Latest Hotel Industry News
Airlines are canceling mistake fares faster but some errors still get through
2019-05-23 11:19:12 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesTravelers love those insanely cheap fares that airlines sometimes post by mistake, such as when Cathay Pacific Airways in January sold $16,000 business-class tickets from Da Nang in Vietnam to New York for... Read more
Rethinking tourism so the locals actually benefit from hosting visitors
2019-05-23 11:17:50 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesTourism today has a problem and needs an entire rethink. Pundits are debating overtourism, peak tourism and tourismphobia. Cities such... Read more
Find The Human-Technology Balance To Champion Your Customers
2019-05-23 11:15:36 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesIt doesnt take long today to come across headlines focusing on the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation and its potential impact on jobs in the finance industry. In fact, a study from... Read more
3 Ways Independent European Hotels Can Increase Direct Bookings
2019-05-23 11:14:03 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesReliance on online booking agencies (OTAs) increasingly affects the bottom line of small, independent European hotels. The room rate offered via an OTA’s advertised rate is less than a direct booking rate. As... Read more
Human Trafficking in the Hospitality Industry: What Industry Participants Should Do to Protect Themselves and Their Customers
2019-05-23 11:11:51 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesIn 2016 alone, 4.8 million people were victims of forced sexual exploitation worldwide. Nearly 200,000 were trafficked in the Americas, and more than one million were children. Moreover, data from the National Human... Read more
How a Scotch whisky producer is setting up for a sustainable future
2019-05-22 09:59:02 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesFor Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky business of Pernod Ricard group the worlds second-largest wine and spirits company sustainability is a way of life. The Dalmunach Distillery near Aberlour, Moray, is the... Read more
8 chefs share the red flags that a restaurant isn’t worth eating in
2019-05-22 09:55:13 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesGoing out to eat should be an enjoyable experience full of brilliant food and lovely wine, that you can’t stop thinking about for days after. Sadly, though, that’s not always the case, and the chances are... Read more
Summer 2019 will break airline travel records, experts predict
2019-05-22 09:49:23 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesThe airline industry’s U.S. trade group is predicting another record for summer travel. Airlines for America forecast Tuesday that 257.4 million people will fly on U.S. carriers between June 1... Read more
Cherry blossom-seekers spur Japan tourism in April to record high
2019-05-22 09:47:32 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesThe number of foreign visitors to Japan in April rose 0.9 percent from a year earlier to 2,926,700, marking a record high for any month, government data showed Tuesday. The increase was partly due to European,... Read more
Major drop in tourists’ expenditure
2019-05-22 09:45:42 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesThe large inflow of tourists from the Balkans and Eastern Europe in the last 15 years and the absence of an integrated strategic plan to attract higher-income visitors have led to a 30 percent decline in the per... Read more
Resume design: 5 creative ways to improve yours
2019-05-21 10:48:04 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesIT leaders know how little time a hiring manager has to spend skimming CVs when filling a role. The same rule of thumb applies to your own resume. Lets face it, your resume is going to get no more than about 30... Read more
Tourist critically hurt by falling tree limb in Washington Square Park
2019-05-21 10:43:14 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesA tourist was critically injured when a 30-foot tree branch fell on her while she was walking in Washington Square Park on Monday evening, law enforcement sources told The Post. Washington Square Park The woman,... Read more
Tourism employees demand 320% salary increase
2019-05-21 10:30:04 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesEmployees in the Tourism industry are demanding a 320% salary increase iin the ongoing salary negotiations in Harare. Clement Mukwasi the president of the Employers Association for Tourism and Safari Operators... Read more
How to Turn Google BigQuery Into A Powerful Marketing Data Warehouse
2019-05-21 10:24:52 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesThe Martech 5000 supergraphic highlights the big challenge facing marketers. As more products, tools, and platforms arise, so too does the amount of data marketers need to gather, monitor, and analyze. To further... Read more
62% of hospitality staff think sector doesn’t take care of employees
2019-05-21 10:19:16 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesRSPH also advises Improved enforcement of employment rights and for further research into what hospitality can learn from best practice in workplace wellbeing within other sectors Almost two thirds of... Read more
Membrane Technology for Food and Beverage Processing industry update – Company profiles, market forecast, market size 2019-2025
2019-05-20 10:14:48 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesThe report provides insightful details how clients enhance their basic leadership capacity within the worldwide Membrane Technology for Food and Beverage Processing Market business. Utilizing figures and flowcharts... Read more
5 things you need to know about booking a budget airline ticket, according to experts
2019-05-20 10:06:37 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesWith summer just around the corner, many people are looking to make their vacation budget stretch further. And for those looking to fly international, one option may be to use a low-cost airline. But the budget... Read more
Businesses and universities team up on a new digital technology credential
2019-05-20 10:02:16 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesMike Fasil had much to celebrate when he graduated Friday alongside thousands of others from George Mason University. The son of Ethiopian immigrants and the first in his family to go to college, the 21-year-old... Read more
After Eurovision, Israel Is Hoping for Tourism Boom
2019-05-20 09:59:26 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesEurovision 2019 didnt bring the tens of thousands of tourists Israel had hoped for. There was no need for cruise ships or tent cities to house masses of visitors to Tel Avivs overwhelmed hotels. But a day after the... Read more
Learning Hospitality The Old Way in The Modern Environment
2019-05-20 09:56:28 +0200 | Source: E Hospitality TimesWhile the world is now learning how to open doors of their homes to guests and travellers and how to be hospitable through ventures; Hospitality in Indians has been ingrained since times immemorial. We grow up on... Read more