Comprehensive coverage of the hospitality industry, hotels, and motels including news, original stories, trends, deep dives, interviews and more.
Cameron Sperance, Skift
U.S. hotel leaders say repeated examples of prejudice and racial inequality are a call for them to do more given their diverse workforces. What materializes from such a call? A whole world is waiting.
14 hours ago
Rafat Ali, Skift
A path to survival for Oyo was already compounded by mounting problems pre-pandemic. But CEO Ritesh Agarwal says he has a plan to ensure that Oyo will be around for a long time. Don't miss out on him telling me what is behind that strategy.
19 hours ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Marriott's Arne Sorenson is optimistic that hotels will eventually go back to pre-coronavirus performance levels, but the biggest uncertainty remains over how long group travel fears will prevent business from a full rebound.
2 days ago
IDeaS Revenue Solutions + Skift
No matter the situation, hotel revenue managers need to figure out how to stack the right building blocks to forecast accurately, price with confidence, and maximize profitability. Taking small steps toward a more holistic approach to revenue planning and strategy is a smart — yet realistic — way to make this happen.
2 weeks ago
Renee Maltezou and Angeliki Koutantou, Reuters
Greece’s tourism sector is technically reopened to business, but a normal level of operation hinges on demand giving hoteliers a reason to resume business at temporarily shuttered properties.
2 days ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Residential hall deals with universities may be the rare type of group booking the hotel industry gets in 2020, and provide some operators with enough occupancy and revenue to buoy into recovery mode.
2 days ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Legislators may have a pandemic business interruption insurance solution — but it almost certainly won't help hoteliers currently struggling due to coronavirus-related drops in travel.
5 days ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Travelers may crave familiarity during the coronavirus recovery, but boutique hoteliers say familiarity can be achieved without making your property feel generic and sterile.
6 days ago
Sharon Bernstein, Reuters
The whirring sound of slot machines is coming back to the Las Vegas Strip, but it will be awhile before Sin City is back to normal operations.
7 days ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
The U.S. hotel industry may already be inching into recovery territory while hotel construction has yet to begin a decline that could last years.
1 week ago
The Guardian, The Guardian
Stanley Ho's life was hardly a rags-to-riches story, but he nevertheless will be remembered for his enduring impact on modern gambling in China and Macau.
1 week ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
In coronavirus travel stories this week, we covered staff trims at Agoda, the future of vacations, social distancing on flights, and what it will take to see a hotel industry recovery.
2 weeks ago
