News

October 26, 2015

Patrick Andres joins The Rainmaker Group as managing director of Asia-Pacific

With a quickly expanding client base in the region, The Rainmaker Group has enlisted hospitality technology veteran Patrick Andres to head operations in Asia-Pacific as managing director.

Singapore

October 21, 2015

Introducing “Digital Travel Exchange Asia” series of events in Bangkok

The growing importance of digital in the travel and tourism industry in Asia has motivated a few existing events to band together to form the "Digital Travel Exchange Asia". The focus is on all things Digital with an exciting line up of events, all with truly useful information, best practice, strategies and trends, and all presented by experts. DTE Asia is a new line up of events for the travel, hospitality and tourism industries in Asia Pacific. The events run from Monday 16th November until Wednesday 18th November, 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand.

HSMAI Europe

Bangkok, Thailand

October 20, 2015

PolyU Collaborates with Professional Bodies to Launch Club Managers’ Association SHTM Student Chapter

The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University launched the first student club in club management in Hong Kong on 9 October 2015. The Club Managers' Association SHTM Student Chapter collaborates with the Club Managers' Association of Hong Kong (CMAHK) and Club Managers' Association China Chapter, the professional bodies based in Hong Kong and Mainland China representing the interests of club managers of their regions.

Hong Kong PolyU

Hong Kong (SAR)

October 14, 2015

Global Tourism Economy Forum • Macau 2015 Adjourns with Progressive Accomplishments on Fostering Cultural Tourism for Economic Growth in Line with Belt and Road Initiative

Themed as "Belt and Road Initiative: Unleashing the New Dynamics of Cultural Tourism", the Global Tourism Economy Forum • Macau 2015 adjourned today (13 October) with tremendous success.

PATA

Macau

October 7, 2015

Trust International Facilitates WMC Group’s Global Expansion with Hotel Distribution, Reservation Services

FRANKFURT and SAIGON - Trust International and WMC Group (wmcvietnam.com), operating luxury hotels and residences in Vietnam, have entered a partnering agreement for distribution and reservation services worldwide. Under the contract, Trust International will provide global distribution services (GDS) representation as well as latest Internet booking functionalities and mobile services. Trust will also support the two-way interface between the yourVoyager CRS and WMC Group's hotel property management system (PMS).

Trust International

Vietnam

Reuters Events (former EyeforTravel)

September 22, 2015

Booking.com, Cathay Pacific, Kempinski Hotels and Hotel Quickly to Take the Stage at Smart Traveller Asia 2016

It has just been announced today that Booking.com, Shangri-La, Hotel Quickly, Kayak.com, HostelWorld and Japan Airlines will be speaking at Smart Traveller Asia in Hong Kong in January (26-27) 2016, to start the year off discuss the shifting mobile travel landscape and what end users really want from travel brands. (Formerly called Online Marketing and Social Media Strategies in Asia).

Hong Kong (SAR)

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Hospitality Net

September 14, 2015

The $264b Dragon Baby: Your Next Most Important Customer

YWS Design releases its latest white paper on the Chinese millennial leisure traveler and the importance for businesses within gaming, hospitality, retail, restaurant and entertainment verticals to understand and cater to the needs of this important market segment.

External Article

September 7, 2015

The 21-year-old building India's largest hotel network | BBC.com

One night, 18-year-old Ritesh Agarwal was locked out of his apartment in Delhi. It was an unfortunate minor incident that was to change his life. Forced to check into a hotel he found himself in a situation he had already experienced several times while travelling in India.

bbc.com

India

September 7, 2015

Savioke's Hotel Delivery Robot To Engage Asian Hoteliers In Singapore

Hotel Technology Conference (HotelTech) – Asia's only dedicated platform for hotel CIOs, CTOs, Information Officers and E-commerce Directors – along with Savioke, the leader in creating autonomous robots for the services industry, are pleased to announce a partnership to bring Savioke's Relay robot to Asia. Relay's presence at HotelTech will mark its first trip outside the United States.

Questex

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

Alliance Advisory & Hospitality Management (AAHMCO)

September 2, 2015

The inaugural Young Hospitality Professionals Summit (YHPS) - Creating The Future Stars Of hospitality In China

Shanghai, China, August 2015 – The inaugural Young Hospitality Professionals Summit (YHPS) launches on November 6-7 in Shanghai, creating a platform for the very first time for young and enthusiastic professionals and students to get together to help form the future of China's hospitality industry. Across two days at the new Shanghai Children's Art Theater and Shanghai Marriott Hotel Luwan, over 1,000 students, young professionals and people who start their own businesses will have the opportunity to learn-from and network-with 200 hotel experts including hotel operators, developers and investors, as well as architects, designers, consultants, hotel schools and hospitality entrepreneurs.

Shanghai, China

August 25, 2015

HAA and SiteMinder partner to boost Australia’s hosted accommodation

Hosted Accommodation Australia (HAA) – the B&B industry's national peak organisation – and the hotel industry's leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, have today announced a partnership that aims to boost the profile of Australia's hosted accommodation sector.

SiteMinder

Australia

August 18, 2015

IDeaS Delivers Integrated Revenue Support for Echo Entertainment Group

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software solutions and advisory services, today announced its partnership with Echo Entertainment Group, to enhance the group's revenue performance and results.

IDeaS

Australia

Opinion Article

August 6, 2015

Why tourism is on track to replace mining as Australia’s biggest export

As the resources boom grinds to a halt, there has been a lot of doom and gloom surrounding the impact on Australia's economy. But, while the rapid growth of the resources sector has undoubtedly contributed to the country's economic growth over the last 10 years, there's reason to believe the impact of its decline won't be as devastating as some have predicted.

By Mike Kinloch, Director of Sales - Pacific, SiteMinder

Australia

Why Hospitality Net Leads B2B in Hospitality

August 4, 2015

Hotel Jaisalkot Jaisalmer, the Heritage Palace and the Rigel Agra Partner with RezNext for Revenue Management Services

RezNext the world's only true real-time enterprise distribution technology company is emerging as the preferred revenue management service partner for leading hoteliers. 3 luxury properties based in northern and western India have selected RezNext's revenue management service to improve their revenue streams and profitability.

RezNext Global Solutions

Jaisalmer, India

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Hospitality Net

August 4, 2015

ITB Berlin and IPK International: Chinese take shorter trips and choose luxury hotels more often

Rapid growth in short trips – Strong above-average rises in Asia and North America trips – Europe loses market share – ITB Berlin and IPK International analyse the travel flows of Chinese tourists

ITB Berlin

July 22, 2015

Enderun Hospitality Management selects LIVE by eRevMax

Enderun Hospitality Management (EHM), an emerging hospitality management solutions provider, has selected LIVE by eRevMax to assist in online distribution for its member hotels. Seven properties from the group will be using the LIVE platform for channel management as well as booking engine capabilities. LIVE is a web-based platform that offers detailed competitor intelligence, comprehensive business performance analytics and reliable channel management functionality from a single sign-on dashboard.

eRevMax Ltd.

Manila, Philippines

July 21, 2015

Marco Polo Hotels' 2015 Marketing Conference Recently Held at Niccolo Chengdu

Marco Polo Hotels' 2015 Marketing Conference was recently held at their newest luxury hotel, Niccolo Chengdu. The hotel is located in the renowned International Finance Square complex in the capital of Sichuan, China.

Wharf Hotels

Chengdu, China

July 15, 2015

Chinese Dragon Still Building Steam With Strong Growth in Chinese International Travel Numbers

The continued, sustained growth in the number of Chinese international travelers presents huge opportunities for the global tourism industry and hoteliers, reveals the Hotels.com® Chinese International Travel Monitor (CITM) 2015. According to the latest major annual study from Hotels.com, tech-savvy, younger and more affluent Chinese form a substantial part of the 20 percent growth in outbound mainland Chinese travelers, reaching 107 million in 2014[1]. The report also highlights the need for hoteliers to cater to Chinese travelers' needs such as Chinese-speaking staff, Chinese-language tourist guides and dedicated websites.

Hotels.com