Hotel management firm Michels & Taylor is sharing its hotel reopening plan with the industry in a bid to help other management teams prepare for a relaxation of restrictions imposed as a result of coronavirus.
Jeremy King launches voucher fundraiser to support staff following exclusion of tronc from furlough pay
Jeremy King has launched a voucher fundraiser to support employees who have been left in a “desperate situation” after the exclusion of tronc and service charge from furlough scheme saw their pay cut by up to 60%.
Time is running out for a safe return to business, say suppliers
Sixty per cent of Deliveroo’s small, independent restaurant customers have said that they can only survive another three months of lockdown, according to a survey by the delivery company.
Scotland’s lockdown ‘must be extended’, says Sturgeon
Scotland’s first minister Nicole Sturgeon has announced that the country’s lockdown restrictions “must be extended”.
Responsible Tourism Is Key To Driving Travel Industry Recovery In A Post-Lockdown World
In recent years, the travel industry has been impacted by environmental disasters including the droughts in Cape Town and the bushfires in Australia, which have awakened our business and personal consciousness. The industry has arguably been late to…
The Holy Trinity Of Technology, Ergonomics And Architecture That Will Change Our Travel & Hospitality Experience
The wide boulevards and parks of many famous international tourist cities were originally created as “lungs” for the urban environments and its people, creating thoroughfares of fresh air to fight disease. The famous grid systems upon which many Nor…
Contactless Check-In/Check-Out and Keyless Room Entry Now Available to Hotels Via the Fuel Mobile App
Fuel, a leading provider of guest-facing hotel software solutions and digital marketing services for the global hospitality industry, has expanded the digital-key functionality of its industry-leading mobile application for independent and boutique …
STR: U.K. weekly hotel performance update
Each week, STR analysts provide a deep-dive into U.K. hotel performance. The most recent video, highlighting performance for the week of 27 April through 3 May, is linked below. STR provides premium data benchmarking, analytics and marketplace insig…
Hyatt Reports First-Quarter 2020 Results
CHICAGO – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (“Hyatt” or the “Company”) (NYSE: H) today reported first-quarter 2020 financial results. Net loss attributable to Hyatt was $103 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2020, compared to net i…
IHG’s First Quarter Trading Update to 31 March 2020
Highlights Group Q1 comparable RevPAR1 down 24.9%; March down 55%; April expected to be down around 80% ~15% (~1,000 hotels) of the estate closed as at the end of April; ~10% (~440 hotels) in the Americas, ~50% (~560 hotels) in EMEAA and ~2% (10 hot…