Last year, Accor opened 20 hotels in Asia. Tatler caught up with CEO Garth Simmons to find out how they're ensuring a sustainable, ethical and meaningful expansion in the region and beyond.
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Asia Pacific hotel deals grew in tandem with resurgence of tourism: JLL
Hotel transactions grew in tandem with the uptick in tourism across Asia Pacific in the first half of the year, revealed latest data and analysis by JLL. Hotel deals jumped 19% YOY to touch $5.7 billion, led by major deals in Japan…
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Airbnb Wants to Woo Hotel Customers With Luxury Offerings
Airbnb is reportedly planning luxury offerings like personal chefs to entice travelers away from hotels…
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Slow return of Chinese tourists causing problems for Asia Pacific tourism
If the New Year is a time to feel optimistic, tourism organisations across the Asia Pacific region were certainly feeling the positivity. The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) was certainly upbeat; releasing an executive summary report in…
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Global sustainability initiatives like the environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing principle may lead to greater financial gains for hospitality firms in high-income countries but not in low-income nations, according to new findings…
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IHG launches decarbonisation initiative
Major brand group IHG has launched a new initiative to share and learn from best practice across its hotel portfolio, in a bid to drive down the carbon intensity of its hotels, reducing fossil fuel use and deploying cleaner energy…
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New Hyatt partnership adds glamping options
Hyatt has partnered with Under Canvas to launch glamping at 13 locations across the U.S., including Under Canvas’ new outdoor resort, ULUM Moab. The alliance provides World of Hyatt members with access to camping experiences across many U.S…
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Why Cedar Capital wants to increase its Mediterranean exposure
Cedar Capital Partners is expanding its footprint in the Mediterranean and beyond, capitalizing on the post-Covid tourism boom and targeting key European and US markets.
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Radisson’s Tim Cordon on regional strategy, opportunities and innovation
The COO – MEA & SEAP, Radisson Hotel Group, delves into its ambitious regional expansion strategies, the distinct challenges and opportunities across different markets.
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Yas Plaza Hotels creates new culinary sustainability offering with upcycled pasta
Yas Plaza Hotels has launched a new and innovative sustainable culinary project at their Italian restaurant, Filini Garden, led by its chef, Marco Gattone. Called “Il Pane e’ Oro”, the initiative sees the restaurant transforming leftover bread into…
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Hotels dealing with the aftermath of the global IT outage
The global IT blackout has exposed critical vulnerabilities in the hotel industry's digital infrastructure, leading to significant operational challenges.
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ANTI-TOURIST zealots last night chanted "empty hotels, no rental cars and no cyclists" during a massive demonstration. The protesters also spoke of ploughing up Majorca’s motorway network in a promo video for the Palma demo…
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'For a life without boundaries,' promise the makers of the superyacht 'Ulyssia', a planned 1,050ft (320m) vessel bigger than The Titanic that its owners say with 'transform our concept of discovery and home'…
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Bob W, OCIM launch fund to convert old offices into serviced apartments
Bob W, the Finnish tech-powered hospitality company, has joined hands with Osborne+Co Investment Management (OCIM) and launched a £120 million ($155.55 million) equity raise to purchase and repurpose hotel and office buildings into short-term…
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Help! We Had to Sleep in the Hotel’s Breakfast Room. We Would Like a $215 Refund.
A couple arrived in New York after midnight, and a failed “contactless check-in” process and M.I.A. customer service made their hotel room inaccessible.
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Traces of cyanide have been found in the cups of six people found dead in a central Bangkok luxury hotel, Thai police said on Wednesday.
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Six people have been found dead at a five-star hotel in Bangkok amid reports that a number were poisoned to death.
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How the hotel industry can speed up tech adoption
My technology journey has been just as much about what I don’t know as opposed to what I know. As the saying goes, there are things that we know that we know, things that we know that we don’t know, and things that we don’t know that we don’t…
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