Marriott International’s Homes & Villas platform has grown, with 90% of stays on the Airbnb competitor coming from the Bonvoy rewards program members. This summer was the highest in gross revenue since the 2019 launch – bookings increased by 700%, r…
Cvent Trends: Smaller Meeting Sizes, Lower ADRs, Chain Scale Shift
Many meetings since March have been canceled, postponed or moved to virtual platforms because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but about $2 billion worth of meeting requests for proposals during the second quarter of 2020 were sourced through meetings mana…
UK hotel first: Travelodge Creates Headboard Art
The bespoke headboard artwork has been created to celebrate Travelodge’s 35th birthday & 30 years of trading in Edinburgh Britons choose their favourite Edinburgh landmarks to help create ‘Sleeping in Edinburgh’ It is the perfect picture perfect sel…
UNWTO Highlights Potential Of Domestic Tourism To Help Drive Economic Recovery In Destinations Worldwide
As restrictions on travel begin to ease globally, destinations around the world are focusing on growing domestic tourism, with many offering incentives to encourage people to explore their own countries. According to the World Tourism Organization (…
Airbnb to Take the Supermarket Approach for Post-COVID Success
As a hugely successful and globally influential accommodations company, it is only natural that the press has zeroed in on this sharing economy juggernaut during the topsy-turvy news cycle of the COVID pandemic. But just because Airbnb had massive l…
Don’t Make Assumptions
How many times did something “fall through the cracks” because you thought another co-worker was going to handle it? I’ve always told my team, don’t make assumptions. Just as with other business tasks, there must be a clear-cut chain of responsibili…
Handling Online Hotel Reviews in COVID-19
“Safety precautions and staff wearing PPE made me feel like everyone there had leprosy.” “They didn’t have valet parking, supposedly because of COVID. I don’t recommend you stay there.” “Hotel went overboard on COVID preparedness. Pool is closed for…
HVS Monday Musings: Hotel Owners Should Think Like Institutional Owners in the Post-COVID Era
As we all gradually get back to business one of the pertinent questions that is being asked is whether hotels can still be considered a good investment vehicle going forward. We believe the answer to be a big ‘yes’. It’s true that the demand will be…
Qtech Software partners with AI Based SaaS Startup Vervotech to provide integrated hotel mapping and room mapping to all its customers
Pune – Qtech Software and Vervotech have entered in a strategic partnership to provide Vervotech’s UNICA – Hotel mapping and Room mapping platform as an integrated solution within Qtech’s OTRAMS – Travel ERP Platform. Customers of Qtech Software wil…
Inside track: We’re finally speaking with one voice says Wendy Bartlett
One effect of a crisis is to bring people together, a benefit that should continue after the pandemic is over, says Wendy Bartlett.