The impact of the pandemic created a new staycation trend in China, with many citizens preferring to stay in their home cities for vacations, or take short trips to surrounding areas…
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The impact of the pandemic created a new staycation trend in China, with many citizens preferring to stay in their home cities for vacations, or take short trips to surrounding areas…
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The Los Angeles County District Attorney has launched an investigation into local hotels' labor practices amid the largest hotel strike in U.S. history…
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How Luxury Hotels Apply Scent Branding To Deliver Immersive Experiences
Venturing into a new dimension of guest experience, luxury hotels are now adopting the art of scent branding. This strategic use of fragrance strives to evoke potent emotions and lasting memories, deepening a guest's bond with the hotelier…
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Erkka Hirvonen The Long Way Home
What Erkka Hirvonen would do with his life was never really in question. When he was a boy, his parents inherited a manor house from his grandfather and converted it into an events space and catering business…
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Cameron House hotel closes fine dining restaurant
A luxury hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond has closed its fine dining restaurant. Cameron House reopened in May 2021 following a major fire and named its new flagship restaurant after leading Scottish chefs Paul Tamburrini and Martin Wishart…
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CEO change imminent at Kempinski
Kempinski CEO Bernold Schroeder, who led the independent luxury hotel chain through one of its most challenging periods, is understood to be leaving the company in April 2024…
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What I've Learned Training the Top Hotel Brands in Customer Service
Secrets of customer service as practiced by the greatest Five Star hotels in the world — from the trainer who teaches them…
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Domestic hotel industry will see the fastest outflow of skilled manpower: InterGlobe Hotels CEO
'That is an interesting trend that we are not talking (about),' says J.B. Singh. InterGlobe is better known as the parent company of India’s largest airline, Indigo…
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Hotel Bel-Air to pay tens of millions in back wages
The 9th Circuit upheld a National Labor Relations Board ruling that found the hotel violated labor law by refusing to rehire union employees after a temporary closure. The 9th U.S…
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More than 165,000 over-50s have started work in the hospitality sector in the last three years
The Government has also taken steps to make work more attractive to over-50s. The hospitality industry is often seen as the preserve of the young – but a report has revealed that the over-50s now make up a third of its workforce…
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Brunello Restaurant launches delivery service — Is this an emerging trend for hotel-based venues?
Brunello Restaurant, at Kempinski Hotel & Residences Palm Jumeirah has partnered with Careem to offer the service…
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The BW Hotelier IHA-2023, known as the Indian Hospitality Summit and Awards, had its 7th edition with the central theme of “Embracing the Future" at Pullman Aerocity New Delhi…
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Bailiffscourt Hotel wins best dog-friendly venue at awards
A Sussex hotel has been named a winner at the Condé Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence 2023. Bailiffscourt Hotel & Spa in Climping was recognised in the 'Best Dog-Friendly' hotel category…
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For Xochitl Mendez, a housekeeper who has worked at an MGM hotel in Las Vegas for the past 14 years, cleanliness (or lack thereof) is a safety issue. “The rooms aren’t cleaned every day, and every day we see guests who are super, super annoyed…
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We’re here to toast International Champagne Day on October 27th. Raise your finest flutes with a glass of bubbly to honor champagne’s rich history, artistry, and elegance in all its forms and facets…
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2024 Budget Planning: What Is Top of Mind for Hotel Owners & Operators? - By Michael Grove
Budget season is upon us, and around the world hotel owners and operators are buried deep in data trying to come up with 2024 performance numbers.What unique challenges are hotels facing in the 2024 budgeting and planning process? HotStats reached…
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Travel and hospitality app lets you book exclusive hotel amenities minus the overnight stay
ResortPass helps travelers get access to hotel amenities without overnight stays, has created new market in hospitality industry…
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Pride Hotels Group appoints Chandrashekhar Belose as Corporate Chief Engineer.
Belose will be entrusted with leading sustainability initiatives across the Pride Hotels Group portfolio…
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