No man is an island, and unless you are on this list, it’s likely that your hotel isn’t one either. It’s not just hard for a property to operate in isolation from its community, it’s nigh on impossible. Properties rely on their local...
Why does your hotel have a website? There are a number of reasons of course – brand awareness, online reputation, you had some really great photos taken a while back – but ultimately, it's to get people to book at your hotel.
The hospitality industry constantly evolves to accommodate (and provide accommodation for) new market segments and trends in travel. Two of these trends in recent years have been the need for longer-term stays and the desire to experience...
With China making up more than 18% of the world’s population, one would think that marketing to a Chinese audience would be a piece of cake. But as Cho Wong points out, that couldn’t be further from the truth. As Managing Director of ...
With 52% of Facebook users admitting that their friends’ photos inspired their travel plans, it’s abundantly clear that Fear Of Missing Out, or FOMO as the young’uns are calling it these days, is real, and if you aren’t taking advantage of...
Hospitality professionals are now operating in an age where user-friendly customer- and guest-facing technology is everywhere (thanks in large part to the omnipresence of mobile internet connectivity) and traveller demographics are...
The inn may be a British institution, but many publican-cum-innkeepers struggle to ensure that their accommodation is as profitable as their food and beverage offerings. Guestline’s Profitable Beds in Pubs event aims to help professionals...
Just like any sector, the world of hospitality is full of industry-specific terms that we use all the time. And no doubt all the KPIs, ADRs and OTAs that sound like Greek to the average outsider is totally in your wheelhouse.
While you...
Being selected as the Best International Hotel not once, but twice in as many years would be an incredible feat for any property in any awards programme. But to Eugenia Danilikhina, the honour is all the greater when it’s feedback from...
Does the thought of hundreds of guests descending on your property, filling the rooms, restaurant, halls and lobby sound like a dream, or a nightmare? On the face of it, it can seem like a wonderful opportunity for meeting targets, but...