Peter Till, Managing Director of Choice Hotels UK & Western Europe and Ufi Ibrahim, the former CEO of the British Hospitality Association, today announced the launch of The Energy & Environment Alliance, a new coalition of hospitality businesses and…
Choice Hotels’ Emerging Markets Team Signs Largest Minority Multi-Unit Franchise Agreement In Program History
ROCKVILLE, – Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s (NYSE: CHH) one-of-a-kind emerging markets franchise development program has awarded a contract to Fredric Washington to develop six hotels. This new contract with an African American entrepreneur rep…
Is Silofit ‘Gym on Demand’ the Future of the Fitness Industry?
You’ve been at the gym for 30 minutes already and, somehow, the squat rack still appears to be taken. You train your eyes on the seemingly coveted piece of equipment while pushing through a final set on the leg press machine, before clueing in to th…
UNWTO and IATA Sign Agreement to Restore Confidence in International Aviation
Ahead of the G20 summit of the world’s largest economies, which includes a dedicated tourism segment, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), as the two…
Generator & Freehand Hotels Selects Duetto’s Revenue Strategy Platform
Generator & Freehand Hotels, two of the world’s leading providers of design-led shared accommodation, has partnered with Duetto, hospitality’s innovative software as a service provider of revenue strategy solutions, to maximize on revenue opportunit…
What’s on the Minds of Hospitality HR Professionals in Europe
The HSMAI Foundation and HSMAI Europe hosted a virtual Executive Roundtable for hotel chief human resources officers across Europe on Sept. 16 to discuss current and potential future challenges they are facing in the new world of COVID-19. J. Bruce …
Agilysys & Shift4 Payments Renew Partnership Providing Integrated Hospitality Commerce Solutions
Allentown, Pa and Alpharetta, Ga, October 6, 2020 – Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, and Shift4 Payments (NYSE: FOUR), the leader in integrated payment processin…
Does Quality Assurance, as we know it, have a future?
Hotel group revenues are down by as much as 90% across the boards for the second quarter of 2020. The third quarter isn’t looking much better, with many hotels only re-opening in the fourth quarter. The global demand-reduced crisis is here to stay a…
The 40 Coolest Neighbourhoods in the World
Every year, we survey thousands of people around the globe to discover the world’s coolest neighbourhoods: the places that represent the spirit of the greatest cities on earth. These are the places to be for food and fun, art and culture, atmosphere…
Grand Universe Lucca, Autograph Collection Announces December 1st Opening
The fascinating, medieval city walls that surround Lucca, Italy, are welcoming its first full-service luxury hotel when the Grand Universe Lucca, Autograph Collection, opens in the heart of its historic old town on December 1st. Standing stylishly a…