In the new ‘contact-free’ era, hoteliers will need to adapt the way they process and receive payments from guests to ensure they’re minimising contact, meeting guest expectations and protecting their revenue. Guestline announces the official launch …
Why It’s Time For Revenue Managers To Shift Focus To New Data Sets
Let’s take a look at the reasons why: Comparing your hotel’s performance versus same-time-last-year does little good when we know demand is nowhere close to where it was last year. A timeline regarding the end to the COVID pandemic is unclear – we s…
IHG Rewards Ties The Knot With Mr & Mrs Smith, Giving Loyalty Members Even More Choice For Luxury And Lifestyle Stays
IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, and Mr & Mrs Smith, the world-renowned travel club and boutique hotel specialists, today launched their loyalty partnership to give IHG Rewards members an even wider selection of lux…
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) today announced results for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Highlights include: Diluted earnings per share was $0.29, and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $0.36. Net income was…
International tourism won’t come back until late 2021, UN panel predicts
A United Nations panel predicts a rebound in international tourism won’t occur before the third quarter of 2021, citing travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. And some experts from the U.N. World Travel Organization don’t think the…
Insider View: When Will The Hotel Industry Recover?
Thom Geshay, president of Davidson Hotels & Resorts, shares his thoughts on how the hotel industry is weathering the Covid-19 pandemic and when he sees a reasonable recovery happening. His hospitality management company operates 61 hotels under a va…
Travel advisers: A secret weapon during CVOVID-19
(CNN) — Before COVID-19, São Paulo resident Claudia Glina regularly planned trips around Brazil and all over the world for her family, which includes herself, her husband and their two young children. “I used to go online and book the hotels and fli…
Hospitality Unsettled Podcast: Mental Health & Mental Wellbeing
“When you break an arm, you go to the doctors or hospital, but we don’t do the same when it comes to problems with our mental health. Even though we see more and more people are encountering problems with it.” This quote, in combination with a conve…
Tracy Uphold Joins Newport Hospitality Group, Inc, as Vice President of Revenue Generation
Williamsburg, VA – Newport Hospitality Group Inc., (NHG), a leading hotel management company is pleased to announce the appointment of Tracy Uphold to the newly created position of Vice President of Revenue Generation. According to Wayne West, III, …
Airbnb Sets Stage For Blockbuster Market Debut, Looks At Nasdaq Listing
(Reuters) – Home-rental startup Airbnb Inc plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq, setting the stage for one of 2020’s most high-profile stock market debuts. Earlier this month, Reuters reported the company was aiming to raise $3 billion in its IPO,…