Cookeze, the Lancashire-based event catering firm partly owned by chef Nigel Smith, which traded as Patisserie by Nigel Smith, is the latest hospitality business to have been hit by the coronavirus crisis.
Marriott hit by second data breach
Marriott International has announced that it may have been hit by a second data breach affecting up to 5.2 million guests.
Brush with genius: William Curley’s Easter egg masterclass
William Curley celebrates Easter in style, with a truly extravagant creation stuffed with decadent maple syrup truffles
Future Hoteliers Help Design Infor Mobile Pricing App
When designing a mobile app that will meet the needs and expectations of future hoteliers, you would do well to involve them in the process. So when Infor began developing its newly released solution Infor Hospitality Price Optimizer (HPO), it tappe…
Where do we go from here? A look at the uncertain future ahead
First and foremost, the coronavirus crisis is a human tragedy. Our thoughts and concerns are with all of those affected, as well as front-line workers and colleagues facing uncertain futures. While caring for the sick and reducing community spread a…
Now is the Worst Time for Hoteliers to Stop Selling
Hotel sales leaders have, in general, been protected from jumping into the daily operations of the hotel so that they can devote most of their energies towards keeping the future funnel of business coming into the hotel. That is not our current real…
Rebooting and revaluing the global Hospitality Industry – Hospitality Unsettled Podcast
“Ultimately, Mother Nature wins. We’ve seen that by having all of our toys taken away, just how greedy we were being.” In addition to questions such as: How can we, as a future leader, imagine and create a new and improved future hospitality industr…
The COVID Crisis Highlights the Need for Hotel Call Centers
The virus outbreak starting in Wuhan is the gamechanger for 2020 and many years to come. Reservations and occupancies will inevitably return, but the ground has forever shifted and this new normal we are just entering calls for new working – and lar…
HRS Hospitality and Retail Systems promote Steven Lee to APAC Managing Director
HRS Hospitality and Retail Systems, Oracle Hospitality’s largest global Platinum Partner, has announced the promotion of Steven Lee to the position of Managing Director, HRS Asia Pacific. Steven will lead HRS in this region with the remit to develop…
HFTP Presents “Best of HFTP” with Co-Located Events in October 2020, Including HITEC San Antonio, HFTP Annual Convention, Club Forum and Entrepreneur 20X
In response to the guidance for slowing the spread of Covid-19, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) restructured its 2020 event calendar, moving early 2020 events to the second half of the year, and co-locating them for one ev…