Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she will introduce legislation enabling cruise ships to permanently sail between Alaska and the Lower 48 without stopping in a foreign port.
The Netherlands – Hospitality Net, the global hospitality industry’s #1 ranked website, today launches an exciting new video initiative, the HITEC TV Product Update, at no charge, for HITEC 2021 exhibitors. The HITEC TV Product Update is...
New York City’s hotel market had its best week in terms of occupancy in a year and a half, with more than half a million room nights sold for only the second time since the start of the pandemic, despite decreasing hotel demand overall...
Omni Hotels & Resorts announced today it broke ground on Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU, a 330-guest-room hotel, set to open in 2023, in the heart of downtown Tempe on the Arizona State University (ASU) campus. Peter Strebel, president of Omni...
It’s not your old PMS anymore. The Hotel Property Management System is now a guest interaction platform as well as the connectivity hub for the many disparate systems that our industry needs in order to deliver the ultimate in guest...
Innovation often comes out of the most difficult moments and helps companies to recover from a negative situation. During the pandemic new ways of experiencing travel have emerged. One of the most relevant is “neverending tourism.”...
Like many industries, hotels are at the mercy of the delays in the global supply chain. Sarah Churchill is a senior manager of business development for Benjamin West, a procurement company that spends $1.5 million daily on furniture...
The latest edition of the Pulse Report, which tracks data for August 2021, shows that confidence in travel is starting to return across most regions, with pick-up, web traffic, and pace showing significant increases over the last few...
For months people have been talking about a return to travel, and indeed willingness is strong and steady. In a recent poll from GBTA, seven in ten (72%) travel buyers felt their employees were ‘willing’ or ‘very willing’ to travel for...
The Meritage Collection has rolled out a sustainability program that has been two years in the making across its six upscale hotel properties in California, Hawaii and Texas. With resorts located in Texas’ Hill Country to the shores of...
Caesars Entertainment shared official renderings today for Caesars Virginia, its $500 million resort expected to break ground by the end of the year in Danville. Following incredible support by the voters of Danville last November,...
In July, President Biden issued an executive order that included a call to make consumer-friendly changes in the travel industry. We asked experts to weigh in on the prospects for change....
While some countries are already discussing the rollout of COVID-19 booster shots, most people in developing countries still haven’t received their first shots. It should come as no surprise that affluent countries have greater access to...
Despite a disruptive start to this year’s summer season in Europe, our latest Hotel Business Barometer results reveal a positive shift in sentiment across the hotel industry. Below are some of the key hotel data updates from Hoteliers we...
Elite Hotels of Sweden is one of the country’s largest privately-owned hotel businesses. Known for its beautifully restored historical properties and dedication to environmental sustainability, Elite Hotels has renewed its focus on...
To maintain its high value, plans for preventing pirate exhibitors (also known as Outboarders or Suitcasers) at HITEC® 2021 (Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference) have been established for the upcoming show. It is...
RateGain Technologies, a provider of SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality, announced today the launch of Demand.AI, a self-serve unique SaaS solution powered by AI to help businesses track hyper-local demand at a city level and...
Kevin King has been in the hotel technology industry for quite some time and fully understands that the sincerity of leadership is paramount, and this includes the fact that hotel tech companies need to be able to deliver on their...
Revenue Management has come a long way since its start in the airline industry. Hoteliers have embraced revenue management to help them make better decisions on a day-to-day basis. Many innovative RM platforms are using Artificial...
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee — U.S. hotel performance fell slightly from the previous week, according to STR‘s latest data through 11 September. 5-11 September 2021 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019*): Occupancy: 60.0%...
Watch and listen to 3 hotel technology companies and how they work together to ensure that one of the largest hotels in Las Vegas, delivers on its guest promise and enhances the guest experience. Even Frydenberg, CEO of Zaplox, Nicolás...
Business travel has been hit head-on by the COVID crisis. Experts report that it will never pick up to 2019 levels, and it is commonly said that Zoom killed business travel. I personally believe that business travel will recover but with...
Provisions within the vaccine mandates announced by the Biden administration will affect employers across the U.S. hotel industry, but the exact details of these mandates aren’t available just yet. In a webinar hosted by law firm Dorsey...
ALPHARETTA, GA. — September 16, 2021 — Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation cloud-native SaaS and on-premise hospitality software solutions and services, today announced that The King and Prince...
London, UK: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) launched today an important new report that provides investment recommendations for governments and destinations, as they aim to rebuild and grow their Travel & Tourism sector.With...
The high-speed rail service returns with a number of safety measures in place, including prepackaged foods, touchless bathrooms and electronic tickets.
Across the street from the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, the hotel brings 1,000-plus guestrooms and multiple restaurants to the city's waterfront.
Superfrico, Speigelworld's first restaurant will marry what it calls "Italian American Psychedlic" cuisine with flourishes from one of its four bawdy Vegas theatrical productions.
The Covid-19 pandemic boosted an already growing trend of dog owners traveling with their pooches, and hotels are stepping up with lenient policies and extra amenities to entice guests who don't want to part with their canines.