SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. — September 15, 2020 — Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a full-service provider of internet services and solutions for the hospitality industry, has announced the successful upgrade of guest Wi-Fi services at The Lodge at Tiburon. K…
OLS Hotels & Resorts Rebrands to Springboard Hospitality and Launches Hospitality Intelligence Platform
LOS ANGELES – OLS Hotels & Resorts, a leading hospitality management company with more than 30 independent and branded properties throughout the U.S., today announced its rebranding as Springboard Hospitality. Founded in 1988, the company is buildin…
Global Tourist Numbers Down 65% In First Half Of 2020, UNWTO Reports
International tourist arrivals plunged 93% in June when compared to 2019, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organization showing the severe impact COVID-19 has had on the sector. According to the new issue of the World Tourism Barometer fr…
COVID-19: Voice of Consumers on Travel & Hospitality
Lately, the requests seem to come in at all hours — but then again, no one at your company is in an office anymore. As you approach your destination, you wish your driver well, making sure to raise your voice just a little louder than you normally w…
New Technology Reduces Transmission of Airborne Viruses by 562% in Restaurant & Retail, while Guaranteeing Increased Profits when fully implemented
Miami, FLORIDA – The Restaurant and Retail industries have been devastated by COVID-19. As they try to recover, new Social Distancing rules requiring reduced capacity translate to dramatically lower revenues. Balancing safety and profitability has b…
Maestro PMS Says the Future of ‘Virtual Events’ is Bright with BITAC Ongoing and CYBER HITEC On Deck
M ARKHAM, Ontario – If you were planning on attending a hospitality event in 2020, chances are high that it was cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic. While this disruption in show business has been devastating to event planners and convention facil…
Michael Ellis reveals Jumeirah’s new gastronomy strategy
Ellis is the protagonist in our mission to make dining the centrepiece of any Jumeirah experience. We met with him to find out how he plans to turn every meal into a special occasion. How do you go about developing a new dining concept? It’s importa…
How the exclusive Malibu Beach Inn turned digital content—the “point of inspiration”—into a nearly seven-figure revenue stream!
In 2018, Gregory Day, GM of the Malibu Beach Inn (owned by Mani Brothers), took a bold and somewhat contrarian position to revenue management. Intuitively, Day understood that his customers often came after reading about the property from trusted pu…
WTM London and Travel Forward will be virtual-only shows in November 2020
The shows will take place on 9-11 November and are set to be the main virtual travel trade events of 2020 WTM Virtual to feature one-to-one meetings, conference sessions, roundtables and speed networking WTM London – the event where Ideas Arrive – a…
Ex-Firmdale Carrie Wicks to Launch 55-Key Chateau Denmark in London
Ex-Firmdale boss Carrie Wicks is to spearhead the launch of a new hotel in London next year, inspired by the birthplace of the British music scene. Wicks’ company CAW Ventures is working with immersive media district Outernet Global to develop Chate…