Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) announced today that October’s “Best of HFTP” in-person events will pivot to the virtual “Cyber HITEC.” The in-person events, which included HITEC San Antonio, HFTP Annual Convention and Clu…
The Definitive Guide To Summer Travel Bans
Where can you go this summer? That’s a simple question with a complicated answer. The reason: There hasn’t been a definitive guide to summer travel bans — at least until now. Consider what happened to Barbara Glavish, who wanted to visit her family …
Horwath HTL Recovery Roadmap: Destination Management & Marketing Perspective
Tourism has been one of the most significantly hit industries by the emergence of global COVID-19 pandemic. With most airplanes still grounded, hotels slowly recovering, investments on a standby and travelling in general limited, destination markete…
As Visibility of Essential Workers Surges, Frontline Communications and Operations Platform Beekeeper Closes $10 Million Series B Extension
OAKLAND, CALIF., AND ZURICH – Beekeeper – the first communication and operations platform designed specifically for frontline workers – announced a $10 million extension on their series B round today. The extension brings the round’s total to $60 mi…
How Safe Are Hotel Pools This Summer?
In a mask-wearing, socially-distanced world, much has changed about the way we travel. But as states enter later phases of reopening plans amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, with hotels finally welcoming travelers back, some summer staples of travel rema…
Expedia Group Launches Complimentary Education Journey for Travel Industry
SEATTLE – Expedia Group Academy officially launched last week, migrating from the Expedia Group Academy LinkedIn group to a new online learning platform. The company’s new complimentary education program is designed to help displaced or furloughed t…
The Latest Device Trends Are In! Mobile Revenue Has Gone Up
We have consistently seen a steady preference towards mobile across our previous device trends reports, so it’s no surprise to anyone (here, there, everywhere!) that mobile is indeed, once again, coming out on top. Much more exciting than this thoug…
The Latest Booking Trends In June 2020
With all that’s been happening, it’s so encouraging and hopeful to see a gradual uplift in bookings. The best way to move forward is to be aware of recent booking patterns, so we can make informed decisions and predictions. We’ve done an indepth ana…
How COVID-19 Will Change Air Travel As We Know It
In the heart of Australian outback lies Alice Springs. The town – colloquially known as Alice – is the site of indigenous human presence dating back nearly 30,000 years. More recently, however, a new (and admittedly very different) type of settler h…
Hilton Introduces Hilton EventReady with CleanStay, Setting New Standards for Event Cleanliness and Customer Service
MCLEAN, Va. – For more than 100 years, Hilton hotels around the world have set the stage for the world’s most coveted and important meetings, events and entertainment gatherings – from star-laden award shows and movie sets to energetic political con…