Marriott Asia Pacific celebrates year of record growth in 2024, Rosewood debuts in The Netherlands and more...

Marriott Asia Pacific celebrates year of record growth in 2024
Tuesday, 18th February 2025

Marriott International announced another year of strong growth in the Asia Pacific excluding China (APEC) region, signing a record 109 deals across 11 markets, contributing 21,439 rooms to the region’s development pipeline, closing the year with 77,532 total rooms in the region’s year-end pipeline >>

IHG announces destination entry in Hat Yai, Thailand
18 Feb 2025 : IHG Hotels & Resorts announces the introduction of its first property in Hat Yai, the largest city in Songkhla in Thailand, together with Park Avenue Property Company Limited, a residential real estate developer in Hat Yai >>

Rosewood marks the brand’s debut in the Netherlands
17 Feb 2025 : Located in the heart of the UNESCO-listed Amsterdam Canal District, this iconic property will be the last new hotel development permitted within a monumental building in Amsterdam, reinforcing Rosewood’s position as a leader in luxury lifestyle >>

Hotel industry rallies to support wildfire relief in California
18 Feb 2025 : As the wildfires and their aftermath continue to impact communities across California, the hotel industry is stepping up at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) to provide critical relief to those affected >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Food & Beverage Revenue Management
Tuesday, 18th February 2025

With increasing labor and food cost it has led to an increase in outsourced F&B Operations from 20%-30% ten years ago to 40%-50% now (with regional variations due to lower labor cost in some parts of the world).

But Outsourcing does not come without risk like misalignment with your brand message, loss of control over quality & standards, dependency on third-party operators, coordination challenges and loss of customer data >>

Global Update: Who's Where and Doing What
Global update of who is moving where and from where - keep track of old colleagues and friends or find lost ones, brought to you by The Boutique Search Firm >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of February 17, 2025
HVS Global Perspectives: Asia-Pacific region 2025 outlook, upleveling rooms and expanding wellness and more >>