Panic Buttons and 9 Other Hospitality Trends This Week


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This week in hospitality, hotel companies band together and pledge to keep their workers safe with panic buttons and other measures. Plus, hotels see more compression nights and we have the latest on Airbnb affecting meetings and corporate travel.

Hotel News Weekly Roundup

Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines hotels. For all of our weekend roundups, go here.
>>Implementation of panic buttons, or employee safety devices, for hotel employees is a good start, but it should just be the beginning of the much broader measures the entire global hospitality industry should take to ensure the safety of every single person who walks through its doors: U.S. Hotel Industry Commits to Giving Panic Buttons to Workers >>More high-demand nights means more business, but can the trend continue? A Rise in Peak Occupancy Nights This Year Is Helping Hotels >>Hotel companies love to brag about providing