Hospitality
Report on behaviour and attitudes of Chinese millennial travellers
The average trip spend for Chinese millennial travellers internationally was EUR 1,200, with 14% reportedly spending more than EUR 3,000. Compared to other millennial travellers, Chinese millennials are particularly likely […]
The Online Travel Habits of Middle East Millennials
The rising wave of millennial travellers will change the face of travel in MENA and companies that fail to figure out a strategy risk getting left behind, said Google’s Head […]
An SEO Dictionary For Hotels: The Basics To Get You Started
Search engine optimization (SEO) has become standard practice for marketers in every industry as a way to be found in search to attract qualified traffic and leads and the hospitality […]
Global distribution and new markets are key benefits of Concur sale
There were many questions following the close of SAP’s deal to buy Concur for $8.2 billion, such as retaining independence, governance and overall integration with the mothership. The travel and […]
Top five hotel technology trends
Top five hotel technology trends 1. Google to expand in the travel space Imagine a potential guest searches for a hotel’s name along with the city on Google, but local competitors’ real-time […]
Why revenue management talent is Asia Pacific’s big issue
With new hotels going up across APAC, the dearth of revenue management professionals is a concern. Pamela Whitby reports It is impossible to talk about growth in online travel, especially […]
Saudi Arabia likes to travel: new figures reveal online travel forecast to double by 2019
A new report published by Euromonitor International for The Hotel Show Saudi Arabia 2015 reveals today that online travel sales to residents in Saudi Arabia showed record 40% growth in […]
5 personal ways hotels can increase revenue in 2015
Growth. It’s encouraging to start the year with travel industry forecasts projecting 7.6% RevPar growth, 4.1% ADR growth, and 3.4% occupancy growth. Where there is growth there is opportunity, and […]
Hong Kong hotels hold steady performance
A major pillar of Hong Kong’s economy, the tourism industry contributed to 4.9% of Hong Kong’s gross domestic product and employed approximately 270,000 people in 2013. That represents 7.2% of […]
Interview: Airbnb Business Travel Lead Marc McCabe
Airbnb’s rapid conquest of the guest accommodation market shows no sign of abating, and that even includes winning the business of corporate travelers, whether their employers know or not. Even […]
