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On December 10th, ELE|NA participated in the global celebration of World Digital Detox Day (WDDD) 2024, an initiative focused on promoting mindfulness and reducing screen dependency. The theme for this year, ‘Smartphone-Free Childhood,’ highlighted the importance of protecting young minds from overexposure to technology while fostering meaningful human connections and cultivating balance in an increasingly digital world. World Digital Detox Day, founded by Dr. Rekha Chaudhari, is now celebrated in over 70 countries, with support from governments and organisations dedicated to promoting mindful living. ELE|NA’s involvement reflected its core philosophy, ‘Wellness Your Way™,’ which emphasises personalised well-being journeys, alongside its…
Fathimath Aseela has carved out a name for herself as a dedicated and accomplished Outlet Manager at Vakkaru Maldives. With over a decade of experience, she has risen through the ranks, showcasing a steadfast commitment to delivering memorable guest experiences. Aseela’s journey from a hostess to a leader in food and beverage (F&B) management is a story of passion, resilience, and an unrelenting drive for excellence. Aseela’s career began in 2014 when she joined Kurumba Maldives as a hostess. Her passion for guest service and hospitality quickly became evident, propelling her through various roles, including restaurant captain at Kurumba Maldives…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Boutique Hotel News revisits the most notable stories and interviews of 2024. • Preferred Travel Group outlines net zero goals Worldwide: Preferred Travel Group has launched its Climate Action Plan which outlines the goal of achieving net zero emissions by no later than 2050. The plan, created in partnership with Travel Foundation, builds on the company’s signing of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism. Preferred Travel Group aims to reduce its carbon emissions by 50 per cent by 2030, and to achieve net zero by 2050. Key priorities for 2025 include enhancing emissions tracking…
What is RSSReally Simple Syndication (RSS) lets online users subscribe to content sources across the web. Aggregation tools, such as Google Reader, display summaries of these subscriptions, which update automatically when new information is available. The real benefit of subscribing to an RSS feed from a site is that you no longer need to visit the site itself to stay up-to-date on what’s being discussed.RSS Readers?There are many free RSS Readers available all with similar functionality. Some of the more popular are:We believe Google Reader is one of the best as it’s easy to use, quick and free. We have…
It’s a well known fact that consumers are less trusting of controlled content usually found on TV, magazines and direct mail. There have been far too many instances where I personally, as a consumer, have trusted an advertisement only to be disappointed when consuming the product. Travellers in particular have traditionally been sold a hotel room with a view, a short distance to the beach or a picture of a room that looks spacious only to arrive and be disappointed. Research indicates that individuals are more likely to believe other guests rather than structured sales and marketing material. As a…
A newly disclosed EU document from Politico highlights Brussels’ robust endorsement for a youth mobility scheme visa between the UK and the EU,[1] despite the UK Prime Minister’s rejection of the proposal with no plans to reconsider. Given the UK’s existing youth mobility schemes with other countries such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, the Prime Minister’s reluctance to pursue a similar agreement with the EU may be impractical. This initiative would especially benefit the hospitality sector, which is grappling with the most significant staffing shortages of any industry in the UK, with vacancies exceeding those recorded in 2020.[2] Young…
We are commonly asked how to resize images and which program is the best to use.Paint.NETPaint.NET is a free program which has a simple interface for doing most things with images such as resizing, cropping and fixing up imperfections such as over exposed photos.Why Resize Images?If you’ve used one of our CMS products (such as iLaunch) you know that it will automatically resize your images with correct aspect ratio (no distortion) to display correctly within your pages. If you take a square image from your Assets, and you put it into a rectangular area such as a banner in the heading…
Images by Accor Accor is stepping into 2025 with a powerful array of new hotels, resorts and exciting hospitality experiences, set to open throughout the year. Across its spectrum of 45+ hospitality brands, ranging from luxury to economy and everything in between, Accor is giving travelers fresh inspiration to explore the world – from ultra-luxurious train journeys to seaside wellness retreats and stylish urban hotspots. While the choices are diverse, each new offering shares Accor’s relentless commitment to sustainability and service excellence. Around the world, some 330,000+ talented Accor Heartists are delivering passion for hospitality and genuine care, crafting truly distinctive experiences…
This tutorial is to help you get started with Twitter. We will show you how to: Create a twitter account Find friends (twitters) Send Tweets, Replies and Direct Messages (DM’s). Creating a Twitter Account.1. First visit www.twitter.com Click on the big yellow button – 2. Enter your contact details along with your username. This is an important step, your username will be the name that your fellow twitters will know you by. You may choose to use your personal name, i.e. @bryanmarsh, or the name of your business, @etourismaust or @etourismholiday. Choose wisely as you cannot change this name. Note: your Username can’t have…
Images by Meyer Jabara Hotels Meyer Jabara Hotels is pleased to announce that The Menhaden, a stylish, 16-room luxury boutique hotel in the heart of Greenport Village, N.Y., is among the first U.S. hotels to receive the MICHELIN Guide’s newest distinction: the MICHELIN Key. Considered to be “the North Fork of Long Island,” this contemporary coastal hotel — with its quaint rooms, monochrome design, Restoration Hardware furnishings, lavish bathrooms, charming rooftop deck, and proximity to local vineyards, farms, restaurants, breweries, and beaches — is one of only 207 properties to receive the one-key honor. Owned by Atlantic Equity Partners and located at 207…