Post Date : 30 May 2019 // Takeaways : A This real story goes on to prove : One just need “Will” to make a difference. The rest will happen…some call it Manifestation & some call it God’s hand…whichever way, it happens… Pathikrit Saha is lovingly called “Roll Kaku” by underprivileged kids in his locality […]
Post Date : 19 May 2019 Takeaways : Amazon said the airfares it provides from carriers flying domestically in India transparently show all applicable charges, such as “convenience fees,” and if customers need to cancel a flight, they would pay the airline a cancellation fee with no additional charges levied by Amazon. Booking a flight […]
Post Date : 19 May 2019 Takeaways : The mobile Google Trips app, Google Flights, Google hotels search, and more — under a singular landing page aptly called Trips If you track flight prices on a Google search, the Trips page will also display updates for any changes that occur [ Not to miss, OFFERS & […]
Post Date: 18 May 2019 || Takeaways : Three-year, Rs 4,000-crore investment platform to acquire hotels in the luxury, upper-upscale and upscale segments Partnership to pursue acquisitions in an “asset-light format,” favouring management contracts over complete property ownership. Under the deal, equity contribution from IHCL will be 30% with the rest to be contributed by […]
Post Date: 07 May 2019 Takeaways : Highest PAT growth in 11 years at Rs 287 cr for fy2018-19 10% revenue growth and 25% EBITDA growth at Rs 913 cr Aspiration 2022 : Their reimagined brandscape : signed 22 hotels with an inventory of over 3200 rooms across brands in India and key international markets […]
Post Date: 28 Apr 2019 Takeaways : While Vivanta will be led by new construction, SeleQtions will primarily be a conversion brand. The positioning will be anything between upscale and upper-upscale, which is market driven. Although they are part of the global subcontinent story, they are completely local in terms of customer needs and experience. […]
Takeaways : A BIG Milestone indeed for a company that began as a nine-stool root beer stand in 1927 and didn’t even open its first hotel until decades later. On track to open 1,700 additional hotels by the end of 2021 Signed pipeline at the end of 2018 totalled a combined 1.69 million rooms [Read More…] https://www.traveldailymedia.com/marriott-7000th-hotel-reflects-the-tremendous-opportunity-in-asia/
Takeaways : Facebook saw 51% drop in reviews as they shifted from reviews to Recommendations. TripAdvisor has been losing market share(since 2015) and saw 21% decrease in 2018 Hoteliers have increased their Response rate across the board My Guess : #GOOGLE is likely to dominate the Reviews space for years to come. #TripAdvisor need to revisit their Strategy […]
Takeaways [ Dated 5 Apr 2019 ] : The Three Phases of Hospitality : 1960 – 2000 Simple Model & Mass Marketing helped [Lasted 40 Years] 2000 – 2015 Client Minded brands like Booking.com, TripAdvisor & KAYAK came in… Customers like their offerings…resulted in Major Disruption [Lasted 15 Years] 2015 – By now, the OYO’s, […]
Takeaways : [ Article dated 1 – Apr – 2019 ] OYO now valued around $5 billion. The company has now raised more than $1.5 billion from investors. Airbnb, with its #HotelTonight acquisition, has shown it wants to be a booking destination across different types of verticals. OYO is also gunning for Southeast Asia, where […]
