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Uniquely Yours: Personalized Offers for Your Guests
Vizergy | September 9, 2020
Often times we see specials and packages continually repeated while searching for a hotel. If you’re getting tired of seeing the same promotions, so are your potential guests. So get creative with your offers and generate far more interest in your hotel – from both new and returning guests. Here are some ideas how you can do this: Be “Something Different” What can your hotel offer that others can’t? Work creatively with local businesses for the win-win, showcase amenities unique to your property, and offer the little extras that just may make the difference. All of these are sure to pique the interest of potential guests.
Innovative Ideas for Keeping Guests Safe During the Pandemic
David Berger | September 9, 2020
From flying guests private and hosting balcony concerts to leveraging robotics and partnering with local tourism bureaus, hoteliers are finding new ways to help guests stay responsibly. By David Berger With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to impact occupancy rates of hotels across the U.S., hoteliers are doing what they can to signal to travelers that their properties are taking every precaution to keep them safe, but this messaging — even with the continued support of brands and industry associations — is often inconsistent with the narrative consumers are hearing from other sources. The confidence to travel again is predicated on
Paramount Lodging Advisors (PLA) Leads the Successful Sale of the Houston Area Candlewood Suites
Paramount Lodging Advisors | September 9, 2020
Paramount Lodging Advisors (PLA) is pleased to announce the sale of the Candlewood Suites in Kingwood, TX. PLA was exclusively engaged to represent the seller in the transaction of the 73-room property. The marketing efforts were led by Managing Director Kami Burnette and Associate Mason McDavid. The 77-room property is in the heart of Kingwood and is ideally located near the Kingwood Medical District. Future plans include converting the property to an Extended Stay America branded hotel. “This is an unprecedented environment with numerous headwinds including COVID-related travel restrictions and frozen capital markets. We are excit
Today’s New Employee Safety Culture Is Benefitting Hotel Workers, Guests in Big Ways
Robb Monkman | September 9, 2020
Hoteliers say hope is on the horizon and newly implemented procedures and technologies are helping them better protect their people and meet guests’ demands By Robb Monkman A new safety culture has emerged in hospitality that places employee protection at the core of operations. Prior to the global pandemic, hoteliers were already rolling out employee safety devices (ESDs) per legislative mandates and commitments to industry programs like the American Hotel & Lodging Assn.’s 5-Star Promise to better protect their people from sexual harassment situations and threats of violence. Today, as hotel employees put their lives on the li
Economy Extended-Stay Hotels Hold Up Best During Q2 2020
Rodney Clough | September 8, 2020
By Rodney Clough, Chelsey Leffet The second quarter of 2020 was the low point for the hospitality industry, as the world was gripped by the pandemic and as travel lockdowns were widespread. HVS compiled the 2020 performance statistics of brands reported by public companies for the second quarter and compared the data to second-quarter performance of 2019. The data reflect the resiliency of economy, extended-stay brands during the first months of the pandemic. Average Q2 Occupancy Decline (Points of Occupancy) Source: Stock Filings Economy, extended-stay brands experienced the least amount of impact, albeit still a significant
6 Ways to Turn a Crisis Into an Opportunity
HotStats | September 8, 2020
When a crisis strikes an industry, most hunker down to reduce damage. Amid the chaos, it’s easy to overlook the opportunities a crisis turns up. As a hotelier, you don’t have to sit back and absorb financial hits. There are ways to go on the offense. Wondering how? We’ve picked out six ways to transform unexpected market turns into profit and exit a crisis in a stronger financial position than ever. Turning a Crisis into an Opportunity In the middle of a panic, there’s a simple fact most hoteliers overlook: If you can quickly adjust to the new conditions, you’ll be set up to outdo the competition. Here’s how: 1. Esta
Tripadvisor Reveals Fall Travel Index: For Americans, Florida’s Recovery Bolstered by Improved Searches for Hotel Bookings
Tripadvisor | September 8, 2020
Key Largo, Key West and St. Pete Beach are among the fastest recovering U.S. destinations since last year NEEDHAM, Mass., Sept. 8, 2020 -- Tripadvisor, the world's largest travel platform, today released findings from its Seasonal Travel Index for Fall, providing travelers with insight into where Americans are traveling this autumn as tourism markets continue their path to recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent Tripadvisor site data shows that globally, domestic travel for the fall season (September 1 - November 30, 2020) continues to gradually recover, with nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of all travelers planning domestic fall ge
Travel Industry Inspires Americans to Plan a Future Trip
September 8, 2020
**Let’s Go There Coalition senior spokespeople will hold a virtual press conference Tuesday, September 8 at 1 p.m. ET. Click here to register and receive the Zoom link, and see more details below.** WASHINGTON (September 8, 2020)—As states and cities move to reopen, the American travel industry launched a major campaign today with a clear message for Americans: it’s OK to start planning your next trip—whenever it may be. The “Let’s Go There” campaign, which will extend into 2021, is the result of an industry-wide collaboration of more than 75 businesses and organizations that spent months examining the question: what is th