It is excellent news that the hospitality industry is thriving. However, over the past few years, travel has undergone significant changes. With the onset of Covid-19, many people had more free time than ever before and took advantage of it to explore new destinations. As a result, there was a surge in leisure travel, withRead more
INSIGHTS
By Tracy Uphold One of the biggest challenges we all face now is there seems to be more to do than time. This isn’t new for me. Like most of you I always seem to keep adding things to my list. The difference now is that everything seems to be urgent and even when I try to build in someRead more
By Dennis Nessler BITAC Panel Discusses Key Issues For Non-Branded Properties Following Pandemic Being operationally nimble and flexible has served independent hotels well during the ongoing pandemic and in some cases enabled them to outperform their branded counterparts as a result, according to a few leading hotel owners and operators. A trio of executives from companies whichRead more
By Larry Mogelonsky One of the most worrisome aspects of how COVID-19 has affected the hotel industry is that we have had to furlough many of our best people. This doesn’t necessarily have to be the case, though. My hope in writing about the following management company is that hotel owners and operators can see thatRead more
By Greg Johnson We are seeing occupancies declining, groups canceling and jobs being lost. It is easy for hoteliers to get caught up in the vortex of panic and depression. Up until now, many sales leaders have assumed the role of the hotel sparkplug, filled with energy and optimism to cast an uplifting aura throughoutRead more
