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What Streaming Services Can Teach Hoteliers About Direct Channel Revenues

With hundreds of millions of global subscribers to the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV, Hulu or any other, the common features of the user interfaces for these streaming services are subtly influencing […]

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How Hoteliers Can End the Inefficiencies of Videoconferencing

Back in March or April 2020 when the shelter-at-home orders abruptly disconnected most of us from our office commutes and camaraderie with our fellow hoteliers, regrouping online for videoconference meetings made sense as a triage […]

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Unity in the Hotel Workplace: How to Unite Disparate Team Members

In addition to the large human cost that COVID-19 has had on the world, its effect on the hospitality industry has been unprecedented.  Because COVID has taken more jobs out of the office and further […]

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A Hotelier’s Guide to Surviving the Pandemic: 10 Ground-Breaking Technologies

“The timeframe over which demand recovers—especially in the U.S.—is less important than the manner in which we’ve prepared to continuously adapt to whatever conditions we face.” – Hyatt Hotels Corporation President and CEO Mark Hoplamazian […]

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Why Panic Buttons are a Must-Have Hotel Technology for 2021 and Beyond

With the sweeping implementation of new safety standards and legislations, hoteliers are quickly shifting focus towards employee protection. Recent world events have led to a notable development of a new employee safety culture in hotels […]

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Six Hotel Budgeting Tips for 2021

With operating budgets thrown out the window by second quarter this year, hoteliers are scrambling to find useful historical data to help guide them through the 2021 budgeting and forecasting process. Hotel operators will be […]

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The Hotel of Tomorrow Project Showcases Future Design and Technology Concepts

A global think tank consisting of 325 hospitality industry executives and spearheaded by The Gettys Group, a Chicago-based design, development and consulting firm, have been imagining the future of hotel design and technology innovation for […]