skift.com - Hotels · 18 Jun

Ashford Inc. wants to tout the strength of its smaller businesses that could benefit from changing guest expectations around health and safety, but i

skift.com - Hotels · 22 May

For a country desperate to reopen its internal borders for summer holidays, Austria's bold plan to extensively test hospitality workers for coronavir

skift.com - Hotels · 18 May

Hotel companies' similar new and heightened health and safety standards don't leave a lot of room for brand distinction unless the brand is the one l

skift.com - Hotels · 8 May

The leisure and hospitality industry was the hardest-hit part of the U.S. economy when it came to job losses, and restaurant and bars were by far the

skift.com - Hotels · 17 Apr

Empty hotels are getting put to use for medical staff during the coronavirus pandemic, but it will be just as tough restoring these properties as it

skift.com - Hotels · 13 Apr

Guests trust hotels to be clean. Post-coronavirus, they want proof. Some will want it even in the contract. One country, Singapore, is helping its ho

skift.com - Hotels · 4 Apr

Now isn't the time to travel to a resort community, many of which are facing their own coronavirus crises.

skift.com - Hotels · 4 Mar

Numerous travel companies, private and public, have seen their valuations taken down a peg by coronavirus. But Oyo's China business, where it fields

skift.com - Hotels · 27 Feb

Another hotel chain cautions on the coronavirus impact. While it is mostly hurting Asian operations at the moment, companies are no doubt keeping a c

skift.com - Hotels · 25 Feb

As hotel occupancy plunges to a single digit, Hong Kong's leadership toward one of its most important industries is being put to the test during the

skift.com - Hotels · 25 Feb

As the coronavirus spreads across Europe, expect more hotels to enter lockdown mode and some airports to begin shutting down flights to afflicted reg

skift.com - Hotels · 20 Feb

Hyatt Hotels had a strong year in 2019, so the story it had to tell on Thursday wasn't all dreary. The problem is that shareholders and guests hate u

skift.com - Hotels · 19 Feb

If you were thinking after a tumultuous last few months that a reformed Oyo would emerge, then guess again. The hotel chain is giving little ground o

skift.com - Hotels · 18 Feb

IHG CEO Keith Barr seems to be taking quite a level-headed approach to the coronavirus outbreak. Unlike some in the travel industry, he's not pressin

skift.com - Hotels · 15 Feb

This week in hospitality news, the far-reaching impact of coronavirus on the industry is becoming clearer, with Hilton CEO predicting business to be

skift.com - Hotels · 13 Feb

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has closed about 1,000 of its hotels in China because of coronavirus. Those that remain are welcoming fewer guests. The ou

skift.com - Hotels · 13 Feb

Event planners can expect increasingly aggressive pitches from hotels as group bookings decline and the threat of coronavirus continues to loom. The

skift.com - Hotels · 11 Feb

Hilton and many other major hotel companies have had to close hundreds of hotels in China in response to the coronavirus. The outbreak could have lon

skift.com - Hotels · 10 Feb

After months of problems, Mumbai-headquartered Cox & Kings is now undergoing insolvency proceedings in India. Will Meininger, its hybrid hotel chain,

skift.com - Hotels · 30 Jan

Despite the investment and focus on lounges to compete for and retain premium passengers, there's a lot of thinking left on the table. Here are some

skift.com - Hotels · 17 Jan

Right now, a hotel can offer guests lemon water at check-in and call itself a wellness property. A new wellness certification might raise the bar for

skift.com - Hotels · 18 Dec

U.S. hotel companies are facing a shortage of construction workers just as they are building new brands and properties. The result: delayed projects

skift.com - Hotels · 16 Dec

Nobu Hotels is testing out its restaurant-led hospitality strategy in a market where its luxury cachet is less established. Both Warsaw locals and No

skift.com - Hotels · 1 Dec

Dillip Rajakarier's biggest achievement is lasting a dozen years with the hugely-driven Bill Heinecke, who was once known for short-tenured CEOs. Raj

skift.com - Hotels · 28 Nov

Hotels are known for wanting to please their guests, and feeding them is one way of doing it. But food waste is helping to deteriorate the environmen

skift.com - Hotels · 17 Nov

This week in hospitality, IHG is taking a tougher approach with online agencies by using new technologies to gain traction for its mobile app and web