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With the crypto bubble finally popping after a long-term deleveraging, many of us who were skeptical to begin with are silently smirking while evangelists are crafting their retractions. But much like how the dotcom bust […]

Hotels have experienced their fair share of turmoil over the past couple of years, but business is beginning to look up as we get past the lasting effects of the pandemic. The travel demand has […]

Numerous inventions inscribed by science fiction books and films have become reality. But while real life is gradual and nuanced, science fiction is a blunt brick in how it takes these technologies to their often-darkest […]

While cleanliness and hygiene have always been important for hospitality businesses, the pandemic has driven customer expectations in these areas—and the standards hotels now need to maintain to address them—to new levels. But implementing and […]

Our fingers are crossed that this summer plays out as forecasted, with a genuine travel recovery scenario leading to big boosts of occupancy for properties big and small, urban and resort, and in all countries […]

Over the last decade, labor costs have risen sharply. After the pandemic, labor shortages are plaguing businesses across the world, and the hospitality industry is no exception. Demand for workers has never been higher, yet […]

Loyalty programs provide a bounty of opportunities for hotels to grow their customer base and better engage with travelers. A recent study shows 77 percent of hoteliers value driving guest loyalty as their No. 1 […]

The next wave of foreign nationals on H-2B Visas are arriving in the U.S. to fill vacant non-agricultural jobs. Some of those workers may choose to fill vacant frontline positions at hotels. While operators are […]

The labor shortages affecting hospitality aren’t likely to go away any time soon. But this need not be an impossible challenge to overcome with the right technology tools at your disposal. For that, there’s no […]