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| Global Economies And Consumers In 2017 |
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| Euromonitor International analysts predict 2017 will be marked by slowing growth in consumer expenditure in developed markets. With many of these countries struggling to raise productivity, weighed down by debt and ageing population, stagnation represents a threat. The Eurozone will continue to see anaemic growth, with a slowdown in all major economies next year. Read more |
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| Hotel Development India |
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| As India’s GDP continues to climb, international chains are taking advantage of a boom in demand for hotel rooms. Marriott, for example, plans to add 35 properties to their existing portfolio of 32, while Accor recently reached a 45-hotel milestone. By 2020, Carlson Rezidor is aiming for a total of 170 hotels, by which time, the international chains together are set to exceed domestic room offerings. Read more |
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| The 2017 Smart Decision Guide To Hospitality Revenue Management |
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| Starfleet Research, the leading provider of best practices IT research for the hospitality industry, just released of The 2017 Smart Decision Guide to Hospitality Revenue Management. It is currently available for complimentary access. The following is brief excerpt. Read more |
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| Hotel Technology Webinar |
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| Hotel software tech leader presents strategies to streamline operations and simultaneously cater to today’s digitally dependent traveler Read more |
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| U.S. Airline Industry Performance |
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| The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported yesterday that U.S. airlines’ systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service load factor rose to 84.3 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, rising for the third consecutive month. Read more |
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| Cruise Booking Trends |
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| Tourico Increases Cruise Bookings by 37 Percent in 2016 and Pacing for Even Stronger 2017 Read more |
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| Talent Acquisition |
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| While technology will never be able to replace the human factor in human resources, it will likely take over certain functions on talent acquisition and management teams. A new survey from CareerBuilder shows that 72 percent of employers expect that some roles within talent acquisition and human capital management will become completely automated within the next 10 years. Read more |
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| U.S. Airline Employment Trends |
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| U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.7 percent more workers in December 2016 than in December 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Read more |
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| Travel Behavior Study |
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| As shocking as it sounds, the latest research by Fuel Travel and Flip.to shows that, on average, leisure travelers are only visiting 4.4 unique sites before booking. This is a massive decline from the past where research suggested upwards of 38 sites. Read more |
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