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STR: Canada Hotel Results for Week Ending 14 November
STR | November 19, 2020
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—STR data for 8-14 November 2020 showed slightly lower occupancy from the previous week for Canada’s hotel industry. 8-14 November 2020 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019): Occupancy: 27.8% (-53.5%) Average daily rate (ADR): CAD110.36 (-25.9%) Revenue per available room (RevPAR): CAD30.70 (-65.5%) Occupancy for previous weeks came in at 29.4% (7 November), 29.2% (31 October), and 31.1% (24 October), respectively. For the week ending with 14 November, Nova Scotia recorded the highest occupancy level (35.0%) among the provinces. Among the major markets, Vancouver (29.0%) saw the ...
Business Travelers Itching to Get Back on the Road
The Global Business Travel Association | November 19, 2020
Alexandria, VA (November 19, 2020) – Half (50%) of GBTA travel buyer and procurement professionals feel their employees are ‘willing’ or ‘very willing’ to travel for business in the current environment. Only one in five (22%) GBTA members feel their employees are not willing, demonstrating a strong readiness to resume business travel. Recent announcements of potential, effective vaccines with 90%+ efficacy rate in clinical trials, has increased sentiment among GBTA travel buyer and procurement professionals that their company will be more likely to allow business travel and employees to attend in-person meetings in ...
National Hospitality Services Announces the Opening of the Staybridge Suites by Intercontinental Hotel Group in Scottsdale Arizona
National Hospitality Services | November 19, 2020
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (November 19, 2020) Today, Fargo based owner, operator, and developer, National Hospitality Services (NHS, LLC) announces the opening of the Staybridge Suites Scottsdale-Talking Stick an IHG Hotel. The newly constructed 112-room hotel is located on 9141 Easting Hummingbird Lane, Scottsdale, AZ 85250 and features IHG signature all suites blueprint with full kitchens to enjoy the comforts of our home. Owned by Peerless Hospitality LLC, “We are excited to open a beautiful new Staybridge Suites at Scottsdale Talking Stick. This extended stay hotel will serve a need for guests looking for spacious rooms with full kitchens and wond...
Hyatt and Banyan Cay Development Plan for 150-Room Banyan Cay Resort & Golf, a Destination Hotel
Destination Hotels | November 19, 2020
CHICAGO (November 19, 2020) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with Banyan Cay Development (BCD) to develop Banyan Cay Resort & Golf, a Destination Hotel. Expected to open in late 2021, this property will mark entry of the Destination Hotels brand into Florida and will be the first full-service Hyatt-branded property in Palm Beach County, an internationally recognized resort and leisure destination. With 150 guestrooms, Banyan Cay Resort & Golf will offer independent-minded travelers a 5,000 square-foot spa and fitness center, tennis pavilion, swimm...
Hilton Expands Presence in French Polynesia with Signing of Hilton Tahiti
Hilton Hotels & Resorts | November 19, 2020
SYDNEY, Australia - Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the signing of its second Hilton Hotels & Resorts branded hotel in French Polynesia. Under a management agreement with Hotel Tahiti SAS, Hilton will manage Hilton Tahiti in the Tahitian capital of Pape’ete, the vast territory’s main centre of government and economic activity. A major conversion is currently underway, due for completion in the first half of 2021. “We are delighted to expand our partnership with the Wane family – owners of Conrad Bora Bora – to launch this property as Hilton Tahiti to the market,” said Guy Phillips, senior vice president, development, As...
Benchmark at The Ridge Named One of The “Best Places to Work” in New Jersey
BENCHMARK® | November 19, 2020
Conference Center Places #3 on List of Garden State’s Medium Size Companies Basking Ridge, NJ, November 2020 … Benchmark at The Ridge, an executive learning and development center, took top honors as one of the “Best Places to Work in New Jersey 2020,” awarded by the state’s noted business publication, NJBIZ. The prestigious awards program recognizes and honors the state’s leading employers who are committed to their employees’ professional growth and quality of life and to the community’s economic growth and well-being. Benchmark at The Ridge ranked #3 on the list of medium size companies, employing from 50-249 empl...
First Hospitality Opens Home2 Suites Des Moines Drake University
First Hospitality | November 19, 2020
(DES MOINES, IOWA; November, 19, 2020)—First Hospitality today announces the opening of Home2 Suites by Hilton Des Moines Drake University. Located on the Drake University campus at 2650 University Ave., the 124-room hotel expands First Hospitality’s existing presence in Iowa. Home2 Suites Des Moines offers queen and king suite-style accommodations. The hotel also features two meeting spaces totaling over 1,000 square feet, an indoor saline pool, an outdoor patio space with a firepit, and a sports kitchen is slated to open at the hotel in 2021. Home2 Suites Des Moines is led by General Manager Michael Weldon and Director of Sales and M...
The University of Chicago Announces Newest Addition to South Side Campus: The David Rubenstein Forum Now Open for Booking
BENCHMARK® | November 19, 2020
The Forum Joins Portfolio of BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company (Chicago, IL) November 19, 2020 -- The University of Chicago proudly announces that the David Rubenstein Forum, an innovative new meeting facility on its iconic South Side campus, is now open for booking. The Forum provides a dynamic convening hub for the kind of rigorous inquiry, vigorous debate, and academic collaboration that defines the University of Chicago, and makes it a destination for scholars, students, thought leaders and dignitaries from around the world. The building, designed by the acclaimed New York architecture firm of Diller Scofidio + Renfro and t...
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Opens in Woodbridge, Virginia Led by General Manager Joanne Ochoa
TownePlace Suites by Marriott | November 19, 2020
Woodbridge, VA – November 19, 2020 – The TownePlace Suites by Marriott Potomac Mills Woodbridge is now open for business. The new 91-suite hotel is built for travelers looking for a simple and friendly place where they can settle-in, keep their routine, and easily connect to the Potomac Mills Mall area. Located at 14090 Shoppers Best Way, it will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned by Mills Group LLC and managed by Marquee Hospitality LLC. All service team members are thoroughly trained on local knowledge and look forward to connecting guests to the local area. The hotel brand’s signature floor-to-ceiling TowneMap® also helps gue...
Hotel Equities to Operate Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Fort Myers, FL
Hotel Equities | November 19, 2020
ALPHARETTA, Ga., – November 19, 2020 – Today, Hotel Equities announced its selection as the management firm to operate the new-build Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Myers Airport hotel in Florida. The property will boast 101-guest rooms and suites and is being developed by ownership group Shivam Soham, LLC. The hotel will be a first choice for travelers to the Southwest Florida region because of its proximity to Southwest Florida International Airport. The anticipated opening date is scheduled for early 2021. “We are excited to add yet another great IHG property to our portfolio of hotels in Florida,” said Hotel Equities’ ...
Aimbridge Hospitality Expansion Continues
Aimbridge Hospitality | November 19, 2020
[Dallas, TX] (November 19, 2020) – Aimbridge Hospitality, the leading, global, third-party hotel management company, is on track to add 220 properties globally, including U.S., Canada, Caribbean, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Russia/CIS. Aimbridge Hospitality is well-positioned for expansion; during unprecedented times the Company maintained corporate support to add value for their owners. As a result, even during such a volatile year, with historic organic growth across all verticals, including the extended stay, select service, and international segments. Year to date, Aimbridge has added 128 properties to its r...
China’s Hotel Construction Pipeline Continues to Remain Robust at the Q3 2020 Close
Lodging Econometrics | November 19, 2020
November 18, 2020 – PORTSMOUTH, NH - According to the latest China Construction Pipeline Trend Report, analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) report that China's total hotel construction pipeline remains robust at 3,409 projects/634,119 rooms, up 1% by projects and rooms year-over-year (YOY). These project and room counts are, however, down slightly over peak Q2 ’20 totals, which were the highest seen in China during this lodging real estate development cycle. There are currently 2,208 projects/405,530 rooms under construction in China, down YOY 13% by projects and 8% by rooms. Like last quarter, projects scheduled to start constructio...
Clairvoyix Adds Contactless Guest Engagement and Digital Team Operations Suite With Fetch Integration
Fetch | November 19, 2020
Leading hotel marketing automation system integrates with digital guest engagement platform to empower hotels and further improve campaign ROI using service intelligence. LAS VEGAS, NV (November 19, 2020) – Two things are top of mind for hotels as they begin their recovery: acquiring guests and operating safely. Clairvoyix has partnered with Fetch to provide hotels one integrated platform to achieve these goals. Clairvoyix supported properties can now use Fetch to ensure safe high-quality guest experiences with proactive contactless guest engagement while leveraging guest satisfaction data to create targeted and personalized marketing ...
Cendyn Announces Next-Generation Customer Data Platform, Starling
Cendyn | November 19, 2020
BOCA RATON, Fla., Nov. 19, 2020 – Today, Cendyn announces Starling, Cendyn’s next-generation customer data platform (CDP). Starling unites, transforms, cleanses, and enriches millions of data points from all your technology solutions, giving you the ability to take control of your data and keep guests at the heart of what you do. As a CDP, Starling integrates your systems, so they communicate with each other simultaneously, creating limitless possibilities to activate your data and provide personalization at every touchpoint of the guest’s journey. Building on Cendyn’s extensive library of existing data integrations, Starling’s o...
Knowland: U.S. Meetings and Events Data for October 2020
Knowland | November 19, 2020
Leader in meeting intelligence and analytics releases monthly group hospitality data to inform hotels as they look toward 2021 recovery efforts ARLINGTON, Va. — Nov. 19, 2020— October U.S. monthly meetings and events volume showed growth of 53.6 percent over the previous month, according to the latest data from Knowland, the leader in group hospitality analytics for hotels, convention and visitor bureaus, conference centers and other meeting venues. While meetings are nowhere near the volume of 2019, meeting volume each month continues to improve over the prior month. One thing that remains consistent is the reduced size of meetin...
Key Booking Strategies in a World Turned Upside Down
Kristi White | November 18, 2020
By: Kristi White Today’s travel and gathering restrictions have taken a toll on our industry. While we continue to see ongoing changes and brace for the next phase of potential constraints, we are tracking general occupancy while keeping an eye on the long term. I recently had an opportunity to speak with Katie Moro, Vice President, Data Partnerships at TravelClick, an Amadeus Company. She shared some data insights into what her team has been seeing recently. A Strategic View of General Occupancy If we take a look at overall demand, it sets the stage for a discussion on group business. Based on Amadeus data collected from the PM...
STR: U.S. Hotel Performance for October 2020
STR | November 18, 2020
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The U.S. hotel industry showed slightly lower performance from the month prior, according to October 2020 data from STR. October 2020 (percentage change from October 2019): Occupancy: 48.3% (-30.1%) Average daily rate (ADR): US$97.61 (-26.8%) Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$47.13 (-48.8%) Occupancy remained flat from the previous month, while the ADR and RevPAR levels came in lower than September. More recently, November weekly data showed that occupancy reached its lowest level since the week of June 14-20. Among the Top 25 Markets, Oahu Island, Hawaii, reported the lowest October occ...
Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur Welcomes New General Manager Alex Porteous
November 18, 2020
Alex Porteous makes the move from Kyoto to Kuala Lumpur as General Manager at Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur, now entering its third year of operations. A seasoned hotelier, Alex comes to his newest role with more than 27 years of Four Seasons experience – a tenure that’s spanned seven properties, three hotel openings and several industry accolades. He first visited Malaysia’s vibrant capital back in 1993, while journeying on the legendary Eastern & Oriental Express. “I’ve had an unbreakable connection with the country ever since,” he smiles, recalling the numerous Tan Sris, Puan Sris, Datos, Datins and Malaysian business ...
HFTP Announces HITEC 2021 for September 27-30 in Dallas, Texas USA
HFTP | November 18, 2020
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is pleased to announce that HITEC North America 2021 will be held in-person on September 27-30 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas USA. Traditionally held in June, the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) has been pushed back to give the hard-hit hospitality industry an opportunity to build positive momentum as it recovers from the pandemic-related slow-down. In addition, HFTP will co-locate its Annual Convention with HITEC Dallas, presenting an information-packed event to benefit multiple hospitality industry segments and sta...
The Loss of One Youth or Amateur Sports Tournament Costs a City an Average of $360,000 in Hotel Revenue
EventConnect | November 18, 2020
New data from EventConnect reveals the enormous economic impact on cities from the loss of youth or amateur sports tournaments due to COVID-19 LONDON, Ontario--November 18, 2020--Today, EventConnect, the leading provider of event and sports tourism management software, announced findings showing the significant economic impact felt by cities from the loss of youth and amateur sports tournaments a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings from EventConnect’s internal database of over 4,000 events, 400 associations, 15,000 hotels, and 800 cities revealed that the cancellation of just one tournament costs a city an average of $360,000....
Mind the Generation Gap! Generational Differences in Hospitality
Kimberly Yoong | November 18, 2020
By Kimberly Yoong A look at how to navigate the generational stereotype minefield that has some hospitality brands scratching their heads. With all the age-related differences and particularities that exist among Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and Gen Z-ers, it would be tempting, but ultimately a mistake, to focus primarily one generation based solely on demographics. Instead, developing a clear brand mindset that includes more behavioral themes such as authenticity, community, transparency and life experience could be more beneficial and attractive in the long run. Who are the real big spenders? A Gen X-er and a Gen Z-er wal...
Choice Hotels Announces Three New Leaders
Choice Hotels | November 18, 2020
ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 17, 2020 -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world's largest lodging franchisors, has announced three new leaders to advance the company's corporate priorities and drive growth. These include: Jonathan Mills joins Choice Hotels as chief executive officer for Choice Hotels Europe, where he will oversee the company's continued investments in Europe for franchisees and guests. In this position, Mills is responsible for setting the strategic and operational direction for the company in Europe with a goal of driving growth and performance. He will lead all business and franchising opera...
Why There Is Hope Amid the Despair for the Hospitality Industry
Sherif Mamdouh | November 18, 2020
By Sherif Mamdouh A version of this article was previously published on Bilan.ch Deserted airports, lists of countries not to visit, historically low occupancy rates for hotels, unable to crawl back beyond the 10% mark. Unsettling tales abound, and for good reason: we’re facing a violent reality made of layoffs, financial distress, bankruptcies and uncertainty. In this most worrying context, solidarity and compassion must be shown towards the thousands of employees pushed into precarious situations. After this time of empathic reflection, the tourism industry must reflect on its own existential situation.What is really going on? Wh...
Hospitality Data Alert: Top U.S. Thanksgiving Destinations by Hotel Occupancy
Amadeus Hospitality | November 18, 2020
Based on hotel bookings for the week of November 22-28, Amadeus sees potential improvement in Thanksgiving holiday forward-looking occupancy compared to Labor Day As Americans approach what is traditionally the busiest travel day of the year – the day before Thanksgiving – many people want to know if it will maintain its status, albeit under very different circumstances as COVID-19 cases continue to rise again. Amadeus, a global leader in travel technology, with its unique ability to track forward-looking occupancy in major markets around the world, is seeing a positive trend in U.S. hotel bookings the week of Thanksgiving. While overa...
