Asia’s best restaurant for 2023 revealed
Bangkok has long been considered a world capital when it comes to street food. But these days, its fine dining scene is proving to be just as alluring.
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Asia’s best restaurant for 2023 revealed
Bangkok has long been considered a world capital when it comes to street food. But these days, its fine dining scene is proving to be just as alluring.
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Middle East Registers Record-High Hotel Openings in 4th Quarter
The sheer number of hotel openings in the region indicates that the Middle East is making sure that it has enough capacity to accommodate the growing number of tourists.
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Julia Selyukova Named Hotel Manager for the Four Seasons Hotel Doha
Four Season Hotel Doha announces the appointment of Julia Selyukova as the new Hotel Manager. A hotelier with more than 20 years of experience, Julia has previously held the position of Hotel Manager at Four Seasons Hotel Moscow…
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Japan to lure hotel operators to open luxury inns in national parks
Japan will launch a project to encourage global hotel operators to open luxury properties in national parks as early as in 2024, Nikkei has learned, as part of plans to bring in more tourists post-COVID…
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Research conducted by travel experts WeRoad has revealed that millennials are swapping relaxing and partying this year when it comes to travelling.
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Europe and Middle East tourism set to return to pre-pandemic level
After stronger than expected recovery last year, 2023 could see international tourist arrivals bounce back to pre-COVID-19 levels in Europe and the Middle East.
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Mobile Hotel Tech: The Latest Trends from Asia
From my desk in Bangkok, I can see that the big mobile digital trends affecting North America and Europe are also in play in Asia.
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Evolution of the Asian Hotel Brands
Exclusive Feature - Travel, as we know it, is as old as mankind and since the very early stage of humanity, people have traveled in search of shelter, food, betterment, safety, and comfort.
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Carina Chorengel on Hyatt's Asia-Pacific expansion plans
Early this year, Hyatt Hotels Corp…
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David Beckham fronts latest campaign for Qatar Tourism
Global superstar David Beckham is fronting the latest campaign by Qatar Tourism. The latter has launched a new stopover holiday campaign to support its tourism goals attract more than six million visitors a year by 2030…
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Ecolodges in the Middle East: The new big thing
While global interest in ecotourism has been growing at a rapid pace, inflation has also started to shape travel choices…
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International hotel brand penetration in APAC
The hotel supply in Asia Pacific grew rapidly over the past decade and operators keep looking for opportunities by fine-tuning their entry strategies, while owners evaluate affiliating their property/-ies with a brand or not…
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Marriott International Signs Eight Hotels in Vietnam Totaling Close to 2,200 Rooms
Marriott International, Inc…
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Building an older, wiser workforce
Sad to say, hotel managers – unwittingly or not – often hold negative perceptions of older workers. People older than 50 make up less than a fifth of all hotel employees. Where does this apparent aversion to employing older people come from…
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Transparent tourist submarine launches at Vietnam resort
A groundbreaking submersible has welcomed passengers on its first ever public dives in a hugely significant move for submarine tourism.
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China’s hotel construction pipeline hits record high
According to the latest Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), at the end of Q1 ‘22, China’s total hotel construction pipeline reached record high project and room counts, standing at 3,711 projects/704,101 rooms and up…
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TripTrends: APAC’s accelerated tourism recovery for April and beyond
In our TripTrends series, we share the data and trends defining the global travel revival and examine the latest Trip.com Group data to identify the patterns emerging as travel rebounds around the world…
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Marriott International celebrates its 1,000th hotel in Europe, Middle East and Africa
Marriott International, Inc. has celebrated the launch of The Westin London City, its 1,000th hotel in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)…
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