Although at times it can feel longer, this week marks the one-year anniversary of when hotel bookings most steeply decelerated around the world, as countries closed borders and commercial travel was suspended. On the SiteMinder World Hotel Index, on…
Sonesta Completes Acquisition Of Red Lion Hotels
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta) today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of RLH Corporation (NYSE: RLH). As a result, Sonesta is now one of the largest hotel companies globally with approximately 1,20…
Join us today at 10am CET: Hotel Technology During Crises, Does it innovate?
Join this Hospitality Net Worldpanel Live Session hosted in partnership with techtalk.travel Kevin King, COO at Shiji Group; Martin Bookallil, Vice President of Information Tech. APAC (Consumer Operations, Technology and Emerging Businesses) at Marr…
TripAdvisor’s New Subscription Service Represents Potential Boon For Lodging Industry, Says GlobalData
Cost reduction remains one of the primary objectives for hoteliers as the travel and tourism sector continues to grapple with the effects of COVID-19. TripAdvisor’s new subscription service, TripAdvisor Plus, provides an opportunity for hoteliers to…
Pivoting for Pandemic Success with Lessons Learned from Newport Hospitality Group
“You take the business wherever and whichever way it comes, but you need to be prepared to serve it,” started Andrew Carey, CEO of Newport Hospitality Group (NHG), during our latest conversation. Having known Carey for over two decades, I reconnecte…
Knowland Introduces GroupAdvantage 2021 to Enable and Empower Hotel Sales Teams into Recovery
Group business continues to be a key driver for profitability in the hospitality industry, especially in this year of unprecedented challenges. To empower hoteliers, Knowland, the leader in AI-powered meetings and events data for hospitality, today …
ProfitSword Partners With foreUP to Provide Golf Course Operators With Latest in Business Intelligence Analytics
ProfitSword, a premier developer of business intelligence and data integration software, has announced an integration of its solutions with foreUP, a leading comprehensive provider of golf course management technology. Now compatible with foreUP’s p…
Examine the hidden costs of on-premises hotel software
If I only had a dollar for every time I’ve heard someone say, “I feel safer with my server right next to me” or “Cloud is so much more expensive than if I buy the software outright.” On the surface, such statements seem to make a case for stiff-armi…
Hotel Management Company Keeps Guests Connected With Support From Comcast Business
Deep Blue Communications, a Comcast Business company, today announced a partnership with Island Hospitality Management to provide a reliable managed Wi-Fi solution for 10,623 rooms in 16 hotels across 21 states and the District of Columbia, helping …
Where Will The Post-Pandemic Travel Boom Bring Travelers?
As we approach the one-year anniversary of travel shutting down after the coronavirus was declared a pandemic, travelers are looking forward to getting back to doing what they love. But, where to first? As it stands, some international travel destin…