Technology has always driven the hospitality industry with the demand to stay up-to-date on replicating a guest's normal day-to-day life while they are away from home. Given today's world, it's more important than ever for us to shine light on mobile technology that will aid in reducing physical touchpoints and maintaining social distancing measures for guests to stay safe and healthy while traveling. READ MORE

The new remote work era has arrived. Since summer 2020, many companies from Facebook, to Fujitsu and Siemens made remote work policies permanent. In the process, they created a new type of traveler: Anywhere Workers. Those untethered from their offices -- will make up a huge potential segment in the hospitality industry. David Abraham who has developed and run Outpost, a remote worker concept in Asia, will examine this new and growing segment of hospitality industry. READ MORE

Extended-stay hotels are popular with owners and developers who prefer properties that typically experience less volatility and rely less on seasonal demand or on demand surges related to area events. While owners and operators have realized declines in both occupancy and average daily rate (ADR) this year, the mid-rate and economy extended-stay hotels have significantly outperformed the transient- and group-focused hotels. READ MORE

The ways in which guests think of safety and cleanliness have been altered irrevocably by the global pandemic. As health considerations move to the fore of planning priorities for owners and operators, partnerships with architects, interior designers and other consultants can help secure the future of the brand image by integrating public health strategy with techniques and methods that focus on guest experience. READ MORE

A successful mixed-use development usually includes a number of complementary uses such as retail, residential, office buildings, theaters and hotels. Each component of the development must benefit from its inclusion in the overall project and profit from its interaction with the other uses. COVID has accentuated the co-dependent dynamic and is giving new importance to the notion of don't put all your eggs in one basket. READ MORE