UK: A report by SiteMinder reveals that five stages lay ahead of the world’s accommodation providers until booking cycles reset to a different normal, and currently the UK’s hotel industry has entered the third stage flux. Following a six-month study of the booking behaviours and preferences of travellers, SiteMinder has
UK: A study by SiteMinder, a guest acquisition platform, has found that more than half of UK locals plan to travel domestically during the remainder of 2020 and will prioritise flexibility over low cost. The Changing Traveller Report, based on the survey responses of around 600 UK holidaymakers, reveals that
Worldwide: The week-on-week growth of global hotel bookings has jumped from 12.87 per cent at the beginning of May to almost 19.4 per cent in two weeks. Last month, SiteMinder launched its World Hotel Index which provides data on booking volume at a global, country and city level. Analyses from
Switzerland: Creative Supply, leading brand consultancy, and the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne have partnered to create a creative hotel guidebook. The Hotel Concept Handbook, as it is named, combines effective teachings in hotel design and management to help new owners find a compelling concept. The guide bills itself as an
Germany: The platform will deliver hotel and travel technology content, ranging from editorials, videos, podcasts and articles to members and subscribers. Designed to connect hotel and travel professionals, techtalk.travel is a community of hoteliers and hotel owners, industry students and tech providers. The platform can be accessed on the go
US: Avvio Inc., has announced a five-year partnership deal to support Ronald McDonald House New York (RMH-NY). Established in 1979, the RMH-NY is a charity that provides temporary housing, transportation, meals and programmatic services for nearly 60,000 families of children with cancer. Located in close proximity to 16 partnering hospital,
Mark Lewis of HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts guides us through the sometimes misunderstood world of the Global Distribution System. For hotel owners and operators, whether groups, boutiques, independents or apartments, the focus on bookings and revenue remains constant. Maximising both is critical to success and in order to achieve this,
BHN looks at some of the wide variety of sales and marketing groups vying for boutique and lifestyle hotel business. The basic concept of these groups is that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, or strength in numbers. An individual hotel is likely to have a
