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Interview with Felix Laboy, Executive Chairman of NextGuest, on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Hospitality Industry
NextGuest | May 20, 2020
The hospitality industry is being hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak. We’re currently looking at a projection from STR and Tourism Economics that shows significant declines across demand, occupancy, ADR, and revenue per available room (RevPar) through the end of 2020 and beyond. Additional research from CBRE predicts that it will take approximately 6-10 months for US hotel demand to recover and 12-16 months for ADR and RevPar to return to normal levels. A major concern is the impact on business from groups, meetings, and events, which makes up about 30-40% of business for many hotels. Post COVID-19, many people will continue to meet virtu...
Announcing Felix Laboy as Executive Chairman of NextGuest
NextGuest | May 21, 2019
NEW YORK, NY (May 21, 2019) – NextGuest announces Felix Laboy as its new Executive Chairman with the overarching goals of continuing to drive innovation, developing new subsidiary divisions, and positioning NextGuest for future success. Laboy comes to NextGuest with a wealth of experience, having served over 30 years in a wide range of leadership positions across the hospitality, travel, and technology industries. He recently served as Founder and CEO of Encore Hospitality Solutions, a digital consulting firm, prior to which he was CEO of WayBlazer, the world's first artificial-intelligence company for travel. Laboy was the foundi...
Travel and Hospitality Tech Innovator Felix Laboy Joins NAVIS Advisory Board
NAVIS | March 27, 2018
Former Sabre Hospitality and WayBlazer executive joins as the newest member of NAVIS board BEND, Ore. (March 27, 2018) – NAVIS, the leader in reservation sales and marketing technology for hotels, resorts and vacation rentals, announced that industry visionary Felix Laboy has joined its board. Laboy joins an elite advisory team which includes Tom Gonser, founder of DocuSign, and Sanjay Dholakia, former Chief Marketing Officer of Marketo. Felix Laboy has three decades of experience across a wide-ranging portfolio of leadership positions in the hotel, travel and technology industry. Most recently, he was CEO of WayBlazer, the world'...
WayBlazer Announces Appointment of Felix Laboy as New Chief Executive Officer
WayBlazer | February 4, 2015
Former President of Sabre Hospitality Solutions joins to drive accelerated growth AUSTIN, TX - February 9, 2015 - WayBlazer, a travel search and insights company, today announced the appointment of Felix Laboy as Chief Executive Officer. "Having Felix on our team is the next major step in the evolution of WayBlazer," said Terry Jones, chairman. "Felix's strong track record in building and scaling travel businesses along with his deep travel experience is just the right mix to lead our company forward." WayBlazer is developing intelligent discovery solutions that deliver contextual, personalized advice and insights for consumers across a...
