STR just released another set of disturbing hospitality industry data: due to the pandemic, in 2020 hoteliers slashed their marketing spending by 51.5% compared to 2019 (STR, 2021). Sales and…
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Travel + Leisure’s Global Vision Awards spotlight 30 individuals, companies and organizations making meaningful strides in responsible travel and sustainable living. In addition to thought leadership, these changemakers are also…
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta) today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of RLH Corporation (NYSE: RLH). As a result, Sonesta is now one of the largest hotel…
Join this Hospitality Net Worldpanel Live Session hosted in partnership with techtalk.travel Kevin King, COO at Shiji Group; Martin Bookallil, Vice President of Information Tech. APAC (Consumer Operations, Technology and…
Group business continues to be a key driver for profitability in the hospitality industry, especially in this year of unprecedented challenges. To empower hoteliers, Knowland, the leader in AI-powered meetings…
Residence Inn by Marriott Announces the Opening of Its First Hotel in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Residence Inn by Marriott, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary brands, has announced its debut of the longer stay brand in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the…
I like to talk to my workshop participants about this important view of their world before we begin. I know that most have come to my workshop thinking we are…
The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil. It’s data. Smartphones and the internet have made data the currency of our times. Nearly every activity, whether it’s going for…
Almost a year ago, the Pandemic changed the narrative in every aspect. Across the hospitality, ecosystem hotels had to undergo the exercise of number crunching and reviewing multiple scenarios to…
This week marks the one year anniversary since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In early 2020, as travel came to a halt and communities worked to address…