Accor announces the launch of the “Apartments & Villas” website, entirely dedicated to the rental of private residences and extended stay hotel properties, enabling guests feel at home anywhere in the world. The site makes more than 50,000 apartment…
Volara Achieves AWS Travel and Hospitality Competency Status
Volara, the voice hub for the hotel industry, announces that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Travel and Hospitality Competency status. This designation recognizes that Volara has demonstrated deep experience helping its hotel customers acc…
Mind the ‘COVID’ Gap
There was a collective sigh of relief in early November when Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna and the Oxford-AstraZeneca team announced in rapid succession their news of vaccines with 90%-plus efficacy rates. However, business leaders in the hospitality ind…
What is Hotel Operator Selection?
The Operator Selection ProcessOperator selection is undertaken by developers and owners for the appointment of the hotel management operator. The process involves candidate identification, screening, and contract negotiations, generally together wit…
Local Measure Achieves AWS Travel and Hospitality Competency Status
Local Measure, customer service made simple, announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Travel and Hospitality Competency status. This designation recognizes that Local Measure has demonstrated deep experience helping customers t…
Improving the Hotel Bottom-Line Begins With Knowing How to Read a P&L
Here’s the bottom line…” It’s a familiar turn of phrase that is succeeded by the speaker getting to the sum or crux of the issue—the overarching point. In running a hotel, getting to the bottom line means getting to what matters: profit. In order …
The Automat Concept – What’s Old Is New Again With Technology: Opportunity for Hotels
A restaurant without waiters or workers behind the counter seems like an idea from the future; Ironically, this is an idea of the past. This concept is called an Automat, it was popularized in the early 1900s after the Spanish Flu Pandemic (Figure 1…
On the journey to post-pandemic recovery, hoteliers need to be clever about which revenue intelligence solutions they invest in
The coronavirus pandemic has severely impacted the profitability of the global hospitality industry, which in turn has accelerated its digital transformation, both front and back of house. Thousands of revenue managers have been furloughed or made r…
Four Seasons Reveals What’s New For 2021 And Beyond
Whether making plans to travel, dreaming of future travel or simply looking to enjoy a new local experience, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts reveals what to look forward to from the world’s leading luxury hospitality company next year. “Exciting new…
Live: Hospitality Marketplace. #Justpitchit Day 3 – Focus on Operations Technology
Between December 1 to 4, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm CET, 40 companies will meet online to inspire the world of hospitality and travel tech. Brave leaders, industry pioneers, innovators and rule-breakers to show hoteliers “the reason why” their offers, the…