Tourism Tidbits: Getting Ready for the Family Vacation Season
Although most family vacations will not occur in the Northern Hemisphere until June – August, May is the month when families plan their vacations…
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Hotels Refurbish to Take Advantage of More Guests Dining in Their Rooms
A guestroom at Four Seasons Jackson Hole will soon look a lot more different than it did three years ago.
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Shortages from vanities to stemware: Supply chain woes hit hotels
For many hotels and resorts, snags in the global supply chain have made it incredibly challenging to procure everything from headboards to cabinets -- even chicken.
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Career trends and in-demand jobs in the hotel industry for 2022
After a challenging few years for hospitality staff, this year is going to offer some exciting opportunities for hotel professionals.
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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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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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Should Your Company Implement a Vaccination Mandate?
Employers in the United States have encouraged their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19 to make their workplace safer and protect employees, their families, and their communities…
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The Covid19 Impact: Keeping Dining Experiences Memorable, Affordable and Profitable
Over the past 35 years of my hospitality career, I have seen a great many things…
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Price rises are inevitable, laundries warn hospitality industry
Commercial laundries serving the hospitality and leisure industries are warning that that cost increases and labour shortages are crippling their recovery, and that they are being forced into increasing their prices…
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Medical Tourism as the Next Evolution for Wellness
Let’s look beyond the forecasted travel recovery for the latter of 2021 for a moment – beyond the near-term ‘revenge travel’ surge. What emerging trends will define travel for the decade ahead?
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As with all things COVID-19, it’s time to rethink how your hotel gets the most out of its public spaces, Specifically, the hotel lounge, often part of the lobby, will return post-pandemic as a key point of differentiation for properties…
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A list of what will last from the pandemic
We all talk about when things will return to how they were in 2019 after COVID-19 is long gone. Some are optimistic; others say there’s no going back…
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Singapore opens quarantine-free hotel and conference centre
Singapore has opened a purpose-built “bubble” facility, dubbed Connect@Changi, to support Covid-safe meetings between foreign business travellers and Singapore residents. Located five minutes from Changi Airport, the venue will initially launch…
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When will international travel return? Here's what we know right now
There's hope: Summer vacations abroad may happen in a big way this year…
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Marriott to offer Covid-19 testing for group meetings
Marriott International has announced plans to offer self or third-party administered Covid-19 tests to meetings customers at selected US properties.
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Is Hospitality Ready For The Army Of Robots Coming To A Hotel Near You?
By 2025, over 85 million existing jobs will be lost due to the seismic shift toward robotization and automation, according to estimates in the "Future of Jobs Report 2020" published by the World Economic Forum…
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Data-based cleanliness proof to reassure guests in the COVID-19 era
Cleaning protocols, sanitary standards and hygiene procedures. In the age of COVID-19, these terms have become omnipresent. Most hotel groups have implemented new security and hygiene protocols to reassure guests and make them feel safe…
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How hotels are reworking outdoor spaces to meet demand
To accommodate guests’ increased desire for outdoor spaces, hoteliers are investing in extra seating options for individuals and groups as well as boosting internet connectivity for a seamless indoor-outdoor transition…
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