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In-Room Bartender - Oakwood's Latest Offer
We are familiar with 'Happy-Hours' being part of club benefits, and some hotels and resorts offer Happy Hours as an attraction around prime leisure times, but Oakwood Premier AMTD Singapore [https://www.oakwoodasia.com/serviced-apartments/singapore/oakwood-singapore-cbd] has taken this...

Swiss-Belhotel International to Open Four New Hotels in Thailand
Swiss-Belhotel International is currently in advanced negotiations with its partners for four new hotels in three key cities: Bangkok, Chiang Mai and...

Avani: Minor Group’s Fast-Growing Star Performer
Avani Hotels & Resorts [https://www.avanihotels.com/en/minibreaks?gclid=Cj0KCQjwr-_tBRCMARIsAN413WSGyiWtj5uTCH7C53GJd4q9zkmXeKXNYE29R2CbEO1SRDEVaD9xG6QaAnjPEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds] currently operates 29 properties...

Ovolo Group Expands to Kuta Beach, Bali
Ovolo [https://ovologroup.com/] has today announced the purchase of the Citadines Kuta Beach Bali, the group’s first property outside of...

Resorts - A New Investment Trend?
Experience Driven Holidays Drive Resort Investment Ever since the trend of 'experience-driven' holidays started to really become a 'thing&...

New TripAdvisor Tool Really Can Help Drive Direct Bookings
TripAdvisor [https://www.tripadvisor.com/] has just announced the launch of a new direct booking feature within the existing TripAdvisor Sponsored Placements...

Centara Hotels & Resorts Reveals Expansion Plans, New Openings and Brand Updates
The last 12 months have been an exciting period for Centara [https://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/], which is currently midway through a strategic...

Human Resources: Do What Counts Instead of What Gets Counted
People are the most important part of the hospitality business. In fact, people are the most important part of almost ANY business...

Hotel Investment Volumes in Asia Pacific to Exceed US$11 Billion in 2019
According to research [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2Pbgs1B&data=02%7C01%7CVernia.Lim%...

Are Independent Properties Still Trumping Famous Franchises?
Whether it is Marriott, Hilton or Hyatt, almost everyone has heard of these famous hotel brands; but, does 'famous' necessarily...