Recent headlines from Hospitality Net (“37% of travelers now use AI — hotels face 65% staffing crisis”) and PhocusWire (“Hotel software: An unlikely winner in the AI reset”) reflect a common industry narrative: AI adoption is surging, staffing shortages are worsening, and hotels must automate aggressively to survive. The stats are real — travelers are […]
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Take a Social Media Lesson from Crete’s Crumb Healthy Living
A lesson from Crumb Healthy Living on Crete in the lost public relations art of reciprocity. Marketing has led us astray, here’s how.
EU Citizens! Time to Give Ursula von der Leyen the All-Important “WTF?”
If the vaccines don’t arrive soon, Greece will be out of the tourism business for 2021 and beyond. But the wider news is far worse.
Heart of a Lion: The Harsh Reality of Entrepreneurship
The following is from Thomas Magnuson – co-founder and CEO of Magnuson Hotels, one of my best friends, and the smartest man I know.
The WTTC Reports On the Future of Travel & Tourism Post-COVID
The World Travel & Tourism Council [WTTC] has just released a new report that examines the implications of trends for each of four key Travel & Tourism stakeholders groups: travellers, businesses, workforce, and communities.
ELSTAT Numbers Reveal Dismal Q2 for Greek Enterprises
Greece’s accommodation and food services sectors took a huge hit in July, as the effects of the pandemic begin to set in.
30-plus Greek Hotels to Be Auctioned Off in the Coming Weeks
Some 30-plus hotels across Greece are to be auctioned in the next few weeks on acccount of inactivity related to COVID-19.
OTA Insight Re-shapes Real-time Market Intelligence with Market Insight
OTA Insight announces the launch of Market Insight, an industry-first predictive market intelligence solution.
The Best Food Traditions of Crete Return in Galatas
Chef Grigoris reopens Το μουρέλο του Λαδωμένου, or “The Young Olive Tree of Ladomeno, after weeks of lockdown on account of the pandemic.
Lighthouse Keepers: Business People to Cut the Fog of the Pandemic
A look at the lighthouse keepers of hospitality. Tom and Melissa Magnuson, people like them, will lead us through the fog.
A 2020 Travel and Hospitality COVID-19 Reality Check
In the not too distant future, tourism and hospitality industry officials are going to wake up to the fact that the 2020 touristic season has been canceled by a pandemic. Already, Europe’s airlines stand to lose more than €76 billion according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). And for every euro the airlines lose, destinations […]
INOMO to Shine Spotlight on New Products for Hotels at Xenia 2019 Expo
INOMO will present over 25 new products at this year’s Xenia exhibition in Athens November 23rd through 25th.
Digi.travel EMEA 2018 Brings Fugure of Hospitality Into Focus
The Digi.travel EMEA Conference & Expo 2018, scheduled to take place on December 11, in Athens.
McDonald’s Forges Forward with ‘Experience of the Future’
McDonald’s Corporation has announced the modernization of more than 1,000 stores in the United States. Company President and CEO Steve Easterbrook told shareholders on a recent earnings call of going forward “with the most significant transformation ever undertaken.”
New Startups Fill Great Hospitality Hiring Void
Getting a leg up on hiring qualified people in the hospitality space, a couple of new startups are hoping to solve the problem of connecting skilled hospitality workers with the businesses that need them on-demand. Here’s a brief take on how apps and services are intersecting the hiring space too.
State of Hotel Tech: Shop Before Buying
The day may come when a hotel guest expects and gets a real Orwellian experience out of their stay. At least this is a dreamscape that could take place if unbridled tech geeks are put in charge.
Leaders in Hospitality Summit 2016
Coming up in Vienna on 30-31 May, the Leaders in Hospitality Summit is a unique two-day event for 200 global industry experts to meet up to discuss networking, education and inspire peer-peer collaboration. This year’s event will feature 200 preselected C-Level hoteliers from over 30 countries.
Sabre Acquires Genares Global Hospitality Solutions
Last week Sabre Corporation announced having acquired Genares, a global hospitality technology company. According to the news, Genares will strengthen Sabre’s hotelier partnership offerings worldwide. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Lastminute’s UK Boss Flies As Sabre IPO Takes Off
News this weekend lastminute.com UK boss Mark Maddock had quit brought on rumors Sabre may be planning to sell the travel entity.
Hospitality E-Commerce & Revenue Management Conference Prague 2013
30 October 2013, Czech Republic – Inspiration, Education and Networking – under this motto today in Prague starts the 2nd Edition of the most important East European event in the hospitality industry: Hospitality E-Commerce & Revenue Management Conference, organized by Dotcomhotel.eu. Aimed at independent hotel owners, the dotcomhotel Hospitality E-Commerce & Revenue Management Conference will […]