Welcome to Breaking News in Tourism and Hospitality Industry from Meadin.com. Let’s look at what happened this week.
A beacon is the natural progression of the QR (Quick Response) Code, which never had a real break-through despite its intelligent potential uses.
Make sure your website looks on-brand, professional and trust-worthy. A mobile friendly site is a must have for 2016 and the more visually appealing the better.
The Marriott acquisition of Starwood and the Expedia acquisition of Orbitz are harbingers of a consolidation coming in the hotel industry.
It’s possible that Airbnb might partner with hotels at some point in the future, allowing them to list their properties on the site.
Hoteliers are likely to welcome Google’s potentially increased role in the travel-distribution sector because it could weaken the OTAs’ distribution power.
The time has come to bring about a Spring for the tourism supply, to encourage the investments needed to shift from startup to the industrial era by pulling the right levers.
Removal of rate parity would allow hoteliers to do whatever they want, but the hotel industry as a whole hasn’t proven it can market as effectively online as OTAs.
With slow but steady GDP growth focused more on the tertiary industry in China, hotel demand is likely to continue to grow.
The capability to deliver useful, proactive content to travelers can enrich the guest experience and ultimately heighten the visibility and relevance of the hotel.
On June 30th, 2015, "The Most Influential Brand Award Ceremony in Hospitality Industry, 2014" by Meadin.com and People.cn is held at New World Hotel Beijing.
Over the past few years, Chinese money has flowed into the US, up from $58 million in 2000 to $14 billion in 2013.
The hospitality industry has expressed concern over the lack of specific recommendations for the sector in the draft national tourism policy 2015 formulated by the tourism ministry.
As we witnessed different technologies, such as telephones, cameras, and GPSs, converge into one smart mobile device, what did this convergence bring to the hotel industry?
Domestic travel within China was strong last year, experiencing a 10% increase over the year before. Visitor arrivals declined by about 1%.
Considering the way the industry is moving with keyless check-in and other technology efforts, the integration of Apple Pay makes perfect sense, sources said.
To stay ahead of the competition,how should the industry shape itself this year to meet the growing needs of informed customers in 2005?
Marriott International bowed to the inevitable and officially withdrew their joint FCC petition seeking clarification on whether and how they would be able to block attendees’ Wi-Fi.
Understanding the trends and planning accordingly in this article will provide you with the opportunity to experience a record-breaking year ahead on both the revenue and net income side of the equation.
Marriott hotels may have "teleporters" but augmented reality on your smartphone could be the way of the future.
2012 was an exciting year for Zhuzhou hotel industry. Hilton, Sheraton, Marriott, Intercontinental and Howard Johnson came into Zhuzhou.
With the problems of IHG rapid expansion were exposed, the insiders began to talk about the problems of the foreign hotel brands.
Meadin Brand Index (MBI) is released exclusively by Meadin.com, providing index data that reflect the brands (including relative brands of hotels and suppliers) influence for a period of time.
The author took a road trip a few weeks back and thought about the current state of the hotel industry through this thip.