Accor sets a new standard in sustainability in Singapore, Dubai removes alcohol tax and more...

Accor sets a new standard in sustainability in Singapore
Wednesday, 11th January 2023

Global hospitality company Accor is partnering with SOURCE Global, PBC to bring the world’s first truly sustainable bottled drinking water brand to prominent hotels in Singapore.

Accor will replace single-use plastic bottled water at key hotels in Singapore with premium drinking water packaged in reusable glass bottles and made by SOURCE Hydropanels, a solar-powered technology that harvests the pure, endlessly renewable water vapour in the air and transforms it into premium drinking water >>

Dubai removes alcohol tax to attract more visitors
11 Jan 2023 : Dubai has scrapped its 30% tax on alcohol for a one-year trial period – from January 1, 2023 – in a bid to help the Emirate become even more attractive to travellers >>

China-Maldives flights to resume from 18 January
11 Jan 2023 : After a gap of three years, direct scheduled flights from China to the Maldives will resume on 18 January >>

Swire Hotels is looking to expand its House Collective
11 Jan 2023 : Hong Kong outfit Swire Hotels has said it is looking to expand its House Collective brand to new locations in Asia, Australia and the United States >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Asia's Productivity Needs a Boost That Digitalization Can Provide
Wednesday, 11th January 2023

Asia’s strong economic rebound from the pandemic is losing steam as tightening financial conditions, reduced export demand, and China’s sharp and uncharacteristic slowdown dim the outlook.

More broadly, deep economic scars from the pandemic and the lackluster productivity growth that preceded it are weighing on the region’s longer-term growth prospects.

But despite these challenges, we see a promising path for boosting Asia’s productivity that runs through a landscape in which it has a history of leadership: digitalization >>

When You Know Who You Are, You Find Out Who Your Customers Are
My career has given me some terrific insight into how to connect with customers and my time at Hilton and Starwood taught me about the power of the large hotel brands, how to differentiate the brands and how to build strong customer preference and loyalty >>

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