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Members of the Lodging Industry Investment Council look back at the months the U.S. hotel industry has grappled with the coronavirus pandemic and what they believe that means for hoteliers going forward…
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“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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Since that date, the U.S. hotel industry has been in survival mode – global borders closing, single-digit occupancies, shortfalls increasing – with an ambiguous timetable.
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The ruthless march of COVID-19 throughout the globe is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting the health of hundreds of thousands of people…
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The robots are coming! They’re taking over! No job is safe! That’s the hype we keep hearing, and revenue-management software companies definitely want you to believe that a computer is better than a human. But is it true…
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Recently, the WHO launched an updated version of its guidance paper for COVID-19 management in hotels and other accommodation entities, which can be downloaded here.
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Tactics and strategies that hotel owners can use to adapt and outlast the pandemic.
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When a crisis strikes an industry, most hunker down to reduce damage. Amid the chaos, it’s easy to overlook the opportunities a crisis turns up. 
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The coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for U.S. hoteliers looking to drive rates because demand has dropped overall, but they have found some opportunities for growth.
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The past few months have been a strange time in the hospitality industry. We have seen a lot of hotels closing. Some haven’t opened up since. But the ones that did are doing a lot to keep up with the new normal…
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The effects of COVID-19 on the United Kingdom’s hotel industry and the end of the government’s furlough scheme have forced Whitbread PLC, the U.K.’s largest hotel company by asset number, to terminate 6,000 jobs, 4,500 of which are in the company’s…
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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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Intercontinental Hotels Group has added the first property under its Voco brand in Northern Europe. The former Holiday Inn Villach in Austria’s southern Carinthia province has been reflagged as the Voco Villach…
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The coronavirus pandemic has battered Richard Branson's business empire. Now, the billionaire is going on the offensive…
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Luxury home accommodation firm Under The Doormat is to open a boutique aparthotel on London’s Sloane Gardens next month.
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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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Kasra Moshkani, Oyo Hotels & Homes’ new head of business in the U.S., believes his company is poised for outsized growth based on its outperformance of competitors and its positioning within the broad marketplace…
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New York City diners may soon see a Covid-19 surcharge on their bills as the restaurant industry continues to hobble due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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