Wyndham has added 11 new properties in second quarter bringing its portfolio in the region to 146 properties across more than 17 countries and territories.
OTAs and the billboard effect
Hoteliers shouldn’t rely too heavily on OTAs, even though there are still benefits to be reaped from the correlation between visibility on an OTA site and uplift in direct bookings.
Name tag pros and cons: the feedback
Most responses claimed that name tags are necessary as a comfortable and more personal way to interact, not only with guests, but also among work colleagues.
Hotel security is a safari: the predator verses prey principle
Cyber criminals, lone wolves and traditional street criminals are starting to realise they can’t remain undetected for very long in a security-aware hotel, and so they move on to easier pickings.
DoubleTree by Hilton Guangzhou – Science City opens
The hotel is located in the heart of Guangzhou High Tech Development District – the Science City, adjacent to the new Huangpu District Government Administration Office (formerly Luo Gang District).
Hotel surveys increase review scores and volume
TrustYou suggests that hotels reconsider surveys as a guest service rather than a request—and they really can be, when presented the right way.
Wyndham Hotel Group to add eight new Ramada Hotels in China
Opening through the end of 2017, the combined eight properties – several of which fall under the brand’s growing Ramada Encore tier – will increase the size of the Ramada portfolio in China by more than 10 percent.
Airbnb formidable competitor to NYC hotels
Analysis by STR shows that Airbnb units are a material addition to the New York City hotel room inventory and that the competition hotels face in the city is shifting.
Four Seasons Hotel Seoul set to open in October
The 317-room Four Seasons Seoul has seven restaurants and late-night bars, an expansive fitness and spa complex and outstanding settings for special events.
Goran Aleks in dual role of AccorHotels VP Operations South China and GM of Sofitel Macau At Ponte 16
Aleks will oversee over 40 properties both in operation and under development across south China, including the luxury and upscale brands of Sofitel, Pullman and MGallery by Sofitel, as well as Grand Mercure and AccorHotels in Hong Kong.
