When it comes to enhancing direct bookings, having a top-notch Booking Engine is just the beginning. Having an effective marketing plan comes into hand to help you drive more bookings.
We’ve compiled a list of quick wins your venue can implement to target those UK corporate event planners and stay ahead of the competition.
American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) President & CEO Chip Rogers is speaking out today after the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposal to increase the minimum salary threshold for employees to qualify as salaried executive, administrative, and professional employees.
Managing employee burnout effectively is a strategic priority and point of weakness for the hospitality industry. The hospitality industry leads many positive indicators in different countries, such as job creation and contributions to GDP. However, it also occupies the highest position in a negative aspect: the industries with the most burnout.
HVS Brokerage & Advisory, in cooperation with Eric Vincent Guerrero, as the sole and exclusive advisory firm to ownership, presents the opportunity to acquire the 78-key Comfort Inn & Suites Houma, a limited-service hotel asset in Houma, Louisiana.
Both hotels are projected to open in mid-late 2024 and join a rapidly expanding pipeline that will bring 35 additional properties and more than 3,500 rooms to the U.S. in the coming years.
Convent Square Lisbon, Vignette Collection is born from the restoration of Convento de. S. Domingos, dating from 1242, and is a historic building commissioned by King Sancho II.
Following seasonal patterns, U.S. hotel performance declined from the previous week but showed positive comparisons year over year, according to CoStar’s latest data through 26 August.
Marjan, the master developer of freehold properties in Ras Al Khaimah, today announced the launch of a W Hotel on Al Marjan Island on the back of a collaboration between Marriott International, Inc., and Dalands Holding.
The property consists of 81 rooms and is located directly off State Highway 350, with easy access to the area’s demand generators in the energy industry. The hotel is offered unencumbered of management and debt.
Mantra Melbourne Airport announced that it will undergo a multi-million dollar refurbishment, with the new-look property set to be unveiled in 2024.
The Luxury Collection announces the opening of Shisui, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Nara in one of Japan's most historic and scenic leisure destinations. The property is located on the western edge of Nara Park and combines Japanese architecture with the greenery of a traditional Japanese temple garden, which forms part of the hotel grounds.
The Future of Hospitality Institute is a think tank for the hotel, living, tourism & leisure sectors. The research institute actively shapes the future and provides solutions primarily in the fields of guest experience, storytelling, architecture & design, digitalisation & technology and sustainability.
The hotels are already part of Scandic’s pipeline and will open in 2025 in Tromsø, Norway, and in 2026 in Aarhus, Denmark.
The first 28 shows of the tour added $98.2 million in added room revenue on top of normal seasonal levels. The overall $208 million estimated impact now three months later is conservative, accounting only for the 53 concert nights.
The more prepared you & your staff are to handle guest complaints, the less likely a negative experience will damage your hotel's reputation.
The brand’s portfolio will reach a total of 18 operating hotels by end of this year with two more slated to open in 2024.
1Concier will host an insightful and invigorating Virtual Wellness Webinar titled 'Prioritizing Wellness for Housekeeping.' The online webinar is scheduled for September 6th, from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM (EST).
A summary of European hotel transactions provided by HVS
Weekly Hotel Industry Asia Pacific News Roundup from HVS
HVS publication In Focus Singapore 2023 provides an overview of Singapore’s economic outlook, infrastructure development, tourism landscape and hotel market performance, hotel transactions and investment in 2022, COVID-19 situation and outlook.
Set along the Arabian Gulf coastline on Mina Al Arab Island in Ras Al Khaimah with a backdrop of the Hajar mountains, Anantara Mina Al Arab is situated amid 1.5 kilometres of mangroves and lagoons in a natural reserve. The resort will be a 45- minute drive from Dubai International Airport and just 15 minutes from Ras Al Khaimah International Airport.
I recently heard Will Guidara speak about his new book, Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect. I brought this idea to the HSMAI Marketing Advisory Board to talk about how this concept impacts our work and think about the intersection of technology and the people centric nature of hospitality.
Travel influencer Michael Motamedi has been traveling the world with his wife and 2-year-old daughter using the free AI travel assistant GuideGeek to make every decision since June. The trip, initially planned for six months, is off to such a strong start that it has been extended to 12 months.
HVS Brokerage & Advisory, as the sole and exclusive advisory firm to ownership, presents present the opportunity to acquire the 134-key Four Points by Sheraton Houston Energy Corridor, an exceptionally constructed select-service hotel asset in Houston’s Katy Freeway/Energy Corridor submarket.