Coping with Covid-19: lessons from the hospitality industry
Sherri Kimes, visiting professor, analytics and operations with NUS Business School, recalls a 2010 study on tactics for surviving an economic downturn and lists the lessons that hospitality players can learn.
How the hospitality industry can ride out the Covid-19 storm
Tim Hentschel, CEO and co-founder of HotelPlanner, studies the impact of the recent Covid-19 outbreak on the hospitality industry and shares what is imperative for the industry to get back on its feet.
Shrewd revenue management is critical during downturn
Rachel Grier, area vice president, Asia Pacific for IDeaS Revenue Solutions, argues why hoteliers should avoid knee-jerk reactions to tackle market uncertainty during the Covid-19 slump, but adopt shrewd revenue management strategies that will sustain the business in the long run.
Why tourism providers worldwide are still working on travel personalisation
Gladys Caligagan, conference director, Digital Travel Summit APAC, argues why travel operators need to undergo digital transformation to deliver hyper personalised experiences to cater to a growing pool of millennial travellers.
Travel businesses must approach automation intelligently
Maxim Sevastianov, CEO of Traveknowledgy, looks at the factors travel businesses need to consider before deciding on automation, and whether automation is right for their business or not.
Boutique hoteliers are still mistaken when it comes to technology
Phan Le, founder and CEO of VLeisure, shares how a paradigm shift in the travel technology industry is allowing smaller hotels to compete with the big chains on a much more level playing field.
Hotel owners and operators – how are you addressing the Covid-19...
Robert Williams and Lada Shelkovnikova, partners at Withersworldwide, assess the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on operators and the hospitality industry as a whole, and the measures employers and hoteliers ought take to manage the health risks and concerns of travellers.
How climate change poses tourism risk (or opportunity)
Kevin Phun, director of Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore, shares the impacts climate change has on tourism, and how tourism players have to learn not just to adapt to climate change, but also to leverage its presence to propel the industry forward.
The Traveller’s Wonderland
Singaravelu Ekambaram, global delivery head, retail, consumer goods, travel and hospitality at Cognizant, analyses why shifting to an experience economy will require travel and hospitality providers to ride on digital technologies.
Different paces
BeMyGuest's latest study, Future Watch, reinforces the observation that Asia remains a traditional market and digitising travel experience products is still in the early stages. CEO Blanca Menchaca shares a snapshot of the findings
