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STR and TE further Downgrade U.S. Hotel Forecast
STR | May 18, 2020
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee — The latest U.S. hotel forecast from STR and Tourism Economics projects a 57.5% decline in revenue per available room (RevPAR) in 2020, then a 48.0% increase in the metric in 2021. Each percentage change was downgraded from a late-March forecast revision, which called for a 2020 RevPAR decrease of 50.6% followed by a 2021 increase of 63.1%. “Performance levels are dismal from every angle, but at the very least, weekly data through May 9 indicates that the industry has already hit bottom and begun a steady ascent,†said Amanda Hite, STR president. “The rate of recovery will be slow even as distancing
Hospitality Financial Leadership – Pivot, Adapt and Implement Video
David Lund | May 18, 2020
By David Lund Learn more about what David teaches by watching this feature rich video, including: Flying By the Seat of Your Pants Investing in Financial Leadership Failure Leads to Success The Three Pillars of Hospitality The How to vs. The Want To Perfection is Bad The System for Hospitality Financial Leadership My Training Return on Investment Model
Canary Technologies Delivers Contactless Check-In When Hotels Need It Most
Canary Technologies | May 18, 2020
Silicon Valley hospitality innovator looks to the future, launches contactless check-In solution to help hoteliers safely and immediately welcome guests. SAN FRANCISCO / NEW YORK, May 18, 2020 – Canary Technologies–which provides solutions to some of the world’s largest hotel brands, management companies and ownership groups–has launched Contactless Check-Inâ„¢, a solution that hoteliers can implement immediately to welcome guests while adhering to social-distancing guidelines. As COVID-19 took its toll on the hospitality industry, Canary’s leadership assembled its agile engineering and development teams to solve hospitalityâ€
Kempinski Hotels Reopens All Its Hotels in China Following the Lessening of Lockdowns
Kempinski | May 18, 2020
Beijing, 18 May 2020 – Following early signs of recovery and eased lockdowns after the coronavirus spread in China, Kempinski Hotels has reopened all its hotels in the country. New strict safety and hygiene procedures have been put in place to comply with local government authorities and WHO guidelines to guarantee guests’ and employees’ safety and wellbeing. In addition, innovative services have been introduced as a business enhancement and guest experiences.  ‘Our hotels in China have done great work in ensuring the health and safety of our guests and employees during the past weeks and months, and we are closely following the r
Marcel Holman Appointed Managing Director of The Langham, Hong Kong and Regional Vice President, Operations – China
The Langham, Hong Kong | May 18, 2020
Hong Kong, 18 May 2020 – Veteran luxury Marcel Holman N.A. has been appointed Managing Director of The Langham, Hong Kong and Regional Vice President, Operations - China for The Langham Hotels and Resorts where he will be driving the strategy, operations and processes for all China hotels under the luxury brand. A Dutch national with over 25 years’ experience across pre-openings, hotel renovations, operations and food and beverage, Holman’s most recent role was as Vice President, China for The Sukhothai Hotels & Resorts and general manager of The Sukhothai Shanghai to which he applied his profound understanding of the luxury hosp
The Five Changes Expected in the Hotel Industry
Adam Knight | May 18, 2020
By Adam Knight Returning to operations in our new environment is sure to bring many expected and unexpected challenges. Between figuring out social distancing protocols and mitigating risk throughout the property, hotels will be contending with a lot as we move through the coming months and years. The landscape continues to change rapidly and while no one can say with any degree of certainty where everything will land, we are starting to see the shape of things to come. Reduced capacity allowance in restaurants and bars, queuing for entry in to stores, ubiquitous placement of sanitization products, PPE requirements while in public, heal
HITEC North America, HFTP Annual Conference and Club Forum Consolidate to Become “The Best of HFTPâ€
May 18, 2020
A Focus on Health & Safety While Leading the Return to In-Person Events By Geneva Rinehart May 18, 2020 - Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) announced last Wednesday during a press conference to industry media that the organization will consolidate its three major annual events to one location over a four-day period in October, and will call it, “The Best of HFTP.†Health and safety will take center stage, as the organization plans to set an example on how the industry will return to face-to-face conventions and networking in a responsible way. HFTP’s three annual
RFID Hotel and LAS Hospitality Supply Address Updated Hotel Environment Standards With Introduction of Antimicrobial Key Card Technology
Lodging Access Systems (LAS) | May 18, 2020
Patented innovation capable of inhibiting up to 99.99 percent of virus and bacteria growth on key card surfaces and available to hoteliers throughout the US. Tampa, Fla. – (May 18, 2020) – Lodging Access Systems, a company that provides thousands of hotels globally with a full spectrum of key cards and credentials through its subsidiaries, RFID Hotel and LAS Hospitality Supply, has announced that it has acquired the exclusive right and license to manufacture and distribute a patented and proprietary antimicrobial plastic key card to hotels and resorts in the United States. These key cards contain New Antimicrobial Layer (NAML) techn