The hotel industry won’t emerge from the financial chasm caused by COVID-19 overnight, but recent data already points to a rebound. Benchmarking could help quicken the pace of recovery. As the hotel industry continues to thrash its way through the p…
Onyx CenterSource Announces Launch of Enhanced RecoverPro Reporting Portal
DALLAS – Onyx CenterSource, a leading global provider of B2B payments and business intelligence to the hospitality industry, today announced the launch of its enhanced RecoverPro Reporting Portal, which allows travel agencies to monitor and optimize…
What Is Hotel Project Feasibility Analysis?
Hotel Feasibility StudiesFeasibility studies are conducted by developers to analyze and confirm the optimal product to maximize market penetration, performance and the internal rate of return on investment (ROI) for the product’s intended holding pe…
Travel Memory Deficit: Research Reveals What Brits Miss Most About Travel and How They Plan to Make Up for Lost Time
Research conducted by Hilton shows that travel creates some of our most unforgettable, favourite memories, and right now people are feeling that loss more than ever. The survey revealed what Brits miss most about travelling, with the chance to creat…
The magical properties of Tea: a personal and factual journey
A Brit: “Would you like a cup of tea?” An Italian: “Why, do I look unwell?” Italians do not drink tea Born and raised in an Italian household in London, I didn’t come into contact with the empire-building beverage until I was 18 and at university in…
CEOs hope for a strong 2021 as crisis continues
With vaccines and more efficient testing on the horizon, the coronavirus might not go away completely, but it can be handled and business will come back, hotel industry CEOs said on a panel as part of the online NYU International Hospitality Industr…
Russell Partnership Technology Launches Hotel Forecast Toolkit to Assist with Recovery
Due to COVID-19 and the subsequent travel lockdown, the global hospitality industry is experiencing a challenge like never before. As we begin recovery, there is a huge amount of work to restore the industry to where it once was. While the industry …
Volara Named a ‘Hot 25 Startup’ for 2021 by PhocusWire
Volara, the voice hub for the hotel industry, has been selected as one of PhocusWire’s “Hot 25 Startups” for 2021 and has been invited to present their innovative solutions during the Innovation Summit at Phocuswright 2020 on November 12, 2020. The …
New Insights Into How Guests Are Using Airbnb for Longer-Term Stays
Six months ago, we shared how Airbnb and the Airbnb community adapted to meet new consumer needs for longer-term stays as people are seeking to ‘live anywhere.’ From working parents needing space to support their kids with at-home schooling and medi…
The relationship between the stringency of COVID lockdown measures and GDP
What we have learned from the first COVID-19 wave? Insights into how different European countries reacted to the pandemic and how the diverse coping strategies affected their respective economies in the first half of this year. Interesting lessons t…