TripAdvisor study shows correlation between hotelier engagement, review behaviour and property performance.
NOVUM Hotel Group takes over the Winters Hotel Company
WIth the acquisition, NOVUM grows to 55 hotels totaling 4,400 rooms throughout Germany.
Hotel construction in Turkey at all-time high
The Hotel Show 2015 commissioned the report on the back of a 70% increase in interest from Turkish manufacturers looking to exhibit at the 16th annual event this year, set to take place in Dubai in September.
Travelers’ prefer free Wi-Fi to free breakfast
Agoda.com’s Travel Smarts survey shows travelers prefer free in-room Wi-Fi to free breakfast, and have a stronger preference for big beds over big bathrooms.
Choice Hotels unveils new brand identity in Asia-Pac
To better reflect the scope of Choice Hotels and its expansion plans in this region, and the increasing influence that Asian travellers are having on this market, the company will now be known as Choice Hotels Asia-Pac instead of Choice Hotels Australasia.
MGM China to bring Asia’s first Nikkei cuisine restaurant to Macau in 2016
Nikkei cuisine, the art of preparing Peruvian ingredients with Japanese cooking techniques, will be offered in collaboration with Chef Mitsuharu Tsumura.
The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans reflects on the city’s recovery 10 years after Hurricane Katrina
Its newest art installation is titled Reflections of Recovery and will allow locals, hotel guests and tourists to look into the bright future of New Orleans and reflect on how the city has thrived since the devastation.
Culinary team builds life-sized coffee capsules race car at Royal Plaza on Scotts Singapore
Tying in with the hotel’s green initiatives, this year’s life-sized race car features recycled coffee capsules, collected from the hotel’s 511 guestrooms and 11 meeting rooms which provide guests with complimentary gourmet coffee from Nespresso machines.
500 new companies sign to Airbnb for Business program within 24 hours of launch
The company claims that there are now more than one thousand businesses from over 35 countries around the world who are formally making Airbnb part of their corporate travel programs.
Record water and energy savings for eco-conscious Mövenpick properties in the Middle East
A range of hotel-led initiatives, many pioneered by general managers and staff members, led to energy and water reductions of 7.8% and 6.3% respectively in 2014, compared to 2013.
