Catégorie : Research
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Beyond the Winter Escape: Sarasota’s Transformation into a Year-Round Destination
Sarasota Hotel Market Trends and Shifts Sarasota has historically been a popular destination for transient winter travelers seeking warmer weather, resulting in heightened hotel demand in the first quarter of the year. This seasonality pattern was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, when Florida’s position as a less-restrictive destination resulted in stronger visitation outside of the…
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The week in charts
The Week in Charts Mental health, EV premiums, and more
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Wyndham CEO Highlights Past Success During Downturns Amid Economic Uncertainty
Photo Credit: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts In recent months, economic uncertainty has impacted various businesses, including the hospitality industry. With tariffs specifically raising concerns, fears of a potential recession continue to swirl. However, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had a record first quarter in which its global openings increased 13 percent year-over-year, and the company awarded…
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Global flavors, local success: A winning restaurant formula
Imagine a new restaurant opens in your town. There’s a lot of hype, excitement — people can’t wait to get in and test it out. There’s usually so much build up but now imagine: What if things don’t pan out? Owners take on lots of work and risk to get their dreams off the ground,…
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Profit Under Pressure: The New Blueprint for Smarter, Leaner Hotel Operations
Source: Otelier In 2025, hotel profitability is being squeezed from both sides. Labor costs are rising. Consumer demand is flattening. And owners and operators are under increasing pressure to reduce operating costs – without sacrificing the guest experience. In this expert-led whitepaper, we explore how hoteliers are responding. From centralizing operations and leveraging shared labor…
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#ndc #aviation #airlines #corporatetravel #traveltech #iata | Paul van Alfen | 22 comments
𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗗𝗖 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲: 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 ❝ If you sell air but don’t offer NDC content yet, you may lose out to competitors as more and more airlines offer better deals and a range of ancillaries through NDC channels. Get started by figuring out what NDC content provider suits you better. AltexSoft has scoured dozens…
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Booking.com’s bet to beat Airbnb in alternative lodging? Looks like it’s… | Louis-Hippolyte Bouchayer
Booking.com’s bet to beat Airbnb in alternative lodging? Looks like it’s paying off — big time. 2024 may go down as the year Booking.com stopped being the “hotel site”… and started seriously outplaying Airbnb at its own game. Check this out: • 400M+ nights in alternative stays — up 15.6% YoY • Just 3.5M listings…
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Five charts to end the TV debate | ThinkTV
To drive growth, we must strengthen the brand, says Peter Field.For almost the last twenty years, the performance marketing world has been arguing that brand-building advertising is wasteful and unnecessary; that all a business needs to do is to spend their advertising money at the bottom of the sales funnel. This means using targeted performance…
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What is the Media Mix Navigator?
No brand is average. And with countless choices and countless voices to consider when building a media plan, where do you start – especially if you don’t have access to your own econometric analysis?Well, to be immodest for a moment, here.Here, where you are now, is the perfect place to start. In fact, it has…
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How Are the Leading Hotel and Venue Operators Capitalizing on the Micro-Event Trend?
The most expensive real estate in your hotel? It’s not the presidential suite—it’s your empty meeting room on a Tuesday afternoon. While most properties scramble for the dwindling pool of mega-conferences, forward-thinking hotels are quietly building sustainable revenue streams through micro events—those intimate gatherings of 10-50 attendees that are transforming the very economics of group…