Marriott debuts 8,000th property
Marriott International has opened its 8,000th property, Marriott Bethesda Downtown at Marriott HQ, a 12-story hotel adjacent to the company’s soon-to-open new global headquarters in Bethesda, MD.
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Marriott debuts 8,000th property
Marriott International has opened its 8,000th property, Marriott Bethesda Downtown at Marriott HQ, a 12-story hotel adjacent to the company’s soon-to-open new global headquarters in Bethesda, MD.
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FreshAir’s Smoking Detection System Helps to Provide Healthful Environment for Casino Hotel Guests
FreshAir1 monitors, immediately detects, and proves tobacco and marijuana smoking in casino hotels.
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FILA-Branded Lifestyle Hotel to Open 2024 in Shanghai
Hyatt Hotels Corporation and ANTA Sports Products Co., Ltd. announced plans for the first-of-its-kind FILA-branded hotel in Shanghai – FILA HOUSE Shanghai.
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Discussing culinary trends with Thomas Kyritsis, Le Cordon Bleu
Le Cordon Bleu is the leading global network of culinary arts and hospitality management institutes…
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5 IDEAS TO HELP YOUR HOTEL MEASURE UP
There are five ways to increase revenue per square foot as the sector moves away from measuring heads in beds and towards focusing on every square inch
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HVS Monday Musings: Indian Hospitality Sector – Skill Shortage to Hinder Recovery and Growth
The Indian hospitality industry has grown rapidly in recent decades, employing 8.8% of the country’s workforce in 2019…
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Bazin: Accor showed significant improvement in ’21
In its full-year 2021 report, Accor said that RevPAR trended upward from April through December, with ADR coming close to—or, in some regions, even surpassing—2019 levels.
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Focus on your system in 2022: future-proof PMS for Europe
The light at the end of the tunnel is, at last, getting brighter, countries are loosening their restrictions, and travel is on its way back…
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Lufthansa and Fraport to recycle up to ten million PET plastic bottles per year
Lufthansa and Frankfurt operator Fraport have announced plans to recycle four million plastic bottles this year, equating to 72 tonnes of recycled material.
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Why every hotel (even your own) is your competition in a disrupted market
Most hoteliers would like to think they know who their competition is today. After all, hoteliers spend a great deal of time, expense and effort trying to understand what markets their competition is targeting and how they attract business…
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Social Media Highlights the Crucial Role of "Tech for Touch" in Modern Hospitality
What use can we make of social media? A great deal if we exercise a sound, verifiable sales and marketing strategy; carefully execute that strategy and watch out for the inevitable speed bumps or potholes that may appear along the way…
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IATA Data Shows Travel Momentum Builds As Restrictions Are Lifted
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data showing growing momentum in the recovery of air travel as restrictions are lifted.
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Employee Retention in the Great Resignation: Mission Impossible?
When I decided to quit my job in Spring 2021, I was one of the first. My resignation was not as shocking (I guess) as the reason – I wasn’t leaving for a competitor; I was leaving the industry.
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BREAD, THE MOST HUMBLE AND UNDERRATED OF RESTAURANT RITUALS
A situation we are all familiar with – you arrive at a restaurant, curious about the experience you’re about to have, probably hungry and eager to discover the menu items that will make your mouth water…
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The Middle East Region in Numbers
Despite each city within the region having certain characteristics and established performance, decline — brought about by the pandemic and the anticipated changes in supply and demand dynamics — will have a remarkable impact on future hotel…
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Wyndham to launch economy extended-stay brand
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts revealed results for the three months and year ended Dec. 31, 2021, including the largest pipeline in the company’s history. During a conference call about the results, President/CEO Geoffrey A…
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Choice Hotels CEO Lays Out the Plan to Buy More Upscale Hotels
Choice Hotels could add two upscale brands that cater to different customers if the right opportunity comes along. There is at least one viable takeover candidate.
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What does 'Metaverse' mean and what new career paths might it create?
When Facebook announced their rebranding to Meta, a tidal wave of popularity crashed on the alternative reality: the Metaverse.
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