With vaccines and more efficient testing on the horizon, the coronavirus might not go away completely, but it can be handled and business will come back, hotel industry CEOs said on a panel as part of the online NYU International Hospitality Industr…
Russell Partnership Technology Launches Hotel Forecast Toolkit to Assist with Recovery
Due to COVID-19 and the subsequent travel lockdown, the global hospitality industry is experiencing a challenge like never before. As we begin recovery, there is a huge amount of work to restore the industry to where it once was. While the industry …
Volara Named a ‘Hot 25 Startup’ for 2021 by PhocusWire
Volara, the voice hub for the hotel industry, has been selected as one of PhocusWire’s “Hot 25 Startups” for 2021 and has been invited to present their innovative solutions during the Innovation Summit at Phocuswright 2020 on November 12, 2020. The …
New Insights Into How Guests Are Using Airbnb for Longer-Term Stays
Six months ago, we shared how Airbnb and the Airbnb community adapted to meet new consumer needs for longer-term stays as people are seeking to ‘live anywhere.’ From working parents needing space to support their kids with at-home schooling and medi…
The relationship between the stringency of COVID lockdown measures and GDP
What we have learned from the first COVID-19 wave? Insights into how different European countries reacted to the pandemic and how the diverse coping strategies affected their respective economies in the first half of this year. Interesting lessons t…
Hospitality Financial Leadership – What Do Peter Pan and Your Hotel Career Have in Common?
All children, except one, grow up.” ~ Peter Pan In the hotel business we don’t want to grow up either. That’s why so many people find our business so exciting and interesting and that’s why they stick around and work crazy days and super long weeks….
Travel Expert Adam Kliebert’s Tips for Marketing Luxury Travel
Veteran luxury travel influencer Adam Kliebert has been globetrotting for the most of his life, living in Japan and the United States, modelling across Europe, and more recently working as a worldwide property developer. It’s his appreciation of pan…
Hotels.com, Expedia provider exposed data for millions of guests
The hotel industry now has a potentially serious security headache on its hands alongside the pandemic. Website Planet reports that Prestige Software, the company behind hotel reservation platforms for Hotels.com, Booking.com and Expedia, left data …
How to Prepare a Successful 2021 Hotel Digital Strategy & Marketing Budget Amidst COVID-19
Budgeting season is a time to analyze your hotel’s marketing and technology initiatives from the last year and set a new plan in action to achieve greater success. Today, many sources project that the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact the ho…
AAA Four-Diamond Thunder Valley Casino Resort Selects INTELITY for End-to-end Digital Transformation
INTELITY®, the developer of hospitality’s most comprehensive guest experience and staff management platform, announced today a new deal with Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, California. The AAA Four-Diamond property will deploy the full INTE…