Management

Hilton is celebrating a new milestone in China with the opening of its 400th hotel in the country—Hilton Lanzhou City Center…
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Stay-in-place orders, travel restrictions and cancellations intended to control the spread of COVID-19 caused a severe drop in hotel occupancy and revenue…
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Lifted by the upcoming holiday season, hotel occupancy on the books is rising in Paris with a peak of more than 70% on New Year’s Eve, according to STR’s Forward STAR.
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There has been a tendency to focus on the negative over the past nearly two years, and rightly so. We’ve watched the trends, hoping our industry would bounce back more quickly than it has…
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As a hotel manager or owner, your primary goal in business is more than just operating at a profit. You also want to make sure that your guests have a safe and enjoyable stay while on your property, too…
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Many travel CEOs have talked about the opportunities that the Covice crisis brought about, but it will be some time before we see which ones actually took advantage of this period to improve things for their guests or other travelers…
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The industry must find a way to work around this unpleasant reality, says Steve Endacott . Like many in the travel sector, I had hoped the worst of Covid-19 disruption was behind us and we could look forward to a strong summer 2022…
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Courtyard by Marriott has revealed plans for a “modern design evolution and robust renovation strategy” for North America. More than 375 of the brand’s earliest generation hotels throughout the U.S…
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More Than 70% Experiencing Increased Costs, Lack of Availability for Key Items…
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With NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s recent announcement of a city-wide vaccination mandate, hoteliers may be wondering what their future and that of their employees will look like.
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Not long ago, the only snacks available in a hotel were inside a vending machine…
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Following the events of the past two years, it’s easy to see that hospitality is transitioning into a new era. Guest preferences are changing, and technology is giving operators more room to run hotels their way…
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While U.S. hotel demand has been on a recovery path for most of the year, hoteliers continue to struggle with having too many open jobs to properly service that demand.
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Travelodge has reported “record Q3 results”, as the group continues to recover following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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JLL Hotels & Hospitality releases its first annual Global Asset Management Report detailing what hotel owners should consider as travels returns
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Macao casino stocks slid on Monday, rattled by the arrests of 11 people over alleged links to cross-border gambling and money laundering, with the founder of the gaming hub's biggest junket operator among those detained…
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With the surge in travel demand, the Indian hotel sector has been regaining ground faster than expected, with occupancy climbing significantly in recent months, strengthening the sector's hope for a stronger rebound…
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Interview with David Kelly, senior vice president for continental Europe at Hilton as the U.S. border reopens to EU countries.
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Nicolas Huss became CEO of Hotelbeds just over six months ago, taking up the reins from chairman Joan Vila. Huss has a background in the financial and payments industry and was previously CEO of Ingenico and Visa Europe…
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Incremental revenue doesn’t have to be a bonus. With a machine learning (ML)-based merchandising program, it can be a reliable revenue stream.
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A dollar is a dollar; a euro is a euro; a quid is a quid; a yuan is a yuan; and, for the crypto crowd, a bitcoin is a bitcoin - right?
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Global travel pricing across hotels, air and ground is expected to increase in the next two years, primarily driven by increasing demand, capacity constraints and travelers’ sustainability demands, plus increased labor and fuel costs, according to…
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The Marriott hotel in Prague refused to host a conference this month aimed at drawing attention to alleged human rights abuses in China, the hotel chain confirmed to CNN on Friday.
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Which aspects of life and business has the pandemic not impacted? It’s hard to come up with any. Especially when you look at the hospitality industry, barely anything is as it was one or two years ago…
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