Asia

One year after revamping its accorhotels.cn Chinese-language website, and proving the power of the Chinese market, AccorHotels has seen a 53% increase in direct bookings revenue across its Asia Pacific […]

Amadeus is one of the many international firms building up its presence in China in response to the gradual liberalization of travel technology and distribution. Businesses of Amadeus’ stature are […]

There has never been a more complex time to practise revenue management in Asia: Changing guest behaviours, the evolving and increasingly intricate nature of distribution channels and an abundance of […]

“Flat” is the word Sarah Duignan, director of account management for STR Global, used to describe hotel performance across the Asia/Pacific region year to date through June. Presenting global hotel performance […]

Japanese leisure travellers are using OTAs to research their international trips but prefer to book at the website of a traditional offline agent. The findings came out of research group […]

Big Chinese online intermediaries are diligently pursuing new opportunities as part of their respective growth strategies and strengthening of international hotel content via direct contracting deals is a part of […]

The world is on the move. Tourist arrivals and spending on leisure tourism keep growing and experiencing one of the highest growth rates is South-East Asia. Just this year, Thailand […]

Hotel organizations today need to handle a gamut of distribution channels that can pave way for bookings. The route to optimising distribution involves several key aspects such as connectivity (configuring […]

Hotel room rates were mostly up across the board in Asia-Pacific as business tourism surged this quarter, according to HRS Hotel Price Radar. Macau, Sydney and Hong Kong were found […]

The travel industry should exercise more caution towards the Chinese market and focus less on the projected numbers of outbound tourists from China, according to two leading academics. Professor Wolfgang […]