Last week saw the launch of NewDog PR, a strategic PR business for hotels, with a focus on the investment arm of the sector. NewDog PR was founded by hotel sector enthusiasts Katherine Doggrell and Emily Newman, driven by a need for clear, gripping …
Omni Hotels & Resorts Launches Stance Coffee
DALLAS, TX – Omni Hotels & Resorts has announced its first-ever proprietary coffee brand, Stance Coffee, in partnership with Arkansas-based Westrock Coffee Company, LLC. Through Stance Coffee, Omni Hotels & Resorts delivers great tasting, high-quali…
The Future of Hospitality: 2021 and Beyond
The pandemic in 2020 affected the hospitality industry severely, as we have never seen before. The effects have been even greater than what we saw in 2001 and 2008. This mega event has shaken all our assumptions about traveling, managing hotels, and…
Hotels Will Need A 5-Star Rating In Safety And A 3-star Michelin Rating To Address Guest COVID-19 Concerns
Co-authored by Dr. David Miles. A major lesson we have all learned from COVID is to look forward, not backwards, as to where the future of career opportunities will be. Two major industries are undergoing fundamental change with no clear vison in si…
World Economic Forum: Vaccines may soon allow international travel to take off again. But will it ever return to normal?
COVID-19 has had a major impact on tourism, causing a 70% drop in international tourist arrivals from January – August in 2020. Several countries have closed their borders completely. The pandemic has ignited debated about the future of the industry…
5 Step Plan to Create the Perfect Guest Experience
It is now more important than ever to make every guest’s stay be as fulfilling and enjoyable as possible for your hotel. It is simply too great a risk to lose revenues as a result of bad reviews, having to issue refunds, or through other issues that…
Variations on Veganuary 2021: Interview with EHL’s, Ehrhard Busch
Consumer behaviors are changing Welcome to Veganuary 2021! This typically marketing-oriented term was first coined by a UK charity in 2014 as an initiative to encourage people to go meat-free after the fleshy excesses of Christmas. The concept has p…
Growing Green – Funding, Investment and Finance in Eco-Hospitality: A Review
From advice on how to raise funds for eco-ventures to tips on how to pitch to investors, the organisers of The Glamping Show and International Glamping Business, in association with Eco Hotel Investment Summit bring out a timely report on the many p…
Spotta flies into 2021 with new products, new markets and larger team
SPOTTA KNOWS ‘PEST’: SMART PEST SYSTEM COMPANY FLIES INTO 2021 WITH NEW PRODUCTS, NEW MARKETS & LARGER TEAM Team size doubles after successful first twelve months of commercial operations Product diversification: systems for Pine Weevils and Palm We…
Hospitality Financial Leadership – What’s Possible in the Future with Hotel Financial Statements
I am a big fan of the Uniformed System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI), or as she is affectionately called “You Sally.” It has been the guide that our industry uses to properly present financial information for a long…long time, in fact…