Sevda Oztetik: the hotel should be eco-friendly and we take it for granted
We talked with Sevda Oztetik about the trend for sustainable tourism and its implementation in hospitality…
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Sevda Oztetik: the hotel should be eco-friendly and we take it for granted
We talked with Sevda Oztetik about the trend for sustainable tourism and its implementation in hospitality…
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Pandemic Re-Instructs How a Culture of Sales Remains Fundamental to the Revenue Management Process
The novel coronavirus pandemic, which continues to impact our lives, society, and economy in less than predictable waves, does influence hotel asset classes and geographic markets in different ways…
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Hotel Food and Beverage Pivots to Doing 'Less is More' Better
As hotel operations shift to accommodate smaller labor pools and guests at varying comfort levels, hotel restaurants, bars and other food-and-beverage outlets have followed suit.
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CBRE tempers expectations due to Delta variant
The COVID-19 Delta variant’s emergence and spread has hampered plans for group and business travel this fall and winter, spurring CBRE Hotels Research to temper its expectations in September for Q4 2021 U.S. lodging performance on a national basis…
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How Hosted Telecom Eliminates Communication Silos
Technology incongruencies can be a significant driver of communications silos in the hospitality sector…
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HB on the Scene at the NABHOOD Summit: CEOs talk recovery, lessons learned
During the second day of the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators and Developers’ (NABHOOD) 25th annual International African-American Hotel Ownership & Investment Summit & Trade Show, held at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay…
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Aslan Serkan: Tasigo hotels in Kazan. The first design and eco-friendly
Aslan Serkan has a classic career path as a hotelier - from bell boy, whom he worked every summer in Turkey, to the general manager of the Kazan Palace by Tasigo and Neo Kazan Palace by Tasigo hotels in Kazan…
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Hilton Relies on a Former FBI Agent to Keep Its Hotels Out of Harm’s Way
One might say the guiding principle in keeping Hilton’s more than 6,600 hotels safe goes back to Robert Mueller — yes, that Robert Mueller, the former Federal Bureau of Investigation director.
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Hotels Can Afford to Be Greedy As 2021 Enters Its Final Quarter
“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” This wise saying has stood the test of time for a good reason, it cautions the greedy among us to value what they already have rather than chase after something with higher value but more risk…
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SLH Creates New Sustainable Hotel Collection
Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) has identified 26 actively sustainable luxury hotels to be part of its newly launched “Considerate Collection.” The hospitality brand has also announced new sustainable initiatives forming part of a renewed…
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Exclusive: Accor’s Bazin on How Travel Portfolios Are Changing
Luxury Travel Advisor’s parent company, Questex, owns the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF), which recently convened in Berlin, bringing over 1,200 senior leaders in global hospitality investment and development together for the…
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Marriott CEO Speaks on “Where do We Go From Here?”
Luxury Travel Advisor’s parent company, Questex, owns the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF), which recently convened in Berlin, bringing over 1,200 senior leaders in global hospitality investment and development together for the…
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HB on the Scene: CEOs discuss labor crunch at The Lodging Conference
The hospitality industry gathered at The Lodging Conference at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort here, and the atmosphere was one of positivity as everyone was excited to be together to discuss business and spend time with old friends…
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With Summer's Last Breath, Global Hotel Industry Still Gasping for Air
The collective hotel industry is facing a cold, hard truth: attaining the same level of pre-pandemic operational performance will not be measured in days, but months, even years…
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Melco Resorts & Entertainment Cuts Plate Waste by 35%
Melco Resorts & Entertainment has successfully cut plate waste in employee dining areas by up to 35%.
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HB Exclusive: Wyndham webinar offers staffing tips for owners
During the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts webinar, “Effectively Operating Your Hotel When Faced with Staffing Challenges,” Steve Raposa, senior director, franchise operations & quality, Wyndham, guided the conversation with Tracy Ripa, SVP, North…
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Hotel Bookings Globally Hit Their Highest Point Since the Start of the Pandemic
While uncertainty continues to dominate headlines, there is a new constant that remains chronically underreported. Booked travel. In fact, it’s now been four consecutive months that hotel bookings globally have remained over 60% of 2019 levels…
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A New List of the Most Valuable Public Travel Companies
While the old school travel industry still dominates in stock market valuations, there’s no doubt that Airbnb has caused disruption. Even after the devastating pandemic, travel stocks are still a powerful option…
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HotStats: The Future of Housekeeping
Hotels struggled to remain profitable in 2020, and breaking even was considered positive. In order to stay in business, many hotels cut services where they could…
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3 Lessons Learned doing Task Force at a Resort in 2021
A recent task force assignment sent me to a high end resort in Florida as Food & Beverage Manager. While there still are plenty of challenges to be met during this recovery period in the industry, there are also many encouraging signs of a strong…
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Low-touch hotels are here to stay
At the start of the pandemic, I implemented, when considered in retrospect, was an uncharacteristic experiment. For an entire day, I tried not to touch anything in a public space…
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It’s time for hotel finance teams to re-evaluate their budget drivers
As we are all aware, budgeting for 2022 will present some challenges. Without a crystal ball, we are going to need to use our knowledge to form new ways to plan for our future.
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Kenneth Macpherson of IHG on sustainable hotels and the return of business travel
Kenneth Macpherson is the chief executive officer for Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa…
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Hoteliers Hope Flexible Schedules, 'Gig Pay' Can Ease Labor Crisis
The U.S. hotel industry has been struggling with its labor shortage since before the COVID-19 pandemic, and the resulting drop in and outsized recovery of demand has only exacerbated the problem.
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