Hotels near college campuses are looking to students to fill vacant rooms as the coronavirus pandemic casts uncertainty over the fall semester and demand from travelers remains depressed. From Syracuse, New York, to Bloomington, Indiana, hotels are …
Hotel Internet Services Unveils Survey Results Revealing New Insight into Guest and Hotelier In-room Entertainment and Voice Technology Trends
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a full-service provider of internet services and solutions for the hospitality industry, has released the full results of its latest survey analyzing how in-room entertainment and technology expectat…
Tripadvisor and Viator Partner to Reveal Travelers’ Choice Awards for Experiences and Attractions
NEEDHAM, Mass. – Tripadvisor®, the world’s largest travel platform, together with Viator, the world’s leading tours and activities platform and a Tripadvisor company, today announced the 2020 Travelers’ Choice® Awards for Experiences. The awards rec…
IZB Residence CAMPUS AT HOME Moves to Infor Cloud for Better Guest Experience
MUNICH – Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced it will introduce Infor Hospitality Management Solution (HMS) and Infor Sales & Catering (S&C) in the cloud at the IZB Residence CAMPUS AT HOME. The …
Wyndham Looks to Drive Corporate Travel with Newly Expanded Wyndham Direct Program
With a focus on finding impactful ways to drive more corporate business for its hotels, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts – the world’s largest hotel franchising company with more than 9,000 hotels across 90 countries – today announced the expansion of Wyndh…
IHCL Introduces I-ZEST: IHCL’s Zero-Touch Service Transformation
MUMBAI, Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), South Asia’s largest hospitality company, today announced the launch and implementation of I-ZEST: IHCL’s Zero-Touch Service Transformation – a suite of digital solutions across its hotels under its brands – Taj…
Expedia Group Expands Optimized Distribution for Lodging Partners
Seattle, Wash. – Expedia Group today announced that it has rolled out its optimized distribution program for all medium to large-size lodging partners, allowing them to tap into new areas of B2B demand and giving them increased control of their B2B …
Hotel Marketing Strategies for COVID-19 Business Recovery
Though many hotels are undertaking cost rationalization to get ready for the after-effects of the COVID-19 lockdown, this is not the time for hoteliers to pause marketing which would end up severely impacting their recovery. Instead, they need to us…
In A Twist On Loyalty Programs, Emirates Is Promising Travelers A Free Funeral If Infected With COVID
Last year, advertising spending in the insurance industry reached $7 billion. This is an incredible figure as it accounts for about 2.7% of all U.S. advertising spending, which is $240 billion. Overall, the acquisition cost is just about $20 per eac…
Hyper-personalized hotel website content for mobile?
Much has changed in all aspects of life since COVID-19, including a dramatic change in the world’s digital behavior. Strict lockdown measures, stay at home orders, and social distancing efforts have made many resort to their devices as a means to ta…