Economists Have Warned That the Current Economic Conditions Show Asia Isn’t Always Resilient Like any other part of the world, Asia faces economic crises. But Asia has always stood out for its ability to bounce back from economic crisis quickly. However, last week in Singapore at the (HICAP) Hotel Investment Conference Asia-Pacific, Arup Raha, a […]

How to Beat the 2023 Post Pandemic Hotel Budgeting The start of the budgeting season is already here with us. Unfortunately, it coincides with a particularly challenging inflection point for most hoteliers. While the travel demand has returned to the pre-pandemic levels, the staffing shortages have strained even the most finely-tuned hotel operations. Challenges in […]

During the first half of 2022, the hotel business in Phuket gradually picked momentum. According to Suksit Suvunditkul, the president of the Thai Hotels Association, Phuket witnessed an average occupancy rate of around 40% in May. What’s more, over the year’s first half, the island has welcomed over 1.7 million visitors. The resort island visitors […]

Metaverse has been all the craze around here in the last year. That’s all thanks to Facebook’s parent company rebranding into Meta. However, Facebook is only one of many giant corporations showing great interest in Metaverse. Other well-known brands hoping to stake a claim in this virtual world are Coca-Cola, Gucci, and McDonald’s. With all […]

On May 25th, the most popular search engine will shut down its ‘Book-on-Google’ function. The company claims that the algorithm is currently witnessing low traffic from consumers and partners. ‘Book on Google’ was launched in 2015 and this algorithm made it so easy for online travel agencies and hotels that weren’t optimized for the mobile […]

We all know that the Pandemic really slowed down the travel industry. But the industry is slowly getting back to its usual. And in the midst of all that, new trends are also quietly developing. One of the most notable changes includes the convergence of Fintech and the travel industry. The industry is changing quite […]

Hotels Can Afford to Be Greedy As 2021 Enters the Final Quarter We are constantly told, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. This wise saying has been used for ages now to caution the greedy to value what they already have instead of chasing something that potentially may have a […]

No more Cookies? How Will This Impact the Selling Strategy to Drive More Direct Booking to Hotel Websites? Since the pandemic and the travel ban hit, things have changed for the hotel industry. And at this point, we can’t quite speculate if things will eventually go back to normal. For that reason, both hoteliers and […]

Tips to Boost Hotel Revenue and Receive More Bookings As a hotelier, sometimes you might think that slashing your rates to almost nothing will help sell more rooms and probably increase your weekly revenue. While the discounting strategy may sell a few rooms, often, it will rarely sell enough to offset that reduced revenue. Lower […]

Booking.com, The ‘Unfair Fight’ for hotels During the pandemic, the hotel business witnessed a stronger increase in online traffic than usual. But why is it increasingly becoming challenging to drive traffic to hotel sites? On a light note, Booking.com was one of the solutions most hoteliers went for. And even though many hotels are still […]