It has been over a year since I boarded a Eurostar train from St. Pancras in London to Paris. The journey was ominous as Covid-19 loomed large. What the pandemic would entail was anybody’s guess. The estimated number of 20,000 deaths due to Covid-19…
Concept Design: Crafting Distinctive Hotels Through Storytelling
Mention ‘hospitality concept design’ and the first words that come up in the minds of many is this: beautiful interior design. However, concept design in hospitality encompasses much more than that – from the story you are telling to the identity of…
Hospitality Financial Leadership – Chapter 15 – Testing, Not Trusting
For me the idea of being mentored or trained was a like a kick in the teeth. I didn’t need any of this. I was just fine the way I was. I mean really, What can this old man teach me? He has some Pollyanna view of the world and he thinks the hotel bus…
Future Hotels Sets Global Standard For Affordable Sustainability
A new concept in hospitality puts the transformative potential of the world’s biggest hotel brands into the hands of local, family-owned businesses, allowing them to match the corporations in the transition to sustainable tourism. Change was coming …
Sustainability-Driven Legislation – Setting The Right Conditions For Hospitality? A Review Of Viewpoints
From single-use plastics to building efficiencies, from extended producer responsibility (EPR) to user-pays principle (UPP), regulations are an intricate component of how society governs environmental impacts. Of course, there seems to always a fine…
GBTA Statement Against US Violence Towards Asian Communities
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association, condemns the recent increase in hate crimes againstChinese, Korean, Vietnamese and other Asian Americans in the United States. GBTA believes strongly in …
Content Parity is the Next Rate Parity
Channel distribution for hotels was chaotic prior to the pandemic and it will be just as cumbersome once recovery begins in earnest. This is entirely due to COVID-19 whereby new guest behaviors and travel needs have inevitably led to new methods and…
Around the Globe Hotel Profit Perks Up, Just Not in Europe
In a turnaround from previous months, gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) in the U.S. turned positive in February and at $10.82, it was 675.5% higher than in January. Though the jump into positivity after eight of the last 10 months b…
A New MEININGER Hotel In France Will Open This Year In Marseille
A further location is planned for France in 2021 too, with the doors of the MEININGER Hotel in Marseille set to open for the first time at the end of the year. The expansion into the second largest city of France got sealed by the contract signing b…
Choice Hotels Reveals Next Milestone For Flagship Brand: The Comfort® Rise & Shine™ Prototype
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) today unveiled the new Comfort Rise & Shine prototype as the next milestone for its flagship, upper midscale brand. The prototype celebrates the successes of the iconic brand as Comfort marks its 40th an…