Hong Kong to end hotel quarantine next Friday and more...

Friday, 23rd September 2022

Long-awaited move signals lifting of one of the world’s toughest anti-pandemic regimes, in force for more than two years.

Officials have faced mounting pressure from the business sector, which has joined the chorus of calls for the city to open up, citing rival hubs such as Singapore and other countries worldwide that have resumed quarantine-free travel >>

Leisure travel demand fuels Hyatt's growth in the Latin America and the Caribbean
23 Sep 2022 : With a strong leisure-focused pipeline in Latin America and the Caribbean, Hyatt is expected to add more than 20 new hotels through 2024 >>

Ennismore opens its 100th property
23 Sep 2022 : Ennismore reaches a major milestone with the opening of the flagship SO/ Paris in September >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

To Automate, or Not to Automate the Guest Experience in Hospitality?
Friday, 23rd September 2022

The notion that guests are demanding human-provided services is greatly exaggerated, especially today.

A great example of why guests do not care about human-provided services as much as some in our industry think comes from the short-term rental sector.

Last year more than a quarter of roomnights in North America were consumed at short-term rentals: houses, villas, condos and apartments. The vast majority of these bookings were done online via Airbnb, etc >>

A New Era For Money
As bytes replace dollars, euros, and renminbi, some changes will be welcome; others may not.

Money is now on the cusp of a transformation that could reshape banking, finance, and even the structure of society. Most notably, the era of physical currency, or cash, is drawing to an end, even in low- and middle-income countries; the age of digital currencies has begun >>

Global Workforce Trends
Hybrid work models, work-life balance, and AI-augmented workforces are foreseeable trends >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of September 22, 2022
Singapore Dispatch - Woes of a Recovery, Soho House comes to Bangkok and more >>