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Flexing Hotel Labor Today / Bob Rauch and Sarah Anderson
It’s easy to say, “flex down your labor costs” when revenues drop, but is it easy to do?
 
Eight Technology Trends to Watch Out for in the Travel and Tourism Industry in 2019 / Kacey Bradley
Technology has given the industry new ways to communicate with customers, smoother internal operations and more possibilities for growth. As these innovations have come on the scene, the needs of guests have also evolved.
 
Tourism Tidbits: Marketing To and Protecting Visiting Children - Part One of Two / Dr. Peter Tarlow
One of the most difficult segments of the tourism industry to which to market protect the children or young adult segment, In reality this segment breaks down into at least four sub-segments, and each of these has its own challenges and opportunities.
 
Global Construction Pipeline Hits Record High at 2018 Year-End
At the close of 2018, LE analysts state that the total global construction pipeline hit record highs with 13,573 projects/2,265,792 rooms, a 7% increase in projects and a 6% increase in rooms year-over-year (YOY). The global pipeline has been ascending for eight consecutive years after reaching its cyclical low in 2010.
 
Want More Direct Bookings? Give the Best Answers
7 Questions Hotel Marketers Need to Answer With Their Marketing.
 
Hotel Internet Services Releases In-depth Analysis on Hotel Guest Wi-Fi and IoT Expectations in 2019 and Beyond
New white paper leverages feedback from more than 670 guests and 200 hoteliers to demonstrate what is expected from today’s Wi-Fi and internet-based services  
 
Hospitality Digital Technology: Challenges, Priorities and Buzzwords / Max Starkov
Today’s typical online travel consumer is exposed to more than 38,983 micro-moments in a 60-day timeframe and visits an average of 18 websites via multiple devices across eight sessions before making a hotel booking (Google Research).
 
7 Hotel Website Designs That Will Set the Trend in 2019 / Judith Pasztor Duffy
Launching a new website for your hotel can be a daunting task… Sure, it is an exciting creative process, but there are so many obligations to fulfill. 




CIM Group Acquires the 254-Room the Crowne Plaza Hotel Alexandria in Alexandria, Virginia
CIM acquired the hotel with Carr Companies.
 
Crestpoint Companies and LinGate Hospitality Set to Open the SpringHill Suites Elizabethtown
The 95-suite hotel is led by general manager Nicole Taylor
 
Encore Boston Harbor Appoints Robert DeSalvio as President
Mr DeSalvio will oversee the $2.6 billion project, which will debut 671 hotel rooms, a 210,000 square foot casino, state-of-the-art meeting and event spaces, alongside an award-winning food and beverage program
 
Address Dubai Marina Appoints Eleni Tsolakou as General Manager
With over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry in Africa, Greece, Indonesia and the Middle East, Eleni will be responsible for driving and strengthening the distinctive positioning of the hotel.
 
Reflagged BEI San Francisco, a Pivot Hotels and Resorts Property, Appoints Management Team
Industry leaders Marc Choplick and Mimi Carter join the team at the newest Mid-Market neighborhood lifestyle hotel
 
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, Names Chris Audia Area Director of Marketing
In this role he will oversee the marketing communications for the company’s properties in Racine, Wisconsin (Wingspread Retreat & Executive Conference Center), Boothbay Harbor, Maine (Spruce Point Inn), and Roanoke, West Virginia (Stonewall Resort).
 
Azza Khalil Named Marketing Manager of the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne
Prior to joining the Bürgenstock Resort, Ms. Khalil spent more than 16 years with Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts in senior marketing positions.
 
Sébastien Cassagnol Appointed Executive Chef of the Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa Lausanne
From February 2009, Cassagnol was Executive Chef at the Anassa in Cyprus, one of The Leading Hotels of the World, where he managed two restaurants, five food outlets and banqueting facilities while supervising 75 chefs.

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