From a young age, many of us aspire to achieve greatness. Our visions of success often vary, but at the heart of our dreams is a desire for passion, recognition, fulfillment, and happiness. As we get older, some of us abandon loftier dreams and redi…
Upselling During a Pandemic: Early Check-In and Late Check-Out
Nor1, the global leader in hospitality upgrade, upsell, and merchandising technology, has dived into its buyer behavior data to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected guest demand for hotel upgrades. Now we’re looking at guest upgrade buy…
Choice Hotels International Reports 2020 Third Quarter Results
ROCKVILLE, Md. – Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, today reported its results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. “Choice Hotels’ proven portfolio of well-segmented bra…
UNWTO and IMO Issue Join Call to Support Safe Resumption of Cruise Ship Operations
In a joint statement issued today, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) highlight the importance of the cruise sector for the world economy. According to industry data, the cruise sector supports 1…
The Five Emerging Trip Types of 2021
The global pandemic turned travelers’ plans upside down in 2020. Looking ahead to 2021, the impact of the pandemic is changing not just our choice of destination but also the type of trips we’re most likely to take in the coming year. Our new resear…
Breaking the mould – Equipping young people with the skills for success
The hospitality industry has, arguably, been hit harder than most other industries by the global pandemic and, while there were signs of recovery as restaurants, bars and hotels opened back up over the summer months, across Europe occupancy rates di…
Can Leisure and Work-From-Home Demand Stimulate Extended-Stay Hotel Growth Beyond COVID-19?
The lodging industry is struggling to fill the empty rooms in 2020. For months, U.S. hotels are running at an occupancy of 50% or lower. Not every segment suffers the same impact from the pandemic, however. Demand for home-sharing facilities had alr…
Hospitality Marketplace. #Justpitchit
Marketplace is the live streaming event to facilitate “meeting and matching” between travel tech and hoteliers looking for new providers. Vendors will showcase their technologies through a (rigorously live) 6-minute-elevator-pitch presentation. Afte…
RIP BookingSuite: Protecting Your Hotel’s Digital Assets
On November 30th of this year, Booking/Priceline is shutting down its BookingSuite product, likely affecting hundreds of hotels worldwide. In short, they will stop running websites, booking engines, and revenue management software for their hotel cl…
Who Are Project Stakeholders?
Identifying Project Stakeholders A project stakeholder is any individual or group that can affect, be affected by or believe to be affected by a project during its life cycle and/or its output and can influence its success. A development project has…