The global situation concerning the new coronavirus outbreak, or COVID-19, is changing rapidly every day. Guidance on where to travel and whether airlines will be flying to certain destinations around the world is evolving hour to hour. Here is the …
Best Western® Hotels & Resorts Provides Much Needed Relief To Hoteliers
Phoenix, Arizona – In the face of the biggest economic crisis the hotel industry has ever faced, Best Western Hotels & Resorts (BWHR) is taking steps to ease the financial burden for its hoteliers during this challenging time. Committed to its loyal…
Sustainable Business Model: What Every Business Leader Should Ask Themselves
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability have become increasingly important issues for a wide range of corporations. There is a growing awareness of the impact of business practices on the world environment, especially from the consu…
Cultivating & Supporting Leadership at Every Level
Excellent leadership is key to the success of any organization. We look to our CEOs and Senior Leaders for those standout qualities; however, other team members can have excellent leadership skills too. A great way to identify this is by looking for…
Remote Control: How To Stay Focused While Working From Home
Since coronavirus has led millions of employees around the globe to work from home, some people are wondering how they’re going to cope. Many of us naturally work better away from the noise of an open-plan office. Others left to their own devices ca…
Spain To Close All Hotels, Help Nursing Homes As Coronavirus Deaths Climb
The Spanish government on Thursday ordered the closure of all the country’s hotels and promised to implement special measures in nursing homes after a surge in the country’s coronavirus cases and deaths. The government decreed all hotels and other t…
Standing Together During The COVID-19 Pandemic
To Hospitality Net’s valued members, partners & friends, We are now in the midst of a pandemic that our industry and the whole world has never experienced before. These times will be challenging, but it will be imperative that we stand united, as an…
STR: Europe Hotel Performance For February 2020
LONDON – Europe’s hotel industry reported mostly negative results in the three key performance metrics during February 2020, according to data from STR. Euro constant currency, February 2020 vs. February 2019 Occupancy: -1.8% to 63.6% Average daily …
COVID-19 is hitting the beating heart of every hotel hard
Sitting remotely, looking out at the sunshine bouncing off the rooftops in early springtime here in Germany, you might be forgiven for thinking all is well. With the real possibility that by this time tomorrow, we will not be allowed to leave our ho…
Open Letter from WTTC to Governments
No one can doubt that we are in uncharted territory. The coronavirus pandemic means the world is facing a threat on multiple fronts not seen in peacetime. The Travel & Tourism sector is uniquely exposed, and we estimate 50 million jobs globally are …