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Philip Niemann
Philip Niemann
Group Vice President - APAC at Duetto

For those that have been around long enough, the nCoV outbreak is a dejavu of what we went through during SARS in 2003. The difference here is that with improved technology, a heightened level of connectivity and mobility, and our changing reliance on each other as an interconnected society, the impact of the virus is more widespread than some would have previously predicted - but this does not mean we need to panic.

If anything, the fact that we have come through these scenarios before - whether it was SARS, floods, airport closures, etc, - shows us that we are in a resilient industry that will weather anything. This will be a learning experience for many: market segmentation, geographic source of business, technology, marketing spend, these are going to be some of the key talking points in how hotels will weather situations like this in the future.

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