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News and Trends

Hospitality Sector Back In Action? A Reality Check

From zero to 60% occupancy, the hospitality sector is checking in guests and a large chunk of them are remote workers

Growth Strategies

Accor's MEA CEO Mark Willis On How His Hospitality Brand Handled The Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

"We've been heavily impacted over the last six months, but now is the time to look forward and take a positive position on what that future looks like."

Travel

4 Ways You Can Use Messenger Chatbots To Create Better Hotel Guest Experiences

From increasing Trip Advisor rankings to minimizing face-to-face contact, stay ahead of the tech curve by implementing messenger chatbots at your hotel.

Operations & Logistics

Michael Franti Spearheads the Virtual-Concert Revolution While Keeping His Small Business Afloat

The groundbreaking musician Zooms in from Bali about the mutual benefits of remodeling his music career and bolstering his yoga retreat hotel.

Growth Strategies

A Swiss Hotel Thrives in the Crisis. Investors Eat it Alive

Le Bijou, a network of high-end apartment hotels, not only showed impressive resilience to the crisis but also strengthened its strategic position

Travel

7 Innovative (But Simple) Ways Hotels Can Survive the Covid-19 Travel Crunch

Tactics and strategies that hotel owners can use to adapt and outlast the pandemic.

News and Trends

Around 36% Indians Likely To Travel After 3 Months: Zostel Survey

The survey noted that about 54.8 per cent will prefer to travel solo, 23.2 per cent want to travel in a group, and 21.9 per cent want to travel as couples

Growth Strategies

Redefining Hospitality: Radisson Hotel Group's Ramsay Rankoussi

"At the heart of Radisson Hotel Group is our brand promise– every moment matters."

Starting a Business

Dubai-Based Travel Tech Startup Hotel Data Cloud Selected As A SemiFinalist In The United Nations World Tourism Organization's Healing Solutions for Tourism Challenge

Launched in 2016 by Gregor Amon and Kevin Czok, Hotel Data Cloud is a centralized global database for descriptive hotel content that disseminates hotels' information and pictures across all major travel websites, travel agent databases, and points of sale.

Business News

Airbnb CEO: It Took Us 12 Years to Build, and We Lost Almost Everything in 6 Weeks

Brian Chesky indicates that tourism of the future will focus on domestic travel.

Growing a Business

Graduate Hotels Is Beating Its Competitors By Going Hyper, Hyper Local

The boutique hotel chain won fans by catering to local tastes in small markets. Now it's out to conquer big cities.

News and Trends

Hospitality Industry Faces the Brunt Of Coronavirus Outbreak

February bookings dropped by as much as 60 per cent in states where patients tested positive for the virus. On a year-over-year basis, Maharashtra, which currently has the most cases among all states in India saw a dip of 42 per cent; in Kerala, they fell by 54 per cent.

News and Trends

India's Travel Sector Braces For Coronavirus Impact

With international travel hit and fear among those planning domestic travel, affected airlines, hotels and booking portals take note of how much the pandemic is affecting the industry.

Leadership

COMO Group Builds Empathetic And Genuine Relationship With Guests

The CEO Olivier Jolivet believes people pay a premium for something they will remember, for something they enjoy.

Lifestyle

Entrepreneur Escapes: Here's Where You Could Stay When Visiting Orange County, California

Orange Country, perhaps known better as "The OC," is synonymous with laid-back luxury.