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Myanmar’s Army Chief Challenges Biden, Bets Big on China Bloomberg 2/1/2021 Khine Lin Kyaw and Philip J. Heijmans (Bloomberg) -- By seizing power on Monday, Myanmar’s generals are providing Joe Biden with an early test of his efforts to counter the appeal of China’s authoritarian model in Asia. Army chief Min Aung Hlaing, who was bumping up against a mandatory retirement age this year, already faces sanctions from the U.S. and U.K. due to a brutal crackdown against Rohin...

STR DataShifts in Demand Mix Help Higher-End Hotels Maintain RateThe easy explanation might be that hoteliers with luxury and upper-upscale hotels learned the lesson that dropping rates doesnt necessarily speed up recovery. However, the data suggests other factors were at play. When It Comes to the Pandemic, Hotel Executives Agree They Were WrongThe moderator said he would be kind by not naming names, but one year into the pandemic, an online panel of leaders in the hotel industry all had to...