Tag: business

January 6, 2022

IHG Hotels & Resorts announced a four-hotel, 2,709-room portfolio deal in Vietnam with long-standing partner Sun Hospitality Group (a member of Sun Group), the renowned tourism-focused real estate developer. Following the success of the award-winning InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, […]

January 5, 2022

Following Google’s confirmation, the hospitality industry can now use Google Posts to engage with their customers. Businesses that fall within the ambit of the hospitality industry can now use Google Posts to announce COVID-19 protocols, any updates to amenities or […]

January 4, 2022

The pandemic’s onset and subsequent series of lockdowns adversely impacted the entire world, and the hospitality industry was at the forefront. However, the sector has also been quick to bounce back from the initial disruptions and dip in business. With […]

December 29, 2021

The pandemic may have disrupted global travel, but as we put the finishing touches on our new hotel in Paris, planning for a post-pandemic world was paramount. Health and hygiene is always a consideration, but it was even higher on […]

December 29, 2021

The restaurant industry has traditionally been slow to adopt technology and innovative digital solutions. But in 2020 and 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic changed that and forced food and beverage outlets to look beyond the traditional. Many restaurants have turned to […]

December 28, 2021

Although the full impact of the Omicron variant on the travel industry is not yet known, with borders reopening across the world and recovery settling in, airlines and hospitality brands are again looking ahead with an expansive lens. Crisis always […]

December 28, 2021

This year set a record for travel companies going public or announcing they will go public, setting up 2022 to be another banner year, too. In 2021, a half-dozen companies had traditional IPOs. In the following chart, “cash to balance […]

December 27, 2021

When we rang in the New Year in January 2021 uncertainty clouded the hospitality industry. As we mark the end of the year with the Omicron variant making news headlines it is easy to think nothing has changed. Yet so […]

December 27, 2021

If you’re among the many employers who are looking for new ways to stand out in a difficult employment market, you’ve probably heard that raising wages isn’t enough to compete for hourly workers. And perhaps you’ve considered – or heard […]

December 27, 2021

Skift Research has been tracking the recovery of the flight, hotel, short-term rental, and car rental sectors in 22 countries since the start of the pandemic. One continuing truth is that recovery is extremely unequal, with the latest November 2021 […]