Virgin Hotels New York City celebrates official opening, IHG to bring another voco hotel to Saudi Arabia and more...

Virgin Hotels New York City celebrates official opening
Tuesday, 11th April 2023

The newest hotel from Sir Richard Branson's luxury lifestyle hotel brand makes its mark in New York City's NoMad neighborhood with festivities from day to night.

The day kicked off with Sir Richard Branson welcoming the big crowd on 30th Street to introduce Colton Ryan, the lead from the new Broadway hit musical New York, New York. Colton and crew took over the hotel's front entrance (on the corner of Broadway) to perform the iconic song 'New York, New York'. >>

IHG to bring another voco hotel to Saudi Arabia
11 Apr 2023 : The new 246-key voco Hotel and Suites Riyadh North is in line with IHG’s commitment to support Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 >>

Macao rolls out 'Experience Macao, Unlimited' to kick-start tourism
11 Apr 2023 : Upon the loosening of anti-epidemic measures, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has put forth a promotional campaign with Air Macau to entice foreign tourists to visit the city after years of travel restrictions >>

Viceroy completes its all-encompassing renovation of the Santa Monica property
11 Apr 2023 : The beachside lifestyle hotel unveils a top-to-bottom reimagination spearheaded by award-winning design studio EDG, featuring beach-inspired, open-air design, plus an extensive new art collection from local artists >>

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4 Capabilities Sustain Growth in a Volatile Business Environment
Tuesday, 11th April 2023

The C-suite participants in the recent Conference Board survey of 700 CEOs and over 450 other C-suite executives weighed in on their current concerns and plans for growth

As expected, the volatile business environment and the economy, especially concerns about a downturn, inflation, and the impact of interest rates on sales, inventory management, and the overall cost of doing business, are on their minds. Considering these factors, where do they plan to invest to sustain growth? >>

How Hotel Salespeople At Parks Hospitality Group Use Video Email To Close More Deals And Build Stronger Connections
In training articles, webcasts, and in my on-site hotel sales training workshops I have provided suggestions for using video email apps to put the “people parts” back into hotel sales.

Whereas most sales conversations these days happen in email and in-app message exchanges, personalized video emails allow salespeople to stand out >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of April 10, 2023
Accor and Jin Jiang Hotels sign MoU to jointly drive sustainable practices, low-cost carrier market size to grow and more >>