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Monthly Archives: August 2021
Rebranding a hotel
A few years ago I received a curious email after my visit to Hong Kong – an invitation to review the Travelodge Hotel in Kowloon, despite never having stayed there. After a moment of thought, I realised why I got […]
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Tagged corporate branding, hotels, rebranding, rebrnading, tourism
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Foreign flag carriers and flights to Taiwan
Taiwan’s relationship with Mainland China is a complicated one, and the dispute has spilled out into the world of aviation, after the People’s Republic of China objected to the flag carriers of foreign governments serving what they regarded as a […]