[TravelNews] Wyndham's strategy: Go for quality over quantity Date:2016-04-14 10:45:25 Click:13 Times
After terminating 50,000 guestrooms last year because of quality issues, the new culture at Wyndham Hotel Group is all about clarity and loyalty....
[TravelNews] How Hotels Can Win the Supply Chain Game Date:2016-04-14 10:45:24 Click:14 Times
Managing supply chain and procurement is one of the best ways a hotelier can increase profits and minimize losses....
[TravelNews] Appointment of General Manager of JW Marriott Hotel Zhejiang Anji Date:2016-04-14 10:45:24 Click:142 Times
Mr. Alfred Gao has been officially appointed as General Manager of JW Marriott Hotel Zhejiang Anji for general management and operation of the hotel....
[TravelNews] Chinese Hotelier Considers Raising Its Stake in Accor Hotels Date:2016-04-14 10:45:24 Click:12 Times
Jin Jiang International (Holdings) Co., is considering increasing its stake in French hotelier Accor SA, people familiar with the matter said....
[TravelNews] HNA Group to acquire gategroup for US$1.5bn Date:2016-04-14 10:45:24 Click:19 Times
HNA Group has announced a definitive transaction to acquire gategroup....
[TravelNews] Expedia Chair Barry Diller: artificial intelligence will be travel’s next big thing Date:2016-04-12 12:03:50 Click:11 Times
Although this year won’t be the year of artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence applications to personalize services are appearing at a modest pace, Barry Diller, the chairman of both Expedia, argued that there won’t be a single next big thing but there will be several tracks, includi...
[TravelNews] Three principles for hotels wanting to boost direct bookings Date:2016-04-12 12:03:50 Click:11 Times
When improving direct booking, hotels could treat different kinds of traffic in different ways, carrying copy and branding initiatives all the way through the booking process and spliting your audience, see what really does work best, and use those learnings for the next campaign you launch....
[TravelNews] Japan to test fingerprint-based ID and payments for foreign visitors Date:2016-04-12 12:03:50 Click:15 Times
This summer, the Japanese government will test a program that will enable international visitors to prove who they are — and make purchases at stores — via fingerprint scanners, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun, a leading newspaper....
[TravelNews] Oyo Rooms raises $100 million from Softbank, others Date:2016-04-12 12:03:50 Click:13 Times
Recently, an Indian startups, Oyo Rooms has raised $100 million from its existing investors, including Japan’s Softbank in its fifth round of funding....
[TravelNews] British Airways mulls Chinese airline alliance Date:2016-04-12 12:03:50 Click:63 Times
IAGs British Airways is in talks with China Southern and China Eastern Airlines to start codesharing flights between Europe and China; U.K. carrier seeks to tap Chinese travel boom...