The trend towards health and wellness and medical tourism in this region is expanding and health focused tourists usually spend more than 130% as compared to regular traveller.
Green initiatives impacting bottom line for Meyer Jabara Hotels
Four hundred solar panels are providing the LaQuinta Inn and Suites in Danbury with 18% of its electricity, equating to $18,000 in annual energy savings plus $16,000 in annual rebates.
Oakwood announces multi-region expansion, launch of new Oakwood Studios offering
The corporate housing and serviced apartment provider is planning aggressive global portfolio growth in APAC, EMEA and the United States.
How Ramadan impacted Middle East hotels
Makkah and Medina, Saudi Arabia, were the only major hotel markets in the Middle East to experience increases in RevPAR during Ramadan 2016.
Rezidor reaches 80,000 rooms in operation
Despite the challenging trading environment across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Rezidor Hotel Group signed more than 2,500 rooms during the second quarter of 2016 and opened more than 1,400 rooms
Israel’s hotel pipeline strong, despite fall in international visitor bednights
While the impact of continuing terrorist activity has resulted in fewer visitors travelling to Israel, those cities with strong corporate-driven business, such as Tel Aviv, have proven to be more resilient than mainly leisure-driven markets such as Jerusalem and the Dead Sea area.
Hoteliers need to change their perceptions of Chinese travellers
Perceptions of Chinese travellers wanting only Chinese breakfasts and Mandarin translations are out dated and the industry needs to develop new products and marketing strategies for the far more sophisticated Chinese traveller of today.
Mantra launches Pokemon Go-friendly hotels
Mantra GroupPokemon Go has launched the world’s first Pokemon Go-friendly hotels, encouraging fans to ‘Pokestop By Our Bar’.
Marriott plans to expand and improve offerings for business travel professionals
The company is undertaking some high-profile additions to the meeting space portfolio.
InterContinental Chicago gets “China-Ready”
As part of a corporate-wide plan with InterContinental Hotels Group to attract Chinese travelers, the China-Ready offerings are an important initiative for InterContinental Chicago with all employees undergoing a cultural training.
