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Hotel Destinations Indian Ocean 2024
Friday, 8th March 2024

The Indian Ocean destinations have showcased remarkable resilience and resurgence within the tourism industry. Diversification of source markets, improved airlift connections and strategic marketing efforts, have been instrumental in supporting this recovery >>

NEOM announces an exclusive private golf community
8 Mar 2024 : The Board of Directors of NEOM has announced Gidori – an exclusive private golf community set amidst the breathtaking coastal hills of the Gulf of Aqaba – as the latest addition to NEOM, the evolving regional development in northwest Saudi Arabia >>

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants to debut in Italy
8 Mar 2024 : Joining IHG’s fast-growing luxury & lifestyle portfolio, now the second largest in the world, the Kimpton property in Sicily will open in the second half of 2025 and represents a management agreement with partner Società Turistica Alberghiera Taorminese >>

Opening remarks at the Pacific islands conference on the course towards prosperity
8 Mar 2024 : Opening remarks by Deputy Managing Director Bo Li at the Pacific Islands High Level Conference on charting the course towards shared prosperity >>

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The Mille Club: Thinking of the Hidden Costs for High Rates
Friday, 8th March 2024

What’s it cost? Can you measure its direct effect on net contribution? While the two of us are tremendous fans of helping a hotel evolve into a more data-driven organization, there is nevertheless an art to creating a successful hospitality operation.

And nowhere puts this more in focus than the luxury segment where the grandeur, opulence and excess are largely irrational yet wholly necessary to support thousand-dollar rates >>

Absurd and Stupid Interview Questions Never to Use
If you were a doughnut, what kind would you be? Are you a nerd? Can you count to 50? I couldn’t stop laughing when I recently read the list of naive and brainless interview questions that are used by insane HR departments around the world >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of March 07, 2024
UN releases new report on how tourism industry can help reach net zero, Minor signs Zanzibar and more >>