Analysis Archives - Hotelmanagement

Coronavirus in Philippines: The COVID-19 risk, impact and measures

Philippines, one of the high-risk countries from the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, recorded the first death outside China. The government has announced lock-down of Metro Manila, followed by the entire Luzon...
Covid-19 live timeline

Here's the timeline of how the Coronavirus outbreak evolved and how it affects the hotel industry.
Coronavirus in Malaysia: COVID-19 outbreak, measures and impact

As the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, Asian countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and Japan are taking coronavirus response measures and steps to reduce impact on their economic growth.
Coronavirus in Thailand: dealing with the 2019-nCoV (COVID-19) outbreak and impact

Thailand was dealing with the third-highest number of confirmed coronavirus infection cases after China and Singapore, within four weeks of reporting its first confirmed case of the COVID-19.
Coronavirus in Singapore: COVID-19 measures and impact

The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19, earlier 2019-nCov) that originated in China has spread to Singapore and is a major concern to its economy in 2020.
Eat your greens: revolutionising hotel menus

Fuelled by changing consumer habits, meat-free dishes and plant-based ingredients have dominated recent food trends. With finding suitable food menus abroad also a top priority for a growing number of...
Facial recognition: is there a dark side to digital check-in at hotels?

With Singapore’s announcement that it was to encourage the use of facial recognition across its hotels, sharing images with authorities, the question of guest privacy was inevitably raised. Is there...
Preventing human trafficking in hotels

With 10.5% of calls reporting sexual exploitation made to the US National Human Trafficking Hotline involving hotels, the industry has a huge role to play in bringing an end to...
The plastic problem: phasing out single-use toiletries in hotels

Tiny bottles of toiletries are a staple part of the traditional hotel experience, but following heavy criticism over single-use plastic, hoteliers are slowly beginning to phase out these individual amenities...
Pod people: the rise of capsule hotels

Originally made famous in Japan in the 1970s, tiny low-budget sleep spaces, known as ‘pod hotels’, have begun to appear in locations around the world. But, what is fuelling demand...