Over the past few years, millennials (individuals born between 1982 and 2000) have received special attention, as leaders across industries speak to their growing presence, impressive buying power, and unique buying behaviors. However,...
Two leading associations who work to advance and educate on hospitality technology are partnering to expand to Asia the popular Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), with plans to premiere next year....
LOS ANGELES, CA - September 18, 2019 - InvoTech Systems Inc. announced the recent implementation of its Linen System at W Aspen & The Sky Residences at W Aspen, the highly anticipated new hotel and residence from the iconic luxury brand...
29 page report reveals TripAdvisor stopped over 1m fake reviews from reaching the site in 2018 2.1% of all review submissions that year were identified as fake - but most never made it onto the platform Industry figures welcome the data...
Fornova, which works with many of the world's largest hotel brands, says it made five times more test reservations on Amoma between July and September this year compared to the same period last year, suggesting a clear focus by its...
Created in early 2019, the greet brand brings a distinctive touch to the hotel Group. Following the success of its recently launched lifestyle brands, with greet Accor is continuing its plan to expand its brand portfolio in order to stay...
Repeat business is incredibly important in the hospitality sector. Building guest loyalty is typically less expensive than acquiring new customers and repeat guests tend to spend more and spread the word when they're happy about their...
Four Seasons Pop Down is coming to London's Camden Town this October with a two-night showcase of creativity and craftsmanship that can only be imagined and brought to life by the world's leader in luxury hospitality, Four Seasons."The...
Located in the newly transformed Ducie Street Warehouse on the edge of Manchester's Northern Quarter, boutique aparthotel brand Native, has just opened the doors to its latest outpost. Occupying eight floors of a vast Grade II listed...
TravelClick, an Amadeus company, is introducing new reporting and analytical capabilities for Travel Agent Global Distribution System (GDS) Advertising, a tool that reaches travel advisors across all four systems at the point of sale and...
Brand origin and philosophy Travelers' expectations have changed. Customers are now increasingly focused on hotel experiences that respect people and the world around them. Alert to new trends, Accor is rewriting the rules and presents...
Set behind a striking façade of Scottish stone at the point where Edinburgh's historic Old Town meets the New Town, Market Street Hotel emerges as a cultural gateway to both the city's storied past and its pulse-quickening present....
The 21st century traveler is a different animal than the one moving around the planet only a quarter century ago. Imagine telling someone in 1995 that vacations would be planned around staying in a stranger's apartment rather than a...
Frasers Hospitality, a member of Frasers Property Group, announced the grand opening of its 154-unit Fraser Suites Hamburg on 17 September 2019. Formerly the Oberfinanzdirektion; a tax authority building in the 1900s, the historical...
THE DEALWith over two months of back-and-forth negotiation, we all conjectured there was most to the Expedia/Marriott deal than what we were shown. Officialized in April 2019, the deal positioned Expedia more as a partner, and less as a...
Hilton today announced a new integration with iHeartRadio to allow guests to stream live radio stations, thousands of music playlists and podcasts directly from their TVs through Hilton's high-tech Connected Room guest technology...
It's wild times in the UK. At least that's the perception of this here Yankee. Regardless of politics, ever since Jan. 20, 2017, the U.S. has been on a rambunctious ride of its own, and now, with the appointment of Boris Johnson as UK...
Although cash back has been a popular cardholder benefit for years since 1980's, the overwhelming sentiment from loyalty executives were that cash back cardholders were less loyal and they struggled to push these cards top-of-wallet. In...
Mentorship and training are consummately important aspects of any successful business, but one of the most salient rigors of hospitality is that no manager has the time to properly devote to this task. We are all too busy putting out the...
Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) and Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced that as part of a new agreement signed in April 2019, Expedia Group will become the exclusive global optimized distributor of Marriott's wholesale...
Franklin, Tenn. - - Quore is pleased to announce that it has been named a finalist in the 2019 NEXT Awards program recognizing entrepreneurs, startups and entrepreneurial-minded businesses making a significant impact on the economy in...
An in-depth analysis of the feedback housed in the TrustYou database unveiled top-performing review sources of the year 2018. Based on this, Booking.com is the #1 source for reviews (32%) on a global level, followed shortly by Google...
The collapse last week of Amoma suggests that an industrywide crackdown on online travel agencies that violate hotel contracts is getting serious. For example, many hoteliers have wanted Hotelbeds to crack down on bad behavior by some...
Having already built a strong team across Europe, he will now lead all Hospitality teams across the portfolio to propel growth in the EMEA market. Prior to his Shiji Group experience, Mr. Maas held a lengthy career of over 16 years at...
Amsterdam has a problem with over-tourism: we all know that. With 3 Billion € revenue per year generated by travelers, you'd expect search volume for queries such as "Hotels in Amsterdam" to have skyrocketed over the years, wouldn't you?...
"Great Homes, Gardens & Gin" is a five-day package designed to give guests an exclusive look at several country estates that have served as the setting of the show.
VIP access, less traditional excursion options and a lot more small-ship sailing. Those are some of the trends tour operators are focusing on for 2020.
Adventures by Disney will host a river cruise next August with a lineup of Disney icons, including Bret Iwan, the voice of Mickey Mouse, and Tony Baxter, one of its legendary imagineers.
Comprising six contiguous Unesco-listed canal palaces, the Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam is on the Herengracht, or Patricians' Canal, the most prestigious of the city's canals, notable for its double-wide mansions and private gardens.