ORLANDO, Fla. – Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: XHR) (“Xenia” or the “Company”) today announced that, due to the severe downturn in lodging demand resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has further streamlined its operations and reduc…
A Post-Coronavirus Scenario for Travel and Hospitality: Where We Might be Going
The year: 2023. The place: A hotel industry conference in Berlin The event: A panel discussion between the heads of the WTO, a global hotel group and a major hedge fund Author’s note: In scenario planning – a foresight method for visualizing how you…
Everyone Is Still Traveling … In Their Living Room
(CNN) — Just a few weeks ago, engineer Philipp Klein Herrero emerged from his sleeping bag, scaled a snowy mountain, skied off the top slopes, and hit a nearly 360-degree turn before crashing to the ground. Herrero managed this dream adventure while…
Making the Most of Hotel Loyalty Programs When You’re Not Traveling
Travel and travel planning are being disrupted by the worldwide spread of the coronavirus. For the latest updates, read The New York Times’s Covid-19 coverage here. You got a fancy hotel credit card thinking that you’d travel often this year and red…
Physical Distancing Will End Era Of Cheap Air Travel, Industry Warns
The days of cheap air travel will be over if airlines are forced to introduce physical distancing measures on planes because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry has warned. Alexandre de Juniac, the director-general of the International Air Transp…
Crave Interactive launch ServeSafely to protect restaurant staff and customers from COVID-19.
22 April, London. Crave Interactive, a leading global hospitality technology company, today announce ServeSafely, an innovative range of solutions that enable restaurants to protect staff and customers by using technology to maintain social distanci…
COVID-19: Management During A Crisis
It’s been over a month since COVID-19 travel bans and social distancing mandates have forced the hospitality industry, and much of the world, into a state of shutdown. The coronavirus has changed the way we live our lives and do business. Above all …
Love On The Battlefield: Millennium & Copthorne Hotels in the frontline against Covid-19 around the world
In the face of the battle against Covid-19 in Singapore and around the world, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (M&C) has committed to extending support to the communities it operates in, and is standing in solidarity with key frontline workers and heal…
So long, minibar: How the coronavirus will change hotel stays
A hotel stay that doesn’t include a breakfast buffet, an in-room minibar and a coffee station would have been inconceivable to many Americans three months ago. But the onset of the coronavirus has prompted a sea change that could alter everything fr…
Access Point Financial Launches “Navigating Hospitality Finance 2020” Information Resource for Hoteliers Facing Changing Market Conditions
Access Point Financial, LLC (APF), a leading direct lender and specialty finance company focused exclusively on the hospitality industry, today announced the debut of a new online resource entitled, “Navigating Hospitality Finance 2020,” which will …