A common misunderstanding is that the Chinese market is homogenous. The truth is far from this – China comprises 34 different provinces, each with distinct preferences and online habits.
Hilton app sends info on resort events and offers to straight to guests’ smartphones
Using Wi-Fi, GPS and beacon technology, Fun Finder acts as a personal travel guide. It understands what you enjoy and provides recommendations based on your arrival and departure information, preferences collected in a pre-arrival survey, the current time and your location in the resort.
Marriott integrates Expedia’s package product to help drive incremental demand
Travellers accessing Marriott.com to book a hotel can now also combine their accommodations with a flight booking from the more than 475 Expedia airline partners.
The Parisian Macao has sustainability in its DNA
The Parisian Macao is Las Vegas Sands’ and Sands China’s most energy-efficient property to date and its Industry-leading sustainability measures raise the bar for environmentally responsible resort operations in Macao.
Tokyo, Osaka hotel stock forecast to increase by 20-30% by 2018
CBRE Hotels and Research report also shows Japanese hotel transaction volume recording a three-fold increase since 2012.
Over-the-top amenities featured at Ty Warner Mansion at Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort
From a private tequila library to a $25,000 Assouline book collection to a customizable fireworks display, the $35,000 per night Ty Warner Mansion Is the ultimate Mexican hideaway.
IHG targets Eastern Europe
The growth of IHG’s hotels will be primarily driven by its midscale brands, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express, in cities across Eastern Europe, however its fastest growing segment, boutique, will also benefit from continued growth in the region.
Rise of Chinese tourists drives APAC tourism boom
However the shared accommodation trend poses challenges that are prompting operators to review operational models according to the new CBRE Research Hotel Megatrends report.
Noble House Hotels & Resorts latest to be hit by payment card security incidences
Noble House Hotels & Resorts has discovered possible fraudulent activity on the payment card systems at 11 of its hotels and restaurants.
Novum Hotel Group grows to 95 hotels
NOVUM Group Hotels has announced that it acquired seven sleepNsmile Hotels in Dresden, Neuss and Düssedorf.
