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As Visibility of Essential Workers Surges, Frontline Communications and Operations Platform Beekeeper Closes $10 Million Series B Extension
Beekeeper | July 13, 2020
Investors say Beekeeper is setting the standard for how the modern frontline workforce operates and communicates OAKLAND, CALIF., AND ZURICH, July 13, 2020 — Beekeeper - the first communication and operations platform designed specifically for frontline workers - announced a $10 million extension on their series B round today. The extension brings the round’s total to $60 million. The extension was led by Chicago-based Energize Ventures, with investment from HighSage Ventures, SwissCanto, Thayer, Swisscom, Investiere, Alpana Ventures, and Swiss Post. The funding comes as companies across all sectors of the economy have embrace
Contactless Technology, Hospitality Services, and the Cloud
Infor | July 13, 2020
Cloud technology in the hospitality industry is changing the way that hotels, resorts, and gaming organizations serve guests. The deciding factor to success is in how simple it is for a guest to get what they want from a hotel via their own personal devices even before they arrive at a location. Essential mobile-based technology enables them to book a room, to set arrival times, to upgrade a room, add services, and more, all without necessarily having to make contact with staff. That call for contactless solutions delivered via cloud PMS is a priority for the industry right now. This is for convenience reasons. Yet it also has social impli
Strong Indications Consumer Confidence Is Slowly Returning
Duetto | July 13, 2020
By Sarah McCay Tams Consumer confidence is slowly returning, with two main trends: short-term booking windows and long-term reservations towards the end of 2021, reports the latest edition of the Duetto Pulse Report, which tracked data from June 15-28 across three key hotel metrics - bookings, cancellations and web traffic. In North America, new bookings for July, August, and September saw double-digit growth in the current Pulse Report, when compared to data from the previous edition, which tracked data from June 1-14. Overall, pick up for the North American market is still pacing 42% behind same time last year (STLY), although some
Rocco Forte Hotels Plans Five Star Hotel in Milan
July 9, 2020
Set to open in 2023, Sir Rocco Forte's eighth Italian hotel will occupy the historic address in Via della Spiga July 2020 - Rocco Forte Hotels is proud to announce a new five-star hotel opening in Milan’s fashionable centre. It will be the first Rocco Forte property in the Italian city and is set to welcome guests in 2023 after a full refurbishment. Rocco Forte Hotel’s Director of Design, Olga Polizzi, will collaborate with interior designers Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen to recreate an authentic Milanese experience that represents the sophistication and style of this design capital. Elegant interiors and furnishings will ac
Change Is on the Horizon: What’s Next for Marketing in a Post-Pandemic World
Alan Young | July 9, 2020
It is time to shift from "here's why you should buy this service/product" to "here's how we can help" By Alan E. Young Around the world and across industries, marketers now face arguably one of the toughest challenges of their careers. There is, after all, no universally established gold-standard for marketing during a wide-spread pandemic, because a global crisis of this magnitude is hardly ‘textbook’. As the media coverage so often reiterates, we now find ourselves in uncharted territory. Although the importance of brand agility and frequent innovation is well-understood by business owners and B2B marketers, the coronavirus pan
Casetta Group Relaunches The Pearl Hotel in San Diego, California
Casetta Group | July 9, 2020
LOS ANGELES (July 9, 2020) – The Pearl Hotel, operated by brand and hospitality management firm Casetta Group, reemerges as San Diego’s newest urban retreat and social hub following substantial renovations. Newly redesigned to celebrate the boutique hotel’s 1960s aesthetic paired with Casetta’s philosophy of sustainability without compromising style, The Pearl Hotel welcomes guests with refurbished guest rooms, lobby and public spaces along with an updated dining experience at onsite restaurant, Charles + Dinorah. “For more than 60 years, The Pearl Hotel has been an integral part of San Diego’s Point Loma neighborhood,” said
Breaking Even and the 5 Stages of Grief
HotStats | July 9, 2020
By David Eisen In 1969, Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross published “On Death and Dying,” which posited five stages of grief: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance Hotel owners have been made to suffer through these phases at the cruel hands of COVID-19, which at its outset thoroughly destroyed the collective industry, bringing travel to a halt, wrecking revenue and drying up profit. After the preceding years of relative operational success, 2020 was the wakeup call the hotel industry didn’t want to hear, but was forced to. When occupancy rates instantly fell 50 percentage points, ho
STR: U.S. Hotel Results for Week Ending 4 July
STR | July 9, 2020
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—U.S. hotel performance data for the week ending 4 July showed a slight decline in occupancy from the previous week, according to STR. 28 June through 4 July 2020 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019): Occupancy: 45.6% (-30.2%) Average daily rate (ADR): US$101.36 (-20.9%) Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$46.21 (-44.8%) Occupancy had risen in week-to-week comparisons for 11 straight weeks since mid-April. “Demand came in 67,000 rooms lower than the previous week, and beyond that, July 1 was a reopening day for a lot of hotels, further impacting the occupancy equation,” said J