Management

According to a study published in the Personality & Social Psychology Bulleti, better decisions come from teams that include a “socially distinct newcomer” – which is psychology-speak for someone who is different enough to bump other team members out of their confort zones. OK I know this is going to sound like justification for including […]

Holiday Inn this month “launched” their brand “relaunch” which involves refreshing over 3,200 hotels by the end of 2010, new brand standards, touchpoints and of course a new logo & ads. Whilst Holiday Inn perhaps hasn’t grown as fast as other IHG brands in the last few years, there are over 1,000 Holiday Inn & […]

At a recent conference in Cairns, Bakers Delight used RFID cards, which delegates wore around their necks, to track which events they attended. The cards were apparently used to create competition amongst franchisees to boost attendance at different sessions and activities. Presumably it also helped with that age old question in conferences of “where on […]

Vinpearl has announced that it will build its first six-star hotel in Vietnam in Bai Soi, Khanh Hoa province.  It will be a 150 room hotel positioned on the beach at Hon Tre island, offshore from the beach resort city of Nha Trang. Vinpearl formerly had a brand leasing contract with the Accor group for […]

Wednesday 5 December 2007 | The Public Policy Research Institute (PPRI) and the School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) recently introduced the Hong Kong Tourism Demand Forecasting System to our industry partners at a forum held in PolyU. Developed by PPRI and the School, the Hong Kong Tourism […]

Giorgio Armani S.p.A. is awarding a long term license to EMAAR Hotel & Resorts for the operation of a collection of luxury hotels and resorts. The agreement foresees the opening of at least seven luxury hotels and three vacation resorts within the next ten years. Following the signing of a Letter of Intent in 2004, […]