Following a BITAC webinar presentation titled, “The Future of Technology for the Post-Pandemic Hotel” which outlined five key ways that hotels can upgrade their tech stack right now to improve operational efficiency heading into 2021, Larry conducte…
Hospitality Financial Leadership – A Bit About “You Sally”
By someone’s estimate there are roughly one million hotels in the world. I take it that number includes all the different kinds of hotels from small inns and hostels all the way up to your full-service multi-outlet mega hotel operations. For simple …
How big of a threat to the hospitality industry, if at all, is Airbnb’s upcoming IPO?
The imminent IPO of Airbnb can be seen as both a threat and an opportunity for the hospitality industry. The prospect of its continued expansion is a timely warning to hotels that there’s no room for complacency when it comes to monitoring all compe…
Europe Hotel Transactions Bulletin – Week Ending 27 November 2020
Accor to merge lifestyle brands with Ennismore Accor has announced it is merging its lifestyle brands with London-based group Ennismore, owner of The Hoxton hotel chain. The new entity, which will operate under Ennismore’s name, will be two-thirds o…
Sustainability In Tourism: The Socio-Cultural Lens
In October 2020, EHL hosted its annual Sustainability Week with a vast array of online seminars, activities and discussion panels. Considering the current impact on the hospitality industry of ongoing COVID-19, the theme of sustainable tourism is mo…
How Italy accidentally invented the perfect COVID-era hotel
Rome (CNN) — Medieval architects, deserted towns anwhat sounds like the ingredients for a horror movie could actually be the recipe for the perfect COVID-era hotel. Since the 1990s, Italy has been pioneering a tourism model known or scattered hotel….
Hospitality Unsettled Podcast: E-Commerce 2
“Research is always important but especially in E-Commerce. Understanding what it is the customer is looking for rather than creating and delivering something simply because you like it.” This quote, in combination with a discussion on the growing n…
2020 Travelodge Bizarre Requests Audit Results
Earlier this month, Travelodge, the UK’s first budget hotel chain has revealed the top35 most interesting and bizarre requests that the company’s 575 UK hotels teams have received during the last 12 months. With the company welcoming millions of bus…
Travelodge arrives to Elgin
Travelodge, Scotland’s first branded budget hotel chain celebrates its 35th milestone birthday by opening its first hotel in Elgin – which is also the company’s most northern point hotel. Elgin Travelodge is the company’s 592nd hotel and its 47th pr…
Meliá Hotels International Announces Opening Gran Meliá Hotel In The Centre Of Milan
Meliá Hotels International and Generali Real Estate are delighted to announce that they will be partnering together in a unique project in Milan: a new Gran Meliá hotel opening in the city centre in 2023. This announcement confirms both players’ con…