In this weekly series, Hospitality Net looks at emerging technologies that are being deployed by hotels across the world to help face the consequences of the coronavirus outbreak and its related new legistlation and changing consumer behavior. To ge…
Coronavirus Upheaval Prompts Independent Hotels to Look at Management Company Startups
The startup Life House has a new white-labeled full management service that doesn’t require a costly rebrand or renovation. We expect only a few dozen hotels will sign up this year for it. But the new offering underscores the bigger picture, stark c…
Quore Names David Fox Chief Operating Officer
Franklin, Tenn. – (May 13, 2020) – Today, leading hospitality software company Quore has announced that VP of Business Development David Fox has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, a new position at the company. Fox previously led Quore’s busi…
GBTA Industry Forum Series: Arne Sorenson, Marriott International
The GBTA | Global Business Travel Association welcomes one of the world’s most regarded business leaders, Arne Sorenson, CEO of Marriott International, to the Industry Forum Series….
UNWTO Releases A COVID-19 Technical Assistance Package For Tourism Recovery
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a Tourism Recovery Technical Assistance Package to offer guidance to Member States in response to COVID-19. The package is structured around three main pillars: economic recovery, marketing and pro…
COVID-19 and hotels: What we’ve learned so far
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee – As stay-at-home orders in states across the U.S. are expiring, the first weekend in May showed strong occupancy gains for hotels in markets with beach access. STR is certainly still some time away from calling this a reco…
Attracting Travelers After COVID-19
It is already becoming clear that travel segments and behavior are changing as a result of coronavirus and hotels should plan now for a change in the guest profile and where their guests are coming from. There are many that believe business travel i…
Thayer Ventures Closes $80 Million Fund III to Invest in Technology Companies Disrupting the Travel and Transportation Industry
San Francisco – Thayer Ventures, the only venture capital firm focused specifically on technology innovation in travel and transportation, raised $80 million to invest in new startups in the $10 trillion global travel and transportation industries. …
Duetto Launches Enterprise Rate Guidelines Feature For Hotels
San Francisco – Duetto, hospitality’s innovative software as a service provider of revenue strategy solutions, has introduced several new features to its GameChanger pricing application. Designed by and for hoteliers, the new add-ons have been speci…
Appearance on ‘Hotel Wake Up Call’ Podcast
Recently, our two principals (Larry and Adam) appeared on ALICE’s Hotel Wake Up Call! podcast to discuss some trends and happenings for the hotel industry during the COVID crisis. Listen to it here….