White paper identifies opportunities for future growth and profitability for the hospitality industry in Asia Pacific

MIAMI – SINGAPORE (March 1, 2016) - FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management (CSHTM) and its Institute for Hospitality & Tourism Education & Research (IHTER) released a white paper today titled Driving Future Growth and Profitability: Asia 2020. In the face of adversity from rising operating cost and a weakening global economy, business leaders at the Visionary Leaders Roundtable in Singapore provides the hospitality industry ideas on what can be done to address the challenges to stay relevant, competitive and profitable.

Authored by Simone Champagnie, executive director - development, at Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University (FIU); Nathan Dodge, visiting professor at Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management; and Christine Toguchi, managing director at MacroVision Network Pte Ltd and project consultant for IHTER, the paper explores the insight, ideas and pertinent questions arising from the intellectual exchange that took place at the Visionary Leaders Roundtable at Pan Pacific Singapore last November. Presented by FASTBOOKING, ForwardKeys and Rainmaker, the roundtable brought together industry leaders from around Asia-Pacific who brainstormed ideas for revenue optimization that included, Driving Growth through Better Customer Insight and Analytics, Direct Distribution vs. Third-Party Options, and Optimizing Profits from Total Revenue Management among other relevant topics.

To download the white paper in English, please visit http://ihter.fiu.edu/what-we-do/white-papers/. For more information on IHTER and the white paper, contact Jia Zhu at jiazhu@fiu.edu or at 305-919-4136.

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About Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management:

Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management has been distinguished as one of the top hospitality programs in the U.S. More than 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students from across the United States and around the world choose FIU for its outstanding reputation, advantageous campus locations, expert faculty, rich curriculum, and fast-track career opportunities in the international hotel, foodservice and tourism industries. In August 2006 FIU unveiled the first US School of Hospitality and Tourism in Tianjin, China. The Marriott Tianjin China Program is FIU's largest international program, with a capacity for up to 1,000 students. For more information about Florida International University's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, visit http://hospitality.fiu.edu/.

About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida’s anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU’s Medina Aquarius Program houses the Aquarius Reef Base, a unique underwater research facility in the Florida Keys. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.