I bet you've either said this, heard it, or thought about it at least once while working in the hospitality industry >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of July 04, 2022
Amsterdam's airport first in the world to cap flights to limit emissions, Jumeirah opens first luxury resort in Oman and more >>