10 reasons corporate travel will outperform
Since that date, the U.S. hotel industry has been in survival mode – global borders closing, single-digit occupancies, shortfalls increasing – with an ambiguous timetable.
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10 reasons corporate travel will outperform
Since that date, the U.S. hotel industry has been in survival mode – global borders closing, single-digit occupancies, shortfalls increasing – with an ambiguous timetable.
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COVID-19: Impact on the hospitality workforce
The ruthless march of COVID-19 throughout the globe is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting the health of hundreds of thousands of people…
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Is It Better To Have a Revenue Manager or Revenue Management Software?
The robots are coming! They’re taking over! No job is safe! That’s the hype we keep hearing, and revenue-management software companies definitely want you to believe that a computer is better than a human. But is it true…
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Pricing principles to help hotels maximize revenue during COVID-19
When I wrote my first pandemic-themed article, Hotel Marketing and Revenue Management in the Time of Pandemic, I was definitely hoping for things to be better by now…
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6 Ways to Turn a Crisis Into an Opportunity
When a crisis strikes an industry, most hunker down to reduce damage. Amid the chaos, it’s easy to overlook the opportunities a crisis turns up.
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How hoteliers are pricing rooms amid demand lows
The coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for U.S. hoteliers looking to drive rates because demand has dropped overall, but they have found some opportunities for growth.
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Digital is the new normal and the future of hospitality
The past few months have been a strange time in the hospitality industry. We have seen a lot of hotels closing. Some haven’t opened up since. But the ones that did are doing a lot to keep up with the new normal…
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Driftwood Capital gears up for ‘tsunami of deals’
Driftwood Capital expects a wave of distressed assets to hit the market within the next three to six months as government funding runs out…
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Columbia Hospitality Program Places Executives With Clients
Management and consulting firm Columbia Hospitality, based here, has created an executive search program designed to place highly skilled and qualified candidates into positions in the hospitality industry…
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Gavin Royster: In Light of Pandemic, New Markets Emerge for Hotel Development
Although the coronavirus pandemic brought the tourism industry to a grinding halt, certain areas of the hotel development sector have continued to progress despite the disruption brought on by the virus…
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Asset managers: Owners must be the focus of comeback
While hoteliers would like to see a return to a robust demand environment sooner rather than later, asset management experts said it will be important to embrace cost cutting measures to ensure a return to profitability…
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An inside look at revenue management from a CCO’s perspective
I had the pleasure of speaking with Kym Kapadia, chief commercial officer and head of hotels for Aprirose Real Estate Investment…
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Accor Just Restructured the Company in the Middle of a Pandemic: Why Now?
A corporate reorganization at Accor pushes some power away from corporate headquarters and leaves the Paris-based hotel company without four of its top executives, according to an internal memo sent this week by the company’s CEO Sebastien Bazin…
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Maldives resort launches $23,250 luxury remote working package
A desk with an ocean view, a "dedicated" personal assistant, non-stop refreshments and a complimentary laundry service.
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Hoteliers plan for a budget season unlike any other
With even less certainty about future performance than normal, hoteliers are changing how they prepare a budget as they get ready for 2021.
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Larry Mogelonsky: To upsell or not to upsell a COVID amenity
Hoteliers might be able to upsell pandemic-related services as add-ons to position hotels in an attractive light and at lower prices while maintaining healthy margins above costs.
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What employers can do about employees' social media posts
In times of crisis, people often turn to social media to express their displeasure. Unfortunately, some of these posts are inflammatory, derogatory, offensive or racist…
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Real Time Pricing: Why It's Like F1 For Revenue Managers
The hotel next door is pricing their rooms faster than you and it’s eating your profits without you ever even noticing. Faster yield management software and real time pricing is like a secret weapon for revenue managers…
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