'Overtourism' in Asia Pacific, Thailand grants visa exemption to Chinese and Kazakhstani and more...

'Overtourism' in Asia Pacific
Friday, 22nd September 2023

As some countries worry about the overtourism caused by the influx of tourists, most countries and regions in Asia Pacific see a healthy growth in visitor arrivals in July during the summer holidays.

With the return of inbound travelers, Japan started to launch initiatives to tackle overtourism in key cities. Kyoto, for example, announced a number of measures in preparation for the autumn, which is typically the peak season during foliage >>

Chinese outbound tourism to normalize by mid-2024
22 Sep 2023 : Though China is processing a backlog of visa applications – the nation’s outbound visa application platforms are grappling with a large number of residents seeking to visit international destinations such as the US, Germany and other places — Trip.com Group is optimistic that regular travel would resume by mid-2024 >>

Radisson unveils Radisson Blu Pune Hinjawadi
22 Sep 2023 : Radisson Hotel Group announces the re-opening of the Radisson Blu Pune Hinjawadi post comprehensive renovations >>

Thailand grants visa exemption to Chinese and Kazakhstani tourists
22 Sep 2023 : Effective until 29 February 2024, the five-month stimulus visa scheme is aimed to help reach this year’s tourism revenue target >>

Fuel Efficiency: No stone unturned in quest for net zero
22 Sep 2023 : The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reemphasized that every drop of fuel avoided counts in the aviation industry’s quest to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 with the latest result from the IATA Fuel Efficiency Gap Analysis (FEGA) >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Wellness Revenues for Any Hotel Brand Starts with Tech
Friday, 22nd September 2023

Wellness is at the forefront in 2023, both as a back-of-house means to retain talent and for the front of house as a way to support higher rates or grow ancillary spend.

For this article, the focus is on the latter of these two as our thesis is that wellness as a profit center will come to rival the rooms ledger for many brands.

But in order to activate new programming and support it with continuous improvement, a solid tech foundation has to be there first >>

Maximizing Returns: Navigating Budgets and Costs in Hotel Paid Search
Essential strategies, tips and best practices for hoteliers to optimize costs and budgets in Paid Search advertising campaigns >>

7 Steps to Upskill Your Workforce for the AI Era
How prepared is your workforce for the ongoing AI revolution? It’s not about replacing humans with robots – it’s about reshaping the roles of your employees >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of September 21, 2023
Dusit introduces two new hotel brands, Travel Outlook partners with MosaicVoice and more >>