Developed in partnership with leading experts in hospitality and medical hygiene, Airbnb’s industry-leading enhanced cleaning protocol is now available to hosts in twelve countries, with more locations to follow shortly. The protocol includes a five…
Pandemic Prompts Indie Hotels to Buy Ads in Price-Comparison Searches
The coronavirus pandemic has made many hotel companies more eager for bookings without online travel agency commissions and with data on who the customers are. Price-comparison websites are a significant source of such bookings, and new tools are ma…
Increase In Consumer Confidence Could Lead To A Spike In UK Domestic Tourism, Says Globaldata
As lockdown is gradually eased, UK residents have a more positive view of the coronavirus situation compared to ten weeks ago, according to GlobalData’s COVID-19 Consumer Survey. The number of people saying they felt the situation would get a lot wo…
HVS: Emerging Hotel Brands
As COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, the hospitality industry began to experience sharp declines in lodging demand given the cancellation of events and the travel restrictions set by the gove…
Here’s How COVID-19 Has Altered USALI Financial Reporting
Occupancy decimation isn’t the only curveball COVID-19 has thrown at hoteliers. Turns out, accounting procedures have been hard to figure out as well. Enter the Financial Management Committee of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), which…
Hospitality Financial Leadership – Everyone Is Famous for 15 Seconds
This pop-culture expression was coined by Andy Warhol and a friend Nat Finkelstein in 1968. I’m taking some liberties here but in 1968 it was 15 minutes of fame and in today’s world – who’s got 15 whole minutes anymore – it’s 15 seconds! This story …
Independent Hotel Owners Should Look At Integrating Their Assets Into A Portfolio
Stronger together! Merge to survive… and thrive! For hotel owners and investors, access to friendly capital, shared resources and additional capital appreciation provided by entering assets into a partnership – that famous “portfolio effect”, can th…
Social Distancing And The Hotel Breakfast Buffet: Where To From Here?
Could coronavirus close the hotel buffet breakfast for good? International hotel adviser Russell Kett says “the breakfast buffet is likely to become a thing of the past.” When the majority of hotels re-open, the all-you-can-eat buffet won’t be part …
COVID-19: Is The Tourism Industry At A Crossroads?
Despite the existential challenges facing numerous businesses and the enormous uncertainties and personal anxieties experienced by large sections of our society, now may be a good time to think about the future. The coronavirus pandemic has knocked …
Service Failures: 5 Basic Steps To Customer Service Recovery
Why is customer service recovery important? Failures in customer service are inevitable. Whether you’re just starting out as a business or a well-oiled machine, you’re bound to slip up and disappoint a customer at some point; your reservations desk …