Why almost no brands in Taiwan?
Oct 7, 2014, 12:06 pm
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Why almost no brands in Taiwan?
I have noticed that in Taiwan the only hotel in the accor program is the Taoyuan airport Novotel. I was wondering why such small representation in a market which is a top 20 world economy.
Seems odd considering they are well represented in the rest of Asia.
Seems odd considering they are well represented in the rest of Asia.
Oct 14, 2014, 12:53 am
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Because Accor's guys in East Asia are slacking off. They've lost a few Pullmans in China and Korea recently, and have been totally smashed by IHG in Japan (IHG struck a deal with ANA and are currently the only Western brand with a really good coverage of Japan). I wonder if any efforts were made to try to partner with JR East or JR West hotels. There are so many local chains in Japan and I am sure they are looking for a differentiating factor.
Oct 17, 2014, 1:18 pm
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It might due to some political reasons for a while, but I'm seeing more brands going to Taiwan, like W Taipei and I think there will be more brands going