Although the pace of change has accelerated during the pandemic era, the hotel sales habitat has been evolving rapidly for years. Yet when our KTN team conducts group sales shops and our sales “lead flow” audits, we find that most – but not all – ho…
Is togetherness the next destination for travel?
For generations, travel has inspired storytelling in books and songs and fueled the growth of cultures and civilizations. But over the last year, the world went on a different kind of journey, swapping passports for puzzles and beaches for binge-wat…
How COVID-19 Has Changed Hotel and Restaurant Design, According to Experts
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching economic effects in addition to the tragic loss of life over the past year. The hospitality industry has been hit particularly hard, with airlines cutting flights and flying half-empty planes, restaurants c…
Hospitality Financial Leadership – Serving Lunch
Almost 40 years ago now I was a busboy at a large and busy resort in the Canadian Rockies. I had transferred west a few months earlier from another hotel in the same chain where I had worked for two years. This is a story about me starting to find m…
Sandown Seafront Premier Inn to open at end of February
100-bedroom seafront hotel set to open to guests staying for work, education, or other legally permitted reasons on Friday 26 February The opening date of the Cookhouse & Pub restaurant will be confirmed ahead of the popular summer months 20 new job…
Europe Hotel Transactions Bulletin – Week Ending 5 February 2021
Rueben Brothers acquire Baglioni Hotel Luna in Venice Billionaire London-based property investors, the Rueben Brothers, have acquired the Baglioni Hotel Luna in Venice for approximately €100 million (€960,000 per room). The 104-room luxury hotel dat…
10 Food and Dining Trends for 2021 and Beyond
Timing of Adoption of Food and Dining Trends Those who are early adopters to a trend that has substance will be able to better establish themselves with their customer base and be quicker to be more efficient at delivering the trend. Some of these f…
The Night Manager: What Happens When The Lights Go Down?
In the summer of 2013, when I was still working for Hyatt in New York City, I found myself facing a pretty tough decision. I was still employed by the Grand Hyatt, but I was temporarily working at ANdaZ 5th Avenue, helping the front office team duri…
Lybra Announces the Completion of a Two-Way Integration Between Lybra’s Assistant RMS & GP Dati’s Scrigno PMS
Rome, Italy – February 5, 2021 – Lybra, developer of the Assistant, the most complete, machine learning, demand-centric revenue management system (RMS), is proud to announce a two-way integration with GP Dati’s Scrigno PMS, a leading web-based, clou…
Call To Action For The European Hospitality Industry To Capitalise On Its Business Recovery And Increase Revenue During And Post Pandemic
LONDON – More than 300 international brand leaders in the European hospitality industry were given valuable insights on how to proactively prepare for and roll-out their business recovery in 2021 and beyond when they attended the HSMAI Europe Day 20…