Catégorie : Hotel & Hospitality

Its 42 guest rooms are nestled within over 1,000 breathtaking acres.Inside one of the forty-two accommodationsLet’s do some napkin math here:From my research, the ADR is $2,000/night(+/-), and occupancy is 85% year round.42*2,000*365*.85 = $26,061,000 annual room revenueThis doesn’t include any of the restaurant, product, event, or membership (yes, they have this too, just like…

‍Few travel issues are as frustrating as poor mobile phone coverage. Yet unfortunately the hotel industry has found it incredibly difficult to avoid.A few hotels are lucky: they have no coverage problems, based on some combination of building design and the location and capacity of nearby cell towers. But many hotels, particularly in urban areas,…

The company is acquiring a hospitality company that specializes in rural cabins as the hotel giant lays plans for an outdoor-focused lodging collection Dec 13, 2024 Marriott is acquiring Postcard Cabins, which has more than 1,200 units across the US, according to a statement Thursday. Marriott also entered a long-term franchise agreement with Trailborn, an…

A 168-room hotel has shared how it successfully operates with a highly streamlined staff, leveraging a tech platform it implemented last year Dec 12, 2024 The Zipper Hotel & Apartments in Düsseldorf, Germany, opened its doors in November 2023 with a remarkably small team of just six employees. This streamlined operation is made possible by…

European hotel market leads in price parity, outperforming OTAs and metasearch engines with more aggressive pricing Dec 12, 2024 Compared to hotel markets in Asia and the Americas, Europe improved its pricing during the « Peak » season – between October 2023 and October 2024 – with over 48% of direct rates outperforming third-party channels. This represents…

Connecting your hotel to a GDS can transform your hotel’s approach to corporate bookings, giving you the visibility you need to reach high-value business travelers Dec 9, 2024 By joining the GDS network, smaller hotels can compete with major brands by offering competitive rates, real-time availability and seamless access to corporate bookers. This connectivity drives…

Self-serve booking platform will allow corporate travelers to book small meeting venues, group hotel stays and internal office spaces from a single place Dec 6, 2024 Meetings continue to be a key catalyst for business travel, and corporate travel managers are increasingly looking for self-service solutions to streamline the booking process for both in-office and…

North American travelers in particular have flocked to traditional European luxury destinations since the end of the pandemic Dec 6, 2024 Luxury travelers increasingly demand exceptional experiences, requiring hoteliers to focus on finer details, says Robert Mangan of Bain Capital. This trend is now influencing lower-tier hotel chains as well. Key takeaways Defining « luxury » in…

Marriott and Booking.com slash budgets and headcount as leisure travel demand from lower-income travelers hurts revenue growth Nov 28, 2024 Reduced demand for budget hotels will slow hotel industry growth in 2024, a trend that is expected to continue into 2025. In November, real estate analytics firm CoStar and global travel data provider Tourism Economics…

In response to complaints about its compliance with the Digital Markets Act, the company is adjusting its search results in the European Union Nov 28, 2024 Google announced a « short test » in Germany, Belgium and Estonia, offering simplified travel search results as « 10 blue links » without links to Google Travel. Some see this as a…