IHG Assist is an industry leading suite of global initiatives designed to help IHG’s corporate clients address their growing concern for traveller safety and security.
Swiss International Hotels (China) Group will expand our brands into Taiwan, partnered with YOKO International Corporation of Taipei.
As the hospitality industry continues to thrive, Hilton Worldwide is seeking to take advantage while the going is good.
Millennials sometimes get categorized as young, carefree travelers, completely void of responsibility.
Shangri-La today announced to launch the New Business Travel Programme which is an online corporate account portal specially conceived to reward small to medium sized enterprises.
India Poised to Be Leader in Business Travel in Coming Decades - Business Travel Spending Forecasted to Grow 9.8% in 2015, 10.9% in 2016.
With a new definition for boutique hotels as the backdrop, a panel of experts re-evaluated the space from top to bottom.
Amazon has begun to broaden the way it works with hotels using the precise business model that Skift reported in November that it would.
The circle is now complete. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the world’s largest hospitality brand, just acquired Kimpton Hotels, the world’s first boutique hotel brand.
Hard Rock International has announced the hiring of Daniel Cheng as SVP of Business Development, Asia-Pacific.
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., parent of the world’s biggest hotel operator, plans to introduce its timeshare business in southeast Asia by the end of this year.
According to the report released by GBTA, China’s total business travel spend to grow 15.9 percent in 2014 to $262 billion USD and another 18 percent in 2015.
Do you really know your business travelers? If given the proper service, they are a lucrative group that is likely to bring repeat business, but their needs are different than leisure travelers.
GBTA Foundation Report Forecasts Global Business Travel Spending to Hit Record High of Nearly $1.2 Trillion in 2014.
Find out if you are wasting budget on feedback strategies that no longer hold up. Below are the top five that need to be kicked to the curb.
According to a study presented at HSMAI’s ROC, the sentiment of reviews is the most important factor in business travelers’ booking decisions.
Hoteliers outline the important roles business intelligence play at their hotels and identify wish lists for additional data that would shape future operational decisions.
The growth in China s economy has been unprecedented, propelling the country s business travel market to the second largest market in the world driven by real spending gains from rising business travel demand in both transient and group meetings and events.
Whether it is distribution channel management, social media marketing, reputation management, or the fact that a significant portion of hotel bookings now occur from mobile devices, digital marketing is a necessity in today s competitive landscape.
Business travel spending from China is expected to jump 14% in 2013 and 17% next year, according to the trade group for corporate travel managers.
So, you have finally decided to take a business leap and start your own hotel. Whether you’re envisaging business travel hotels, comfortable hotels, classy heritage hotels or an elegant boutique, you need to spend a good amount of time researching before making an investment.
The OTA fervor has died down somewhat, but it appears the hotel industry still lacks focus. One of the more widely covered headlines regarded a single property cutting its room service. Broader implications there?
Here are top 10 amenities that you should include in your hotel if you want to attract business travelers.
Aside from sleeping, for instance, survey respondents indicated that enjoying the hotel bar or restaurant with colleagues or business partners was their number one activity during free time, outpacing time spent in the gym, spa, shopping or catching up with local acquaintances.