NEWS
How Asia’s Most Expensive Hotels Became Its Smartest Hedge
Xander Nijnens, JLL’s head of advisory and asset management, Asia-Pacific, explains the mechanics behind the region’s ultra-luxury bull market
What Makes Capella World Best?
What makes Capella Hotels and Resorts great? The answer lies in building a living culture, not in building hotels
Accor Mega Deal Upholds Huge Potential of Asia’s Living Sector
Asia’s Living sector is coming alive and Accor is marching forward to anchor the region’s midscale extended-stay market
Smart Money Pivots to Lombok
These days it pays to be under-crowded and overshadowed. Investors are realizing Bali’s neighbor holds growth potential
How The Standard Shakes up Jomtien
While Andaz defines the luxury sector in Jomtien, another Hyatt brand, The Standard, is creating a new premium market for the emerging destination in South Pattaya
Payments: The Invisible Profit Killer in Modern Hospitality
Outdated payment infrastructure is robbing hotels of profits and a guest experience differentiator, says Global Payments’ Sean Fu
Hotels Ripe for Innovation in so Many Ways, Says Disruptor Banyan Tree
Raised in a family that is no stranger to innovations, Ho Ren Yung, senior vice president of brand and commercial, Banyan Tree Group, urges the industry to see constraints such as manpower shortage, and new wellness and sustainability demands, as opportunities to innovate. Take a leaf from the Banyan Tree
The Fairytale Story of Kurt Rufli
How a young Swiss general manager created the largest hotel chain in the early years of Thailand tourism
Asset Managers Rise in Asia as Chains Hobble to Support Owners
Asset management is relatively new to Asia but that is set to change as downsized chains hobble to support owners
All Exclusive is the new All-Inclusive and it’s Coming to Asia
The all-inclusive rage in the US and Europe is coming to Asia. Accor has already signed two Rixos resorts in Vietnam. But hold your horses — after four decades, Club Med has only nine resorts in operation in Asia, excluding China. Yet may be more competitors is what it takes to turbo-charge all-inclusive in the region
Integrated Resorts May be the Next Big Thing for Maldives
Raini Hamdi checks in at Fari Islands in the Maldives and discovers why integrated resorts make sense for the archipelago
Why it’s Time to Reinvent the Club Lounge
The industry has successfully de-personalized the very facility it created to pamper its highest paying guests. Some brands are trying to change that