Articles tagged “minor international”

Tourism

Saudi Tourism Promotes Its All-Season Appeal With New Campaign

When you are a destination as ambitious as Saudi Arabia with an aim to attract 100 million annual visitors by 2030, you have to emphasize year-round appeal to avoid missing out on travelers.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 11 months ago

Saudi Tourism Promotes Its All-Season Appeal With New Campaign

Hotels

NH Hotel Independent Directors Quit in Opposition to Deal With Majority Stakeholder

NH Hotel Group's minority shareholders don't want to sell to Minor International. If Minor ups the offer, then the board revolt may be put down.

Joanna Jonczyk-Gwizdala, Reuters | 11 months ago

NH Hotel Independent Directors Quit in Opposition to Deal With Majority Stakeholder

Tourism

Tourism’s Healing Ways in Japan Show the Flip Side to the Travel Backlash

Tourism is key to the revival of Japan’s marginal villages, in the process unlocking not only precious living cultures and traditions but people’s sanities.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

Tourism’s Healing Ways in Japan Show the Flip Side to the Travel Backlash

Hotels

What This Minor Vs. Marriott Lawsuit Reveals About the Hotel Biz

Minor is a step closer to getting its case against Marriott heard in a Thai court, probably a nightmarish scenario for hotel management companies if only because it bares open fault lines.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

What This Minor Vs. Marriott Lawsuit Reveals About the Hotel Biz

Tourism

Australia’s Tourism Needs a Crisis Communications Plan — Stat

With vivid images and videos of a burning Australia, and words such as “apocalyptic” and “atomic” being flung about, the tourism industry needs to quickly deploy a plan that is sensitive and achievable.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

Australia’s Tourism Needs a Crisis Communications Plan — Stat

Hotels

Minor’s NH Swoops Up Portfolio Paving Way for More Anantara Hotels in Europe

Getting not one but eight fancy hotels in prime locations in Europe in one fell swoop is a rare deal, and Thailand’s Minor International is off to a good start in 2020 with this coup by its subsidiary NH Hotel Group.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

Minor’s NH Swoops Up Portfolio Paving Way for More Anantara Hotels in Europe

Tourism

Alternatives to Oyo Surface for Independent Budget Hotels in Asia

If Oyo isn’t the answer for budget hotels, then what is? New players such as Zuzu Hospitality Solutions are entering the Asian market, believing they are it. Whether or not that's the case, what's clear is that Asia’s small independent hotels can do with more choices for tech solutions.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

Alternatives to Oyo Surface for Independent Budget Hotels in Asia

Hotels

Minor International Will Get New Group CEO as Founder Bill Heinecke Plans Succession

Dillip Rajakarier’s biggest achievement is lasting a dozen years with the hugely driven Bill Heinecke, who was once known for short-lived CEOs. Rajakarier earned his stripes well, but if you think Heinecke is retiring — forget it.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

Minor International Will Get New Group CEO as Founder Bill Heinecke Plans Succession

Tourism

Stopping Asian Airports From Becoming Protesters’ Punching Bags

Unless they live on another planet, most people now know that airports are the perfect places to hold demonstrations and gain maximum coverage for a cause. It’s a message that airport authorities in Asia must correct, particularly as conflicts will continue to simmer in the region.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Stopping Asian Airports From Becoming Protesters’ Punching Bags

Hotels

Minor Vs. Marriott Lawsuit in Thailand Shows Risks of Chain Consolidation

Global chains and hotel owners will watch this case closely as it addresses the contentious issue of whether brand consolidation affects the ability of chains to drive business to a hotel.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Minor Vs. Marriott Lawsuit in Thailand Shows Risks of Chain Consolidation