Rydges Hotels and Resorts in Cairns, Australia has launched an incentive for brides-to-be with all bookings receiving a gift card up worth up to $1000 to design bespoke wedding footwear.
Marriott’s Mobile Requests expands globally, adds four more brands
The two-way chat feature on Marriott Mobile app enables guests to customize their stay anywhere, anytime – and, in five languages.
Jumeirah Group collaborates with Google to launch 360° video platform
Jumeirah Inside is a virtual platform comprising 360° video and photography that enables users to make hotel bookings, access never-before-seen footage, discover hidden treasures and share them with the world.
Hotel brand conversions can boost performance: Cornell report
Hotels that stayed within their brand family when they switched brands did not generally see improved occupancy, but those that moved to a similar brand in a different brand family did see improvements,
2015 Vacation Deprivation Study highlights global variations in vacation habits
Europe leads the world in paid vacation time while Americans and Asians lag.
Noble House hacked
Noble House learned that malware may have been installed on payment processing systems that potentially affected cards swiped at the six of its properties.
M&C spends S$280 million on global refurbishment
The extensive refurbishment programme has seen hotels from Asia Pacific, the United Kingdom and North America undergoing upgrade works to their premises.
Japan’s largest hospitality group, APA Hotel, enters U.S. market
New group will open its first U.S-based property – the 200-room APA Hotel Woodbridge at Metropark, NJ – on November 13th, 2015, to be followed by additional properties throughout the U.S.
Budget hotels big in the UK: account for over half of hotel development pipeline
Although the economy is now stronger, cheaper hotel stays have become the new norm and guests are reluctant to go back to spending more.
St. Regis launches its own scent
Inspired by St. Regis founding patroness Caroline Astor, scent designer Carlos Huber of ARQUISTE reveals Caroline’s Four Hundred, the scent of St. Regis Hotels & Resorts.
