Thomas Magnuson, CEO, Magnuson Hotels, looks at how brand standardisation is unsustainable and, increasingly, outmoded.
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Thomas Magnuson, CEO, Magnuson Hotels, looks at how brand standardisation is unsustainable and, increasingly, outmoded.
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Danziger steps down from Trump Hotels
Six years after joining Trump Hotels as its CEO, Eric Danziger is leaving the company to serve in the same role for The Braintree Group, an Idaho-based family of companies focused on fostering smart and sustainable community advancement and growth…
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Russia's largest airline yanked from global reservation systems
The reservation system that is the backbone of airlines around the world has terminated its agreement with Aeroflot, crippling the majority government-owned carrier's ability to sell seats.
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9 most in-demand soft skills for restaurant management jobs
Do you aspire to practice in the hospitality industry and yearn to take a management job in a restaurant? If, yes you are probably asking yourself questions such as, ”What skills do I need to become a restaurant manager and how do I acquire them?”…
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Pandemic-era hotel design has checked in
With travel all but shuttered by stay-at-home orders in the spring of 2020, hotel architects and interior designers were alternately anxious and stimulated: Their livelihoods were under threat, but they also found themselves brainstorming about how…
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How the Mobile Wallet Can Transform Hospitality Brand Engagement with Consumers
Mobile wallets aren’t just for payments; brands can use this tool to digitize everything from membership cards to room keys. Plus, it can be used for marketing via lock screen notifications.
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IHG SAYS CREATING DIGITAL ADVANTAGE IS A PRIORITY
Hotel guests are increasingly expecting seamless technology and a demonstration of sustainable practices.
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Fallout From Marriott and Hilton’s Staggering Layoffs Isn’t Easily Fixed
Major hotel companies are recognizing that trust issues lingering from pandemic furloughs and layoffs play a major part in the industry’s labor shortage crisis.
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Digital Trends to Improve the Guest Experience and Drive More Business
Whether it’s trip stacking, virtual reality, “benchmarketing,” or other hotel marketing trends, hoteliers have overwhelmingly been part of the late majority to take advantage of technology and use it to provide better service both onsite and…
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Swiss to become first airline to use solar fuel
Swiss and its parent company, the Lufthansa Group, have partnered with synthetic fuel group Synhelion to use its solar fuel.
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Marriott debuts 8,000th property
Marriott International has opened its 8,000th property, Marriott Bethesda Downtown at Marriott HQ, a 12-story hotel adjacent to the company’s soon-to-open new global headquarters in Bethesda, MD.
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Embracing & Better Preparing for Future Employee Turnover
Most hospitality organizations are experiencing significantly more turnover than their pre-pandemic levels, particularly in new hires' first 90 days…
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FreshAir’s Smoking Detection System Helps to Provide Healthful Environment for Casino Hotel Guests
FreshAir1 monitors, immediately detects, and proves tobacco and marijuana smoking in casino hotels.
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FILA-Branded Lifestyle Hotel to Open 2024 in Shanghai
Hyatt Hotels Corporation and ANTA Sports Products Co., Ltd. announced plans for the first-of-its-kind FILA-branded hotel in Shanghai – FILA HOUSE Shanghai.
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Discussing culinary trends with Thomas Kyritsis, Le Cordon Bleu
Le Cordon Bleu is the leading global network of culinary arts and hospitality management institutes…
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5 IDEAS TO HELP YOUR HOTEL MEASURE UP
There are five ways to increase revenue per square foot as the sector moves away from measuring heads in beds and towards focusing on every square inch
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Casino Resorts Look to Diversify Asia Growth Beyond Macau
MGM Resorts International and Las Vegas Sands aren’t writing off Macau, but they also aren’t solely focusing on China’s gaming hotspot for growth in Asia.
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HVS Monday Musings: Indian Hospitality Sector – Skill Shortage to Hinder Recovery and Growth
The Indian hospitality industry has grown rapidly in recent decades, employing 8.8% of the country’s workforce in 2019…
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