The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced the launch of a new Startup Competition as it looks to identify innovators with the power to further tourism’s contribution to sustainable development As the United Nations specialized agency for …
Hawaii Spa Association Highlights “Aloha” In the New Normal
In 2004, Spa Directors from some of the most well-known facilities across the Hawaiian Islands met in Oahu to form a collaborative organization now known as the Hawaii Spa Association (www.hawaiispaassociation.com ). The Hawaii Spa Association (or H…
UNWTO Recognizes Safe And Responsible Restart Of Tourism On The Canary Islands
The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has paid an official visit to the Canary Islands to recognize the reopening of the destination and the steps the local authorities have taken to keep both visitors and tourism workers s…
HERE Mobility Boosts Pre-Booked Airport Taxi Offering on Booking.com in the US and Europe Through New Partnership
AMSTERDAM – Today Booking.com, one of the world’s leading digital travel platforms, and HERE Mobility, the world’s first neutral and open global mobility marketplace, announced a new strategic partnership, that will eventually give travelers using t…
Vegas’s First Adults-Only Resort to Deliver Digital Capabilities with Mobile Check-In, In-Room Tablets
Los Angeles, CA (July 15, 2020) – INTELITY®, the leader in contactless guest experiences for the hospitality industry, announced today a new deal with Circa Resort & Casino to provide mobile check-in and mobile key, as well as deploy a fleet of 10″ …
Top 5 Things You Need to Know Now in Hotel Digital Marketing: July Edition
As hoteliers plan their Q3 marketing strategy, it’s important to keep a pulse on the evolving digital landscape to make a greater impact on performance. This month, Google announced updates to Google Image results, Twitter tests audio tweets, and CT…
Newport Hospitality Group Selected to Manage Days Inn Wilmington University
Williamsburg, VA, and Wilmington, NC (July 14, 2020) Woodmont Lodging has recently selected Newport Hospitality Group Inc., (NHG), a leading hotel management company, to manage the Days Inn Wilmington University located in Wilmington, North Carolina…
Pillows Hotels Implements IDeaS to Optimise Revenue Amid Market Demand Uncertainty
Across its eight properties in the BENELUX region, the group has installed the industry-leading revenue management solution, completed training and is already seeing positive results. Changing mindsets – For many properties, a big part of the hotel’…
The Bottom Line of Hotel Automation is…..well…., the Bottom Line!
Traditionally, hospitality has been a conservative industry when it comes to technology given that the focus has always been on face-to-face service between staff and guest. The central location for the majority of these interactions has been the fr…
Cornell Research Recap: The relationship satisfaction factor in successful brand-hotel partnerships
The more a hotel is required to make investments in brand standards, the more likely it is to engage in self-interested opportunism to recover investment costs and assert its independence, a new study co-authored by Chekitan Dev, professor of market…