Minor debuts South Africa's first NH Collection, IHG builds a travel planner powered by Google Cloud AI and more...

Minor debuts South Africa's first NH Collection
Wednesday, 10th April 2024

Minor Hotels announces the signing of a strategic partnership with The Cavaleros Group to manage a hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa, the signing represents the upcoming debut of Minor Hotels’ NH Collection brand on the African continent. From July 1st 2024 the group will manage the hotel in Sandton, the financial district of South Africa’s largest city >>

IHG builds a travel planner powered by Google Cloud AI
10 Apr 2024 : IHG Hotels & Resorts and Google Cloud, announced an expanded partnership that will fuel new customer experiences within the IHG One Rewards mobile app >>

Amadeus completes acquisition of Vision-Box
10 Apr 2024 : Deal closure means that Amadeus expands presence in biometrics by acquiring a leading provider of biometric solutions for airports, airlines, and border control customers >>

Business travel startup Tumodo raises USD35M
10 Apr 2024 : Dubai-based business travel platform Tumodo has set sights on setting up shop in India, where it sees an 18%+ surge in market this year >>

Marina Bay Sands’ multi-billion dollar expansion enters final phase of design enhancements
10 Apr 2024 : Luxury hotel tower, state-of-the-art entertainment arena and additional premium MICE space to deliver new economic, employment and visitorship contributions to Singapore >>

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Myth of Generational Differences Has Been Busted by Research
Wednesday, 10th April 2024

Hotel brands have been launched, amenities have been changed, training programs have been altered, HR recruitment methods have been influenced, all to meet the needs of these imaginary generational groupings.

What’s worse though is there seems to be an awful lot of what I call “generational bashing” taking place in conversations around the workforce these days.

As I travel nearly each week conducting training throughout North America, too often I hear managers bemoaning younger colleagues as lacking work ethic, being snowflakes who cannot handle criticism and being disloyal to their companies >>

Upgrade & Reposition: Pricing Considerations for Your Next Holiday Park Upgrade
When running a holiday park or camping ground, it can seem like there is never a good time to undertake major renovations >>

Have You Considered Using a White Label Operator (WLO) for Your Hotel?
Independent third-party white label operators are gaining prominence as they provide a unique approach to managing hotels on behalf of owners >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of April 09, 2024
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants set to open its first boutique hotel in the Dominican Republic, CWT expands central payment solution in China and more >>