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Why Hospitality Should Hire Candidates With No Previous Hotel Experience

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Colin Nagy, head of strategy at Fred & Farid, a global advertising agency, writes this opinion column for Skift on hospitality, innovation, and business travel. "On...

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Ways Animal Lovers Can Help Animals in Siem Reap – Donate, Sponsor, Visit and Volunteer

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on August 9, 2018 at 8:58 pm

Ways animal lovers can help animals in Siem Reap include everything from donating to local veterinary clinics and animal welfare groups to suppor...

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Virgin Atlantic Pilots Are Extending Their Holiday Season Strikes

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A breakaway union of Virgin Atlantic pilots that called strikes during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays extended the job action to the first eight weekends of 2019, according to an emailed statement.

The Professional Pilots Union sought help from the conciliation service ACAS to resolve the dispute, but Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. won’t negotiate until it calls off the strikes, according t...

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South Korea

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The level of tension on the Korean peninsula grew considerably in 2017 due to a series of North Korean nuclear and missile tests. On 21 April 2018, North Korea announced a halt to nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile testing.

Since the start of 2018, there has been a renewal of direct contact between the North and South Korean governments, as well as between North Korea and the United States. Under the Panmunjom Declaration signed at the inter-Korean summit on 27 April, Sout...

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Haul away from Home: Import Stores in Tokyo to Cure Your Cravings

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If you’re staying in Japan long enough to start missing your favorite foods, fear not, these Tokyo import stores are where to go. It’s not always cheap, but sometimes you just have to treat yo’ self.

Tokyo is filled with new flavors, amazing sushi and addictive ramen—and plenty of it is really affordable—but it isn’t always what you want. There’s no shame in craving some home comforts when you’re away; maybe it’s Marmite...

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Epic adventures you can’t miss in the Norwegian fjords

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Last month I was lucky enough to travel to Norway to experience some of the shore excursions available to P&O Cruises passengers visiting the Norwegian fjords. This was an absolute dream come true for me because I’ve always wanted to visit the fjords and I got to try out so many incredible activities in the Norwegian fjords. There’s so much to do in the area but her...

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Fredrik Blomqvist, on being an Expat General Manager in India

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The General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Bengaluru at Embassy One, Fredrik Blomqvist lists down five things that he has learnt as an Expat GM in India.

In India since January 2018, as an employee of Four Seasons Hotel Bengaluru at Embassy One, I have seen the project and team grow in steady positive reflection. The journey has been exceptional and filled with so many colourful and joyful moments. The experience of being a part of this hospitality gr...

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United – $659: Newark – Buenos Aires, Argentina. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

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A good sale for nonstop service to Buenos Aires.

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Whether for business, leisure or ‘bleisure’, travelers are going solo

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Age gap between Asian and Western solo travelers

Interestingly, Asian solo travelers are more likely to be younger —Millennials (41%) and Generation Zers (38%) —while in the West, solo travel is more prevalent among Baby Boomers (39%) and Generation Xers (24%).

Western solo travelers are more likely to indulge in solo travel for longer periods, more often taking trips for 4-7 nights (34%). In addition, Western solo travelers are twice as likely to go o...

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STR: Slowing growth expected for U.S. hotels for 2019

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Pace of growth is expected to slow and STR's projected 2019 ADR increases, 2.3 percent overall, are only in line with the expected rate of inflation.

The U.S. hotel industry in October saw year-over-year gains in both occupancy and average daily rate, according to STR. Occupancy rose 0.8 percent to 69.9 percent, while ADR increased 2.7 percent to $133.81.

The October...

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