With coronavirus now officially confirmed as a worldwide pandemic, we ask digital marketer Kirsten Howarth what this could mean for hoteliers looking to market their hotel online in tumultuous times. Hotel marketing online can be difficult enough at…
How To Protect Your Business From The Coronavirus Epidemic
The hospitality industry is particularly affected by the coronavirus epidemic. The number of reservations is rapidly going down, some hotels are forced by law to close temporarily. However, some positive prognosis says that this situation is tempora…
Let’s Celebrate Our Heroes Of Hospitality Who Come Through In Crisis
“It has been, and continues to be, our responsibility to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality.” – Conrad Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels Although many hotels are closed and others reducing staff, plenty of other hospitality worke…
Scandic Adapting Operations To A Temporary Period Of Significantly Lower Occupancy
In a short period of time, Scandic has carried out a number of comprehensive measures to reduce costs and adapt operations to current market conditions. The company has already reduced its staff by more than 7,000 team members so far, both in hotel …
Beekeeper to Host ‘Communicating During COVID-19’ Webinar on Wednesday, March 25
San Francisco – Are you prepared for COVID-19? Are your employees prepared for a crisis? Do you have a communication channel for every single employee? On Wednesday, Beekeeper, a mobile-first communication platform for frontline workers, will host a…
At Home With Six Senses
In-house experts and wellness board reach out to guests and newcomers who can’t travel to resorts and spas to help them stay well through these uncertain times Videos, tutorials, articles and advice to support the pillars of Mindfulness, Eat, Sleep,…
Hotel Tech Company Launches Covid-19 Support Platform
San Diego – As Covid-19 spreads, communities have an urgent need for beds as field hospitals, for quarantine, and to house for patients as well as health professionals who are caring for them. The founders of hotel industry software provider Cloudbe…
Talent Management Strategy: Are “People” Your Most Important Asset?
We often come across the term in organizations that People are our greatest asset, and if developed in the right manner, can be our defining competitive advantage. However, this is not the case. Companies and organizations across all sizes, industri…
Hilton Partners with Leading Companies to Find Temporary Jobs for Displaced Hotel Team Members
As the hospitality industry responds to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Hilton is partnering with leading companies to connect workers from temporarily suspended hotels with hundreds of thousands of short-term jobs created by the global pandemic. …
STR: France’s daily hotel occupancy plummets to as low as 3.3%
As the COVID-19 situation in France has worsened, the country’s daily hotel occupancy plummeted to as low as 3.3% on 17 March, according to preliminary data from STR and In Extenso TCH.Daily occupancy in the country was as high as 65.3% on 26 Februa…