In the past few years, the importance of technology in our daily lives has increased exponentially – and this is no exception when it comes to hotels. The growing need for connectivity in our world today demands that hotels provide guests with the a…
Meliá Hotels International prepares its Hotel Teams for Reopening after Covid-19
Talent, the commitment of people and their ability to manage change in the new post-Covid-19 scenario will be the keys to success in making progress towards the new normal in travel and tourism. Meliá Hotels International (MHI) is therefore reliant …
Being a Successful Revenue Leader During This Time
Here in their own words are what ROAB members are doing to help their revenue teams, how they think those teams can improve leading up to recovery, and what they have seen change. COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING, AND PATIENCEMembers of the ROAB who serve …
Superhost Relief Fund Provided Grants to 8,700 Homes and Experience Hosts
On March 30, we announced the Superhost Relief Fund to provide grants to tenured hosts who were facing financial challenges because of travel disruption and other impacts of the global COVID-19 crisis. Today, as we are close to the conclusion of the…
Introducing Airbnb Enhanced Clean
Developed in partnership with leading experts in hospitality and medical hygiene, Airbnb’s industry-leading enhanced cleaning protocol is now available to hosts in twelve countries, with more locations to follow shortly. The protocol includes a five…
Pandemic Prompts Indie Hotels to Buy Ads in Price-Comparison Searches
The coronavirus pandemic has made many hotel companies more eager for bookings without online travel agency commissions and with data on who the customers are. Price-comparison websites are a significant source of such bookings, and new tools are ma…
Increase In Consumer Confidence Could Lead To A Spike In UK Domestic Tourism, Says Globaldata
As lockdown is gradually eased, UK residents have a more positive view of the coronavirus situation compared to ten weeks ago, according to GlobalData’s COVID-19 Consumer Survey. The number of people saying they felt the situation would get a lot wo…
HVS: Emerging Hotel Brands
As COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, the hospitality industry began to experience sharp declines in lodging demand given the cancellation of events and the travel restrictions set by the gove…
Here’s How COVID-19 Has Altered USALI Financial Reporting
Occupancy decimation isn’t the only curveball COVID-19 has thrown at hoteliers. Turns out, accounting procedures have been hard to figure out as well. Enter the Financial Management Committee of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), which…
Hospitality Financial Leadership – Everyone Is Famous for 15 Seconds
This pop-culture expression was coined by Andy Warhol and a friend Nat Finkelstein in 1968. I’m taking some liberties here but in 1968 it was 15 minutes of fame and in today’s world – who’s got 15 whole minutes anymore – it’s 15 seconds! This story …