Stories
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Lifestyle Lessons
A macro-trend to note for the decade ahead in hospitality is the shift towards experiential hotels. But what does that mean exactly? Not to confuse you right off the bat, but this can be anything and everything that ‘moves’ your…
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Chain Reaction
If you talk to any hotel executive about the challenges the industry faces today supply chain issues will likely be at or near the top of the list. This, of course, is not unique to the lodging industry but rather…
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The Power Of Pent-Up Demand
Acknowledging a sizable shift in consumer attitudes and behaviors—impacted in large part by the Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent travel shut down, as well as a change in demographics—Hilton recently released a report on what it refers to as the ‘redefined…
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Surveying The Situation
As we get ready to head into the holiday season, there are a number of challenges facing the lodging industry recovery, not the least of which is rising gas prices impacting drive-to destinations, as well as continuing concerns about COVID…
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Automation Tech Needed Now
In the face of the Delta Variant and so much prolonged uncertainty over the future of global travel recovery, hotels need technology more than ever to survive. We all know their myriad advantages in today’s world, including the ability to…
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Trending Up
While a full recovery for hospitality is going to be a multi-year effort, according to hotel experts, there are signs of progress as the industry moves towards the fourth quarter and numbers continue to trend closer to 2019 than 2020,…