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Resilient Business Ecosystems: The Only Vaccine for Travel & Hospitality

The only way to weather the COVID-19 storm is to be lean, efficient, and flexible in the short and long…

STR Releases Europe Hotel Performance for July 2020

A report from STR reveals Europe’s hotel industry's improved but low performance, according to July 2020 data.

Hotel Marketing Post Pandemic: Being Human Before Counting Beans

Using Sweden COVID-19 booking advice as clickbait, is absolutely the wrong strategy in a post pandemic world.

A Thin Light Shines On Greek Hotels From Beyond the Pandemic Tunnel

The pandemic is destroying the businesses of countless Greeks. There are some bright points, however, for those capable of taking…

Why “NOT” to Believe Dreamy COVID-19 Recovery Predictions

The COVID-19 situation where travel and hospitality are concern, is largely understated by most experts who project a mid-term leveling…

Greece Hospitality Conundrum: Is Airbnb the Real Enemy of Hoteliers?

Alexandros Vassilikos, who's President of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, is calling a solid framework to regulate the activities of…

The Reality of Hotel Website Conversion from FASTBOOKING

A new report out from FASTBOOKING reveals that the average hotel website conversion rate is only 2.2 %. The same report…

UK Hotels Outlook Stagnant: Eastern Europe Growing

According to data from Statista, UK hotel occupancy across 2,393 hotels, guesthouses and bed and breakfast properties show the industry…

Expedia Accelerator: Step Right Up, You Hotelier Fools

Yesterday I wrote a short post on LinkedIn "Pulse" with my view on Expedia's new "Accelerator" marketplace. The experiment where…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Beats Q1 Expecations

Good news in the hospitality sector, at least for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., first quarter earnings exceeded Wall…