Swire confirms another 'House' in Shenzhen, how plastic is critically connected to your health and more...

Swire confirms another 'House' in Shenzhen
Tuesday, 9th August 2022

Swire Properties announced that Swire Hotels will open an ultra-luxury hotel in the Greater Bay Area in 2025, a move that will further strengthen the Company’s hotel management arm. Under The House Collective brand, the new hotel will be located in the heart of Shenzhen Bay.

Having established a local office in Shenzhen in 2019, this is Swire Properties’ first venture into the Shenzhen market and the Company is actively exploring development opportunities in the Greater Bay Area >>

Plastic Free 2022: how plastic is critically connected to your health
9 Aug 2022 : Six Senses has been serious about reducing disposable plastic for many years, going back to the 1990s with our signature water bottled in glass, and more recently with the elimination of plastic straws and disposable F&B containers from all our hotels in 2016 >>

Wellness tourism market to grow, increase in mental illness to boost market growth
9 Aug 2022 : The latest report expects the market to register an incremental growth of USD 327 billion, at a CAGR of over 7% during the forecast period >>

Amsterdam’s hotels make strong recovery
9 Aug 2022 : Despite COVID-related travel restrictions in The Netherlands being lifted in March 2022, somewhat later than in other European cities, Amsterdam’s hotel sector has made a strong recovery with year-to-May data indicating strong growth compared with the previous year >>

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Should Your Brand Even Bother With TikTok?
Tuesday, 9th August 2022

Nobody is denying that TikTok was at first hugely popular with teens and tweens, which remain their userbase that spends the most time on the platform. In fact, children aged 6-15 spend on average 75 minutes per day on TikTok! Yikes!

But… there was a pandemic, remember? During confinement, many parents discovered TikTok through their kids, friends and relatives. So much so that users aged 30-49 were the fastest growing segment for TikTok in 2021 >>

Global Warming and Its Long Lasting Effects on the European Tourism Map
Exclusive Feature: During the current summer, we have been experiencing the phenomenon of a drastic heat wave in Europe >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of August 08, 2022
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