Horwath HTL Market Report: Portugal Future Outlook & Pipeline
Portugal's hotel, tourism and leisure sectors have been evolving favourably in the recent years with travel & tourism accounting for 16.5% of Portuguese GDP in 2019…
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Horwath HTL Market Report: Portugal Future Outlook & Pipeline
Portugal's hotel, tourism and leisure sectors have been evolving favourably in the recent years with travel & tourism accounting for 16.5% of Portuguese GDP in 2019…
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Why Ski Resorts Could Thrive in a Post-Pandemic World
Service-based businesses have been hurt by the pandemic, but some could do quite well once the dust settles.
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What is Hotel Operator Selection? The Operator Selection Process
Operator selection is undertaken by developers and owners for the appointment of the hotel management operator. The process involves candidate identification, screening, and contract negotiations, generally together with the owner's legal counsel…
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Structure, owner focus help Aimbridge through pandemic
Aimbridge Hospitality, the hotel industry’s largest third-party operator, has leveraged its scale, organization and relationships with owners to grow.
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How to improve the communication systems between departments
What is the top priority in most hotels? Efficient and valuable guest service. However, the quality of guest service largely depends on the way hotel departments communicate…
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Travelodge UK CEO exits as the majority of hotels stay
In what has been the most actively watched hotel-firm financial restructuring of 2020, Travelodge (United Kingdom) has retained the majority of its hotels under its new company voluntary arrangement, but is seven-year CEO Peter Gowers will leave at…
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Disney increases number of planned layoffs to 32,000 employees
Walt Disney Co. is planning to shed 32,000 employees by the end of March — 4,000 more than previously announced — as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hammer its parks and resorts business.
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Accor doubles down on lifestyle and enters into exclusive negotiations with Ennismore
The Newly Established Lifestyle Entity Is Set To Become The Largest & Fastest Growing Global Player With 12 World-class Brands
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Operators adjust to unpredictable challenges
Hotel industry operators discussed the challenges they face and will face going forward due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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What to Do With Hotels That May Never Reopen Due to COVID
One feature of post-COVID New York City just may be large, hulking, dark buildings, a legacy of the hotels that have or will have closed permanently due to an extreme revenue shortage brought about by lockdowns that deprived them of their clientele…
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How to Boost Guest Loyalty and Profitability Through Pricing?
After finding its way from the airline industry into the world of hotels, hoteliers have continuously improved their pricing strategies, from weekend or seasonal rates via BAR levels to completely open rates…
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New Independent Hotel Group Fights Back on Industry’s Bigger-Is-Better Mentality
Independent hotel owners have a new pandemic survival strategy with the arrival of the Curator Hotel & Resort Collection. The big brands need to address grievances over their high costs in order to remain competitive…
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To survive and thrive, hoteliers must reinvent hotel sales, marketing and operations. Here’s how to do that.
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What Hotel KPIs Analyze Complete Operational Performance?
Consulting the right hotel KPIs can help juice a hotel’s bottom line. But just any old metric won’t do. If hoteliers want to uncover financial weak spots, revamp operations and boost profit, it requires complete operational metrics…
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Crisis communication tips for PR professionals
A badly handled PR crisis can have a negative impact on companies for years, driving away customers and damaging brand reputation…
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CEOs hope for a strong 2021 as crisis continues
With vaccines and more efficient testing on the horizon, the coronavirus might not go away completely, but it can be handled and business will come back, hotel industry CEOs said on a panel as part of the online NYU International Hospitality…
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Hyatt CEO Says Second Wave of Virus Will Curtail Hotel Industry’s Ongoing Recovery
Hoteliers have been generally optimistic about the hotel industry’s pandemic recovery pattern heading into the winter, typically a drop-off for leisure travel. Hyatt’s CEO Mark Hoplamazian just gave the industry a much-needed wake-up call…
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Affordable & COVID-Safe Guestroom Changes That Pay Off
As designers, we naturally look for ways to solve problems that come up in the environments we live in and professionally serve. It’s been no different since COVID-19 began to impact all of our worlds…
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New Fornova Report Gives Actionable Insights To Hoteliers For Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis
As hotels around the globe continue to grapple with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, we have released a comprehensive report exploring the steps hotels can take to navigate the ‘new normal’.
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Hotel industry performance: EHL's Pulse-Taker reveals 5 pain points
The year 2020 will be marked in history, surely for the travel and hotel industry. Most hotels suffer from a sudden disruption due to COVID-19 crisis and the consequent travel regulations…
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Why The Pandemic Will Lead to a Surge of Meetings Business for Hotels and Venues
Much like the growing popularity of the leisure 'staycation,' the business 'staycation' reveals itself as a predominant post-COVID-19 trend that will leverage hotels within driving distance
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How the pandemic has changed the OTA-indie relationship
Independent hotel operators shared insights into how they’re working with online travel agencies…
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Back Light: 4 Hospitality Trends Shaping the Meetings Industry
Editor’s Note: As part of Back Light, a series of articles sharing illuminating insider observations, we asked Andrew Moffett to walk us through his career transition and his vision for the future.
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3 Pace Report Metrics That Will Reveal Hidden Revenue
For many hotels, the time-honored Pace Report forms the heart and soul of their RM analysis. Pace Reports are usually designed to give the reader a quick snapshot of future rooms revenue versus the previous year…
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