There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the leisure industry for the foreseeable future. Between the International Air Transport Association predicts that air passenger numbers won’t return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024 and the n…
What Exactly Are Owners Looking For From Their GM’s When It Comes To The Operational Finances?
In this hard-hitting interview, you will learn what to tell your owner about how you’re going to successfully manage their asset. What are the leadership strategies you will use to generate a superior return on their investment? How will you show up…
Video: Travel expert Samantha Brown on How to Plan for Future Travel
With would-be travelers grounded by a global pandemic, 2020 has ushered in a new era of amateur bakers and whipped coffee enthusiasts. Yet every day, the desire to travel continues to grow. A recent survey, commissioned by Hilton, found that 95% of …
Belmond La Samanna Reopens in February 2021
WHY With crisp white villas dotted along the coast of Baie Longue’s mile-long white sands, Belmond La Samanna sits on the glamorous French side of the island. Accommodations range from deluxe oceanfront rooms with private balconies overlooking the C…
Virgin Hotels Reaffirms Commitment To Prioritizing Diversity And Inclusivity
Virgin Hotels, the lifestyle hotel brand by Sir Richard Branson, today announces its formal diversity, equality and inclusivity framework. Virgin Hotels is, and always has been, committed to diversity and inclusion. By publicly laying out guidelines…
Have Yourself a Very Hybrid Holiday
This year, preparing for the holidays comes with a new set of challenges, as the global pandemic has inspired many to stay at home this season in favor of a celebration with limited face-to-face contact. During a time when togetherness is desired mo…
Meliá Continues To Provide The Best Technology Solutions To Transform The Experience Of Business Travellers In The Post-COVID-19 age
The company has recently presented Meliá Hybrid Solutions, a range of technologies to transform meetings and events using hybrid formats with the latest innovations and the best hotel services. To achieve this, Meliá is working with experts in virtu…
Explore ’20: Expedia boss favours regulators having ‘a good hard look’ at frenemy Google’
Expedia boss Peter Kern has demanded a level playing field online saying the OTA is in favour of government regulators looking at the practices of its “frenemy” Google. Speaking during the global travel giant’s annual partner event, this year taking…
21 New Hilton Properties to Visit in 2021
COVID-19 has touched all of our lives in large and small ways, limiting how we have interacted with others and how we moved around – or, in many cases, didn’t. That has led to an enormous pent-up demand for travel. A new survey commissioned by Hilto…
Is Hospitality Ready For The Army Of Robots Coming To A Hotel Near You?
By 2025, over 85 million existing jobs will be lost due to the seismic shift toward robotization and automation, according to estimates in the “Future of Jobs Report 2020” published by the World Economic Forum. Dangerous, mundane and repetitive jobs…

