he Middle East/Africa hotel development pipeline includes 473 hotels comprising 127,952 rooms, according to the March 2010 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report released this week.
The Asia/Pacific hotel development pipeline includes 976 hotels comprising 248,156 rooms, according to the March 2010 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report released this week.
Among other victims of the recession, brands have taken a beating. Private labels have gained market share. Consumers are cutting back. Retailers are turning up the heat. According to panelists who gathered to discuss brand strategy at a recent Wharton Marketing Conference titled, "Connecting with the Evolving Consumer," marketers need to be especially innovative when it comes to making sense of the shifting economy -- and profiting from it.