STARTUP STAGE: STAY OPEN TURNS EMPTY BUILDINGS INTO POD HOTELS
Stay Open creates pod hotels in vacant or underutilized office and retail space, while contributing proceeds to help unhoused people. Travelers join Stay Pass, the company’s membership and rewards program, by purchasing an NFT (non-fungible token)…
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In an age of specialization, Homi Vazifdar is one of the few remaining hotel generalists…
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Marriott International Signs Eight Hotels in Vietnam Totaling Close to 2,200 Rooms
Marriott International, Inc…
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Successfully overbooking your hotel and why it’s important
All hotels, regardless of location, standard or size have late cancellations and no-shows. These tend to leave rooms empty and unsold, representing a financial loss at the end of the day…
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Marriott International Signs Eight Hotels in Vietnam Totaling Close to 2,200 Rooms
Marriott International, Inc…
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Successfully overbooking your hotel and why it’s important
All hotels, regardless of location, standard or size have late cancellations and no-shows. These tend to leave rooms empty and unsold, representing a financial loss at the end of the day…
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Hospitality powerhouse Amine Moukarzel
“Success is a continuous journey and not a specific destination” is how Amine Moukarzel, president and partner of Louvre Hotels Group and Golden Tulip Hotels MENA, views the world…
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BOGOTÁ’S GHL GETS INFUSION TO GROW THREE-FOLD
The nature of the hotel industry is changing in Latin America with third-party managers starting to gain traction as more viable option for owners who can benefit from some scale, more sophisticated management practices and services…
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In an age of specialization, Homi Vazifdar is one of the few remaining hotel generalists…
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Dubai restaurants awarded first-ever Michelin stars for the Middle East
Home to the world's tallest building and the world's deepest pool, Dubai is a hub for the spectacular -- from its architecture all the way down to its food…
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5 Tips On How to Target Corporate Meetings For Your Hotel
The hotel industry’s recovery after the pandemic has largely been driven by leisure travel. This season, hotels are experiencing a surge in occupancy for leisure travel. However, business travel is yet to make a full comeback post-pandemic…
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Why Didn't My Guest Leave a Review? 4 Ways to Get More Feedback from Your Guests
How many of us have read a book recommended by a friend? How many of us have watched a movie because “my cousin told me it is a must-see”? How many of us have chosen to stay at a hotel with a reputation for excellent service? Why wouldn’t we…
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How Wearable Tech Can Reduce Injuries for Hotel Workers
Hospitality workers face risks every day that can lead to injury while on the job…
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The New Frontier in Restaurant Technology
Restaurants may not always be able to make waits shorter, but they can make them better for the customer. Here's how.
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Building an older, wiser workforce
Sad to say, hotel managers – unwittingly or not – often hold negative perceptions of older workers. People older than 50 make up less than a fifth of all hotel employees. Where does this apparent aversion to employing older people come from…
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HTNG Checks In: AHLA Launches Hospitality Is Working Campaign with Focus on Reigniting Travel
The campaign will include television and digital advertising as well as AHLA events around the country alongside local hoteliers, economic development organizations and community groups.
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STARTUP STAGE: STAY OPEN TURNS EMPTY BUILDINGS INTO POD HOTELS
Stay Open creates pod hotels in vacant or underutilized office and retail space, while contributing proceeds to help unhoused people. Travelers join Stay Pass, the company’s membership and rewards program, by purchasing an NFT (non-fungible token)…
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CHOICE EXPANDS UPSCALE PRESENCE WITH RADISSON AMERICAS DEAL
Giving it a greater presence in the upscale and core upper-midscale segments, particularly in the West Coast and Midwest of the United States, Choice Hotels International has acquired the Radisson Hotel Group Americas franchise business, operations…
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Hotel of Tomorrow Project unveils seven new concepts
What will hotels of the future look like and how will they function? The Hotel of Tomorrow Project (HOT Project), a global think tank of industry leaders, seeks to answer that question…
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Why Hotels Should Be Worried Now About Looming Stagflation
Stagflation, or a mix of slow growth and high prices, would be an unfamiliar crisis. Even the shrewdest hotel executives and investors would need to be on guard.
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From Business to Leisure: The Intersection of Booking Behaviors and Guest Loyalty
Guests are now falling into one of two distinct profiles. Find out what they are and what makes these guests tick.
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Although we are on the path to recovery, the hospitality industry barely resembles its pre- Covid-19 state. Kostas Nikolaidis, Middle East and Africa executive for STR, examines today’s hotel sector and emphasizes the need for change…
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As travel ramps up, travel professionals face a slew of challenges, including staffing shortages, burnout, high prices and low availability.
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Turkey’s Tourism sector to grow at twice the rate of the national economy
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) reveals Turkey’s Travel & Tourism’s GDP is forecasted to grow at an average rate of 5.5% annually between over the next decade, more than twice the 2.5% growth rate of…
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Texas Woman Sues DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Austin in Sexual Assault Case
Lawsuit alleges DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel failed to cancel lost room key picked up by attacker
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A Miami investment group purchased the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, and wasted no time scrubbing the former president's name from the property.
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Booking.com to cut thousands of workers in new reorganization
Booking.com on Thursday that it will be slashing nearly three thousand jobs globally as it plans to outsource nearly all of its customer service operations…
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U.S. News & World Report has unveiled its Best Hotels rankings, which evaluate more than 35,000 hotels and resorts across the U.S., Europe, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean…
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