Exclusive Q&A: Accor’s Newly Appointed Group Chief Commercial Officer on the Future of Hospitality
The hospitality industry was battered by Covid-19 in 2020. During the worst part of the pandemic, around 3,000 out of 5,000 of the hotels in Accor Group’s network were closed. Today, almost all of them are open again…
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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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Asia mega-project designer leads with head and heart
Now, more than ever, fresh perspectives about design aesthetics in hospitality settings are required to succeed in a COVID-informed world…
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Jason Friedman's survival formula
As hoteliers try to recover from the damage done by the coronavirus, now is the time for hotel science experiments, according to Jason Friedman, founder and managing director of Bangkok-based J.M…
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Accor Takes Full Ownership of sbe Hotel brands
As part of its simplification and asset-light strategy, and with the ambition of accelerating its momentum in the fast-growing lifestyle hospitality sector, Accor has signed binding agreements on a new sbe Group’s ownership structure…
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By James Houran, Managing Director at AETHOS Consulting Group, Co-authored by Saree Mansbach
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Independent Hotelier of the World: Danilo Zucchetti
“He’s a gentleman first of all. He’s a signore, as you say in Italy, a gentleman.” Danilo Zucchetti, managing director of the iconic Villa d’Este, certainly is a signore, as legendary hotelier Vincenzo Finizzola says…
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Corporate Hotelier of the World: Beatrice Tollman
Beatrice Tollman is dedicated to her craft and has an unwavering determination to deliver the best of everything. For the founder and president of Red Carnation Hotel Collection, hotelkeeping is a 24/7 love affair…
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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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UK hotel investors consider long-term goals, risk
With London in the dumps in terms of demand and revenue, the U.K. investment scene has been flipped on its head, but investors remain focused on long-term assets even though risk, bad players and valuations muddy the waters…
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Czech GM stays resourceful amid border restrictions
“It is actually an advantage being 4-star, as 5 stars probably need to discount in this environment, and then there is the grind of trying to get rates back up again,” says Miroslav Forejtek, general manager of the 210-room Park Inn, Prague, Czech…
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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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Communication is such a broad topic and it happens every single minute of the day. It’s everywhere! To learn how to better communicate, you must be aware of the way we, as people, communicate with one another…
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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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Bermonds Locke opens at London Bridge
Design-focused serviced apartment brand Locke has opened its third London property, located in Bermondsey around a mile from London Bridge station…
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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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Arne Sorenson, Marriott: A CEO’s Love Letter to Travel
As the final weeks of summer in the Northern Hemisphere race to a close, I can’t help but think of a travel season coming to an end with far too little travel having occurred…
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