Hosted Buyer registration is now open for IBTM World, which will be held for the first time in a hybrid format. The IBTM World in-person event will take place at Fira, Barcelona from 30 November to 2 December 2021 for the first time since 2019. The …
Hotel Jobs Evolve To Meet Group, Family Travel Demands
As group travel rebounds from a near standstill due to the pandemic, it’s expected to look and feel much different than it has in the past. As a result, hotels are hiring group-specific roles to help meeting planners seamlessly customize solutions. …
The many advantages of upselling (revenue, loyalty, satisfaction)
In many hotels around the world, receptionists keep a post-it note behind the counter to remember the prices at which to offer guests a better room. This is what we call ‘upselling’. It has existed for decades in this rudimentary form, which gives u…
Time for a short survey? Your answers will help improve the state of hospitality networking!
Hospitality Net is assisting an investor start-up that is creating a transformational community project for the hospitality industry. Their goal is to bring knowledge, inspire networking and to provide recruitment market opportunities to the industr…
RaizUp is supporting numa to promote the integration of young talent in the hospitality industry
RaizUp is supporting numa (formerly COSI) to promote the integration of young talent into the hospitality working environment in Germany and other markets following suit in numa’s international expansion. RaizUp is happy to offer assistance as both …
UniFocus Upgrades Employee Engagement Surveys To Deliver Instant And Frequent Insights Into Hotel Performance
DALLAS, Texas – UniFocus, the leading provider of workforce management systems, has launched upgrades to employee pulse survey capabilities, providing hoteliers with an invaluable opportunity to connect to and interpret employee engagement. Sidestep…
StayNTouch Names Reid Webster As VP Of Strategic Growth To Expand And Strengthen Partner Network
Mr. Webster comes to StayNTouch with almost thirty years of experience in hospitality technology and strategic sales leadership. Before joining StayNTouch, Mr. Webster served as the Senior VP of Partnerships & SaaS Sales at Laasie, a cloud platform …
As Demand Returns For Groups and Events, Let’s Not Slip Back Into “Order-taking”
Based on the conversations I’m having with clients and contacts it seems that demand for groups and events is coming quicker than expected. At most hotels, salespeople have either been recalled from furlough or from helping to cover hotel operations…
Hospitality technology innovations: what to adopt for your hotel chain
Like in any other industry, there is no dearth of significant technology innovations in the hospitality enterprise. Many globally leading hotel chains have leveraged them in the recent past and have witnessed immense business benefits. You need to k…
WTTC Responds To The Relaxing Of Restrictions Across The UK
Virginia Messina, WTTC Senior Vice President, said: “Today we should reflect on how hard won our newly re-found ‘freedoms’ are, which have been curbed for the best part of 18 months as together we have fought against the pandemic – at huge social, e…