Hotel-industry-leading technology providers, IDeaS and Mews, announced today a new integration between their best-in-class systems. The 2020 HotelTechAward winners have developed a two-way data exchange that automates the seamless transfer of inform…
Pegasus partners with Green Key on sustainability programme
(LONDON)—Pegasus, a leading global provider of hotel reservations and e-commerce solutions and one of the world’s most experienced hotel representation services, today announced a new partnership with Green Key, the world’s leading sustainability ce…
Access Point Financial Provides FF&E Financing for Aloft Omaha Aksarben Village
OMAHA, Neb. – November 23, 2020 – Access Point Financial, LLC (APF), a leading direct lender and specialty finance company focused exclusively on the hospitality industry, today announced the completion of an agreement with Center 60 Hospitality to …
There’s Nothing Wrong with Being Only a Regional Resort
We all aspire to make our places of work as prestigious and renowned as possible so they can attract those high-net-worth international guests. Plus, it doesn’t hurt in times of crisis to be able to draw from a diverse range of feeder territories to…
How to Properly Leverage Demand Based Staffing in Hotels
Defining the New Norm for Hotel Staffing Models So, let’s look at what is happening to us in this moment. This is a defining time when so much of our landscape is changing. The two words we continue to hear every day are the “New Norm”. But in the h…
Cornell School of Hotel Administration (SHA) Centers & Institutes Annual Reports
Rewind with us. Despite this year’s challenges, the School of Hotel Administration’s Centers & Institutes have accomplished a great deal thanks to the hard work of our dedicated staff and the generous support of our advisory board members. We invite…
Europe Hotel Transactions Bulletin – Week Ending 20 November 2020
MHL Hotel Collection sells the Beacon Hotel in Dublin MHL Hotel Collection, owned my US billionare John Malone and Irish partners John Lally and Paul Higgins, have confirmed that they are selling the 88-room Beacon Hotel in South Dublin to the neigh…
Hospitality Financial Leadership – Moving (Part 1)
In the hotel business if you want to get ahead you better be ready to move. It’s the way in which you can multiply your opportunities and increase your chance for greater personal prosperity. That’s the way it was explained to me many years ago and …
Booking.com and Expedia raised $4 Billion to ride out the pandemic. Only one needed it.
For travelers looking to book a flight or hotel room, Booking.com and Expedia.com look a lot alike. Yet the two fared very differently when the coronavirus pandemic shut down travel, thanks to different strategies behind their websites. Revenue has …
Checklist to Optimize Hotel Energy Consumption During Low Occupancy
We are hearing several questions from our customers and partners: How can I make sure my hotel operates efficiently during low occupancy? What systems should I adjust during low occupancy? How can I make sure my hotel will return properly to normal …