Management

As Texas-based chef and restaurateur Tim Love's culinary career heated up, he found himself on the road more and more to fulfill his growing number of obligations…
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That’s a big statement because if you are involved in the budget in your hotel and you have played baseball then you are probably saying to yourself that I am off my rocker.
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On the eve of the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in Los Angeles, Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) announces a strong year of rooms growth and signings in 2021…
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With more and more travelers taking their pets with them on their trips, Hilton’s extended-stay brands Homewood Suites by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton have teamed up with Mars Petcare for a pet-friendly travel experience…
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Digital marketing no doubt is changing constantly. But take a pause here. If you look closely behind all these shifting tectonics, there are a few core principles that form the foundations of every marketing campaign…
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I heard this about 40 years ago and it has stuck with me. I was a newbie cocktail waiter working part time in my hometown hotel…
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New data from UKHospitality and CGA shows sales in pubs, restaurants and bars down 60% on Christmas Day, 31% on Boxing Day and 27% on New Year’s Eve, compared to 2019
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Anyone in the industry will tell you that the daily operations of a hotel are complex. Beyond responding to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, hoteliers juggle a serious list of to-dos…
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In this article, we analyze the rise of mobile bookings over the past two years, how it is expected to continue growing in 2022, and how Hoteliers should adapt their online sales and marketing strategies to meet this rapidly-growing demand…
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Asia's biggest billionaire, Mukesh Ambani, has snapped up a controlling stake in the Mandarin Oriental in New York City for just over $98 million.
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Research and development labs aren’t just a thing for Big Pharma and Silicon Valley. The world’s largest hotel company has one mapping out its post-pandemic future.
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As every hospitality leader tries to address declining employee satisfaction, one simple way to think about the problem is to spend two weeks in their shoes…
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COVID-19 has been devastating for the hospitality industry. Hotel occupancy rates are still well below normal. While some lenders are still granting relief to borrowers, lenders increasingly have been foreclosing on properties…
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As the hotel industry looks to 2022, it can take comfort in 2021's robust leisure travel rebound.
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The latest data since the Omicron variant emerged isn’t showing any massive swings in global hotel performance, but that doesn’t mean all regions are selling out rooms.
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As hotel lodging performance continues to recover from the effects of Covid-19, there have been increasing signs that investors are again buying, selling or refinancing of hotel assets…
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Finance, Technology and Service Will Dominate Next Year
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Hilton is celebrating a new milestone in China with the opening of its 400th hotel in the country—Hilton Lanzhou City Center…
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Stay-in-place orders, travel restrictions and cancellations intended to control the spread of COVID-19 caused a severe drop in hotel occupancy and revenue…
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Lifted by the upcoming holiday season, hotel occupancy on the books is rising in Paris with a peak of more than 70% on New Year’s Eve, according to STR’s Forward STAR.
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There has been a tendency to focus on the negative over the past nearly two years, and rightly so. We’ve watched the trends, hoping our industry would bounce back more quickly than it has…
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As a hotel manager or owner, your primary goal in business is more than just operating at a profit. You also want to make sure that your guests have a safe and enjoyable stay while on your property, too…
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Many travel CEOs have talked about the opportunities that the Covice crisis brought about, but it will be some time before we see which ones actually took advantage of this period to improve things for their guests or other travelers…
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The industry must find a way to work around this unpleasant reality, says Steve Endacott . Like many in the travel sector, I had hoped the worst of Covid-19 disruption was behind us and we could look forward to a strong summer 2022…
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