The power of personalisation: Hotels' roadmap to 2020
08 Mar 2016
Hotels are under pressure. Airbnb and other sharing economy providers are
growing in popularity. More and more guests are booking through online travel
agents (OTAs) that take substantial commissions. And when guests do arrive,
they expect the same immediacy of service and control they get at home and
at work through their smartphones.
Women in business 2016
08 Mar 2016
On International Women’s Day, a global survey by Grant Thornton reveals that the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region continues to make slow progress in getting women into senior roles within companies. Globally, the proportion of senior business roles held by women stands at 24%, up slightly from 22% in 2015.
Grant Thornton and IOM signed MOU
28 Jan 2016
Grant Thornton and The International Organization for Migration (IOM) signed a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
This MOU focusses on the complementary objectives, experience, strengths and skills of both international organisations with the ultimate aim to assist those with the greatest needs – the migrant labourers in the region.
IBR Q4/2015
12 Jan 2016
Business optimism rose slightly in Q4 in Thailand from -8% to 4% in Grant Thornton's quarterly business survey. This was generally reflected across most areas showing increased optimism for areas like revenue, selling prices, exports, profitability, investment in new buildings, investment in plants and machinery, R&D, increased access to finance, and reduction in red tape.
IBR 2015 - Thailand focus
19 Nov 2015
During the last ten years Thailand has had 11 Prime Ministers (including caretakers), 10 Finance Ministers, many deadly street protests, 2 coups, 1 airport shut-down and 1 economically devastating flood. Given this it is almost surprising that Thailand has managed to eke out an annual average growth rate of 3.13% over the last 10 years, albeit the lowest in the region.
Grant Thornton finds hotel and tourism industry is a bright spot
12 Nov 2015
Thailand needs to urgently improve the percentage of GDP it derives from the services sector. The manufacturing sector is unlikely to be the powerhouse of GDP growth for Thailand that it has been in the past. There are many challenges in improving the highly protected services industry in Thailand but one bright spot is the hotel and tourism sector.
IBR Q3/2015
27 Oct 2015
a survey of 2,500+ business leaders in 36 economies, reveals that the optimism of business leaders in ASEAN countries is down sharply from the Q2 survey. Thailand dropped from 10% to -8%. The last time Thailand’s optimism was negative was in Q1/2014.
Corporate governance - the tone from the top
27 Jul 2015
Business confidence across emerging Asia Pacific has risen for the third straight quarter, according to the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), a quarterly global survey of 2,580 business leaders. China showed the biggest improvement however the recent volatility in Chinese shares would indicate this optimism will be prone to volatility. Generally business leaders across the region remain buoyant about growth prospects.
