As members of the hospitality industry, we are full of questions about what the future of travel will look like, how it will evolve, and especially when it will return. As travelers ourselves, full of wanderlust and a desire to see and connect with …
Maestro PMS Direct Booking Metrics Show Growing Recovery for Independent Properties
Hospitality solutions provider Maestro PMS reported a 21-percent increase in online reservations from June 8th to 15th, 2020 over the same period in 2019 from multiple independent properties. The metrics represent an average increase based on reserv…
Cloudbeds’ Global Sentiment Survey of Independent Hoteliers Reveals That Caution Remains but 64% Expect Doors to be Open by August
San Diego – Cloudbeds, a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for more than 20,000 hotels, hostels, and vacation rentals across the globe, released the results of a sentiment survey with responses from more than 1,000 independent owner…
Meetings Mosaic: Re-Thinking Corporate Events For A Brave New World
As COVID-19 continues to alter societies and economies, everyone is wondering what the future will look like. The novelty of meeting on video screens is going the way of learning to bake banana bread: It’s wearing off, and we’re wondering when we wi…
Guest Room Entertainment Going Live!
I’m actually going to start this blog with an apology. To Darren at ROOMNET, I’m sorry. I’m sorry because I read this post, all about Guest Room Entertainment and the idea inspired me so much, that I had to write about it to share it with my audienc…
Retail And Hospitality Convergence
Hospitality retail was once little more than a lobby corner shop and some display windows. But in recent years, hotels have started to see the marketing and revenue potential retail presents. When it launched in 2006, the Hoxton Hotel London’s front…
An Introduction To Teaching Gen Z
Generation Z is the generation that follows the millennials, commonly referred to as Gen Z. With birth years starting around 1997, Gen Zers are well into their early careers but not yet as experienced as millennials. This makes them malleable employ…
COVID-19: Hospitality Employee Sentiment Findings
The last few months have been unprecedented difficult times for the hospitality and travel industry employees who were severely impacted. Hotel closures as well as travel halts have naturally forced companies to take measures that have resulted in f…
WTTC Welcomes The Beginning Of The Recovery Of Travel Across Europe
Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said: “WTTC welcomes the reopening of borders and the easing of travel restrictions across Europe, and applauds the European Commission (EC) recommendation to Schengen Member States to lift all internal border c…
Top 5 Things You Need to Know Now in Hotel Digital Marketing: June Edition
As travel restrictions begin to lift, hotels are ramping up marketing spend to capture travel demand. To ensure a strong strategy, it’s important to keep a pulse on the latest digital innovations you can leverage across channels to make a greater im…