Imagine going for a retreat in Thailand? Wouldn’t that be great? Unfortunately, during this pandemic period, the country opened its doors for tourists, but no one came. More importantly, most resorts opened, but the government failed to meet even the lowest expectations. According to Thailand Longstay Company, only 346 overseas visitors entered the country per […]

Understanding Artificial Intelligence for The Everyday Hotelier Artificial intelligence sounds like a futuristic idea, but the truth is it’s a technology that’s present today. What’s more, AI is a technological advancement that you can’t simply ignore. That said, understanding how AI is beneficial to your Hotel business could potentially place you ahead of your competition. […]

There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has affected the hotel industry negatively. Unfortunately, whether we’d like to admit it or not, there’s always a catastrophic event that changes the course of the world’s economy. These events tend to happen after a few years, and the COVID-19 pandemic is one of them. From flights being grounded, high […]

Just a few months ago, some destinations discussed the problems of ‘over-tourism.’ The consulting firms in the travel industry predicted that there would be a continued pattern of travel growth across all the major sectors. The forecast for the travel industry was sunny until we started seeing a few clouds on the horizon. Suddenly, we […]

How Hotels Can Work Alongside Google in the Post-Pandemic Era For most hoteliers, more than 50% of their direct online room nights are a contribution of Google. That is in the form of direct organic referrals as well as performance marketing referrals such as SEO, SEM, Content marketing, and GDN (Google Display Network), among others. […]

The Tourism Market for Phuket is a crucial aspect of the local economy. However, the latest delay of reopening the Resort Island of Phuket as a model to welcome back the foreign visitors has blown all the high expectations the hotel businesses seemed to have. Over the past couple of months, the tourism industry in […]

The Fate of Thailand International Flights After being locked down for months on end, most people are itching to travel overseas. However, according to the senior director of civilian aviation in Thailand, there is a chance international flights may not reopen until September. All in all, domestic flights have resumed, but getting back to the […]

Over the past few months, China has witnessed a drop in the tourism sector. That’s all thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ever since the first case of COVID-19 in China, the virus has led to thousands of deaths. With that in mind, international travel has been restricted and puts the focus on domestic tourism. That […]

In the days of coronavirus, we can see the many changes in our lives. Where many things are getting affected by the pandemic, Travel is at the top of the hit list. As people around the world are maintaining social distances and postponing their plans for travelling and finding ways of cleaning and safety, whereas […]

About three months ago in America, hotel without in-room bars and coffee stations was not believable to many citizens but, in these days of the pandemic, we can see the amendments in hotel safety policies including cleanliness of rooms, dining and check-in and out. After observing the recent situation Chekitan Dev, a professor of marketing […]