In light of the current global events, Latvia’s first international luxury hotel, Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga, has launched a special offer under the title ‘HEROES’ to show appreciation for doctors, nurses, paramedics, technicians and others working …
Infor Turns High Touch into High Tech with New Contactless Applications for Hospitality
Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced a fully contactless suite of applications for the Hospitality industry, specifically designed for hotels and resorts, gaming, restaurants and food service, an…
Give it Away, Give it Away, Give it Away, Now
Give it away, give it away, give it away, now! No, I’m not talking about the song from the Red Hot Chili Peppers – even though that song is cool. I’m talking about how the butchers and bakers used to run their businesses years ago. I remember as a k…
ibis Budget Sheffield Centre – St Mary’s Gate Hotel Launches As Lockdown Lifts
The brand new ibis Budget Sheffield Centre – St Mary’s Gate Hotel has finally been unlocked and is set to open on Monday 27th July 2020, as the nationwide lockdown gradually lifts. The new build city centre hotel was originally due to launch at the …
Home Sharing May Take Your Post-Pandemic Guests
Part of the new normal after the coronavirus has died off will be a great reshuffling of customer behaviors including the reasons for why people choose one property or form of accommodation over another. While this might mean that more guests are na…
Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris to Reopen 1 September 2020
One of the world’s most famous hotels, the Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris will re-open its doors to guests from Tuesday, 1 September 2020. “We are thoroughly looking forward to welcoming guests again and writing with them a new chapter of our st…
Market entry of citizenM Hotels in Germany’s top cities in cooperation with project developer GBI
The award-winning Dutch hotel and lifestyle brand citizenM has entered into an exciting collaboration with German project developer GBI. citizenM is looking for prime locations for their entry into the German hotel market. True to its philosophy ‘af…
STR, AirDNA analysis of short-term rentals and hotels in 27 global markets
Short-term rentals have maintained higher performance levels than hotels during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the preliminary findings of a joint global analysis by STR and AirDNA. The full analysis will be made available via each …
A Day’s Visits – The Life of a Hotel Doctor
My phone rang as I walked into the gym. A guest at the Sunset Plaza wanted a doctor to”check out” her 9 year-old daughter who’d awoken with a fever and vomited. This was agood call. Multiple vomits can be worrisome, but one is OK. I jumped at the ch…
IHG® opens Europe’s largest Holiday Inn Express® in Amsterdam
IHG® Hotels & Resorts announces the opening of Holiday Inn Express® Amsterdam – North Riverside, the largest Holiday Inn Express® in Europe. Located on the northern shore of the IJ-lake, just a short free ferry ride from Amsterdam City Centre, the h…