Disclaimer: This article might not contain the best news for the airline industry. But it may also shed some light on the endless possibilities that the hospitality sector can tap into. I started writing this piece, my first ever on LinkedIn, back i…
The Best Hotel Reopening Email Campaigns
In our recent Email Benchmark Report, it was overwhelmingly clear that email is the preferred channel of communication for marketing and businesses. With the shift towards contactless technology and social distancing measures still in place, email c…
Hyatt Announces Plans for Andaz Lisbon
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Feuring Hotel Lissabon GmbH & Co. KG for the first Andaz hotel in Lisbon. Expected to open in 2024, Andaz Lisbon will offer guests…
Hotels On Demand: Operators Are Selling ‘Subscriptions’ To Lure Back Visitors
Fitness membership? Check. Streaming account? Of course. Meal kit service? Sure. How about your hotel subscription? Whether for pleasure, work, or long-term lodging, hospitality operators are hoping on-demand stays could be your next must-have membe…
Coronavirus Study Finds Air On Planes Is Safer Than Homes Or Operating Rooms
A new study conducted for the Department of Defense adds credence to the growing belief that airline passengers face minimal risk of contracting coronavirus when flying. The study found the risk of aerosol dispersion – transmission of the virus thro…
How to create a Great Place to Work
A double win for EHL It’s been a busy and unique start to the new school year here at EHL for many reasons, mostly to do with the implementation of innovative teaching methods such as HyFlex and adapting to the necessary global changes. Much to my d…
Bridging the Gap Between Guest Facing and Operations Technology in Hotels
COVID-19 has created quite a few buzzwords and key phrases that we’ll always associate with 2020. Pivot, unprecedented, social distancing, and new normal, are just a few of them. In the hotel industry, contactless hospitality is the talk of the town…
HotelSiteXPRESS Offers All-Inclusive Website Solution at Affordable Monthly Rates for Any Size Hotel
PARSIPPANY, NJ – Lodging Interactive, a full-service digital marketing, social media engagement, and reputation management agency exclusively serving the hospitality industry, is making it possible for hotels to upgrade their existing website and di…
Hospitality Financial Leadership – EFTEs, Productivity Measurements – Why Use Both
Most hotels measure payroll as a percentage of revenue or, as it is commonly referred to, labor cost percentage. This is not helpful. Why, you ask? Well, first of all, if sales magically increase because of an increase in the average room rate or av…
Serviced Apartment Provider SMARTments business Intensifies Digitalization Strategy Backed by apaleo
BERLIN – In a new collaboration between the open software platform apaleo and the serviced apartment brand SMARTments business, the technology behind the booking and administrative processes takes a leap into the future with digitalization and autom…