By Vivian Giang: An organization's most valuable assets are its employees. When workers are happy and motivated, they're more likely to perform at the highest levels. The most strategic way to create this type of environment is by giving everyone a sense of ownership, says Robert C. Pozen, senior lecturer at Harvard Business School.

By Max Fisher: The WEF gathered the data from late 2011 through late 2012 by asking respondents, "How welcome are foreign visitors in your country?" The WEF explains that the survey results are meant to help "measure the extent to which a country and society are open to tourism and foreign visitors." Here are the results.

By Samantha Shankman: The entire travel and tourism industry is paying close attention to the more than 100 million Chinese travelers expected to cross borders by 2020; however, many global hotel brands with Western roots are struggling to cater to the distinct cultural tastes of their new guests.

We're all about a funky hotel or two, but some of the coziest spots are those with shabby-chic decor – just homey enough to be comforting, while still packing in a lot of style.

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By Dave Ambrose: A sixth of all website traffic is now on a mobile, tablet or other connected device, and smartphone penetration is predicted to reach 75% this year. Regular travellers are even more likely to access information or book ‘on the go', which means that travel companies need to be at the forefront of mobile development and recognise the importance of optimisation if they are to not only survive, but thrive.

By Steve: The Ibis Sleep Art app has been developed by hotel brand Ibis in an effort to offer residents in their rooms something no other hotel in the world can: physical representations of their dreams.

By Shuchita Kapur: Hilton UAE is on a hiring spree across different emirates in the country. Various positions have opened up in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain and Ras Al Khaimah within the different hotels run by the brand.

By Samantha Shankman: While global hotels focus on rapid expansion in China, they are missing a critical component of the battle online.

By Katherine Tse: Aesthetic. Modernity. Trendy. Renovated. Fancy. Why do these words matter? For one, any hotel would want these superlatives attached to their image.But more than that, those descriptions make up 70.6% of all positive attributes and, as the top 5, draw female travellers to certain properties, based on findings from Brand Karma Analytics.