Thursday September 17, 2020

HOTEL BUSINESS REVIEW

Best Practices in Hotel Management & Operations

John Welty

Valet Services: Know the Risks

For some guests, the presence of a valet at the front door of a hotel is as expected as a bed in a guest room. And for hoteliers, implementing such a program may not seem to require much investment or planning. What they must keep in mind, however, is that valet programs don't come without risks, particularly in the wake of COVID-19.
Valet Services: Know the Risks

SEPTEMBER FOCUS

Hotel Group Meetings: Demand vs. Supply

Navigating a New World of In-Person Meetings with Virtual Benefits

Navigating a New World of In-Person Meetings with Virtual Benefits

We are taking time to optimistically and critically rethink our meetings, including challenging their essential components, what may be dispensable, and what we've been missing. A meeting planner and small business owner shares her experience on COVID's effects on the planning community, why government needs to pay attention to letting meetings take place, how to get people back to in-person events, and why the pandemic is good for the planning industry.

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This Week's Top Pick

Emily Adams

The Anticipated Rise in Human Trafficking Lawsuits Targeting the Hotel Industry

Civil suits against hotel and motel chains for allegedly benefiting financially from human trafficking are on the rise across the country. On February 5, 2020, the December 2019 request for 38 human trafficking lawsuits pending in 12 states to be consolidated into one federal case was denied. As a result, lawsuits against hotel and motel entity defendants alleging violations of the Trafficking and Violence Protection Reauthorization Act will proceed in a minimum of 12 district courts in the coming months.

HOTEL NEWSWIRE

Daily Industry News Updates

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DAILY HEADLINES - Thursday Sep 17, 2020
BLLA Announces the StayBoutique™ 2020 Award Winners
Thompson Zihuatanejo, the Luxury Lifestyle Resort Has Re-Opened
The Westin Riverfront's Spa Anjali Now Offering Cosmetic Procedures by Mangat Plastic Surgery
Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas Opening Early 2021
Hub International Partners With InsuraGuest, Inc.
Adero Scottsdale Announces New Director of Chef & B
Influential Landscape Architecture Firm, EDSA Announces New Leadership Positions and Enhanced Services With an Eye on the Future
Richard Sprecher to Head Meyer Jabara Hotels Development Effort From New Chicago Office
Radisson Hotel Group Lands Two Brands Under One Roof at London Heathrow
McKibbon Hospitality Appoints Matthew Ram as Vice President of Acquisitions

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Gino  Engels

How to Use Data to Impact Your Bottom Line: Crucial Tips for Revenue Management

Revenue managers face a daily melange of ingredients to analyze, digest and base decisions on. Advances in Big Data and tools to make sense of it are making life a little easier. But, amid this data-overload, losing sight of the bigger picture - exactly how these metrics are impacting on your bottom line - is an ever-present risk. In what will be a refresher course for some readers and a set of new ideas for others, we present our crucial data tips for profitable revenue management, from KPIs to supply and demand factors, and technology to better visualisation.
Trish Donnally

Brand Disruptors, the New Normal

The hospitality industry is experiencing a sea change, thanks to several brand disruptors at work. Think about the sharing economy, leading fashion designers entering the hospitality arena to extend their brands, including Karl Lagerfeld, the emergence of "boutique hostels," Airbnb and its upstart emulators, mega mergers, and the rise of hyper-local, micro-boutique hotels. And that's not all. Communal ironing rooms, triple-tall bunk rooms and 24-hour text service to stay in touch with the reception staff in place of a phone in the room, are among the features stirring the pot in the hospitality world as well. Read more...

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