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Anthony Melchiorri

Ask Anthony: Guest Experience Slippage Amid Staffing Difficulties

Due to staffing issues and difficulties finding the right talent, the level of guest experience is slipping from what we used to offer at...

Knowland Adds Sub-Market Filter to Its Search and Dashboard Functions

ARLINGTON, Virginia—Knowland announced an advanced data enhancement, Sub-Market Filter, to its popular Market Snapshot Report. The new filter was added to Knowland search and...

First Hospitality Grows Management Portfolio With Three Hotels and Seven Restaurants

CHICAGO—First Hospitality assumed management and operations of Hotel Ardent, Dayton, Ohio; Lively Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and opened Tempo by Hilton Louisville Downtown NuLu,...
Comings & goings

This Week’s Comings & Goings

WorldVue announced the appointment of Dean Wood as senior director of sales and channel partners. In his new role, Wood is responsible for increasing...

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Finding the Right Broker: 5 Qualities That Make for an Effective Partnership

Understanding what you need from your hotel broker is paramount to securing a smooth transaction at an optimal price. Essentially, your broker is the...

Elevating the People Behind Your Revenue

Revenue optimization has long been a property-defining role for hotel organizations, yet revenue professionals can often feel distant from the hotels they work with....
housekeeping

How Do You Know When Your Housekeepers Are in Duress?

For many lodging properties, the housekeeping department employs more associates than any other, often numbering in the dozens or even hundreds. And most of...
nashville

Knowland: Nashville Leads Meetings and Events Volume in April

ARLINGTON, Virginia—Knowland reported that Nashville saw an uptick in meetings and events in April, growing 38.0 percent year-over-year (YOY). Las Vegas continued a steady...
marketing

7 Pro Tips to Effectively Market Your Hotel

Marketing is an essential and multifaceted effort that begins with creating a hotel narrative and value proposition, conveying it through physical and digital channels,...
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CBRE: RevPAR Growth Predicted to Improve in the Second Half of 2024

DALLAS, Texas—CBRE expects revenue per available room (RevPAR) growth to improve in the second half of 2024, following a weaker-than-expected first quarter. CBRE’s latest...
hampton brand lineup

Hilton Bolsters Lineup With Acquisition, Repositioning

Brand launches have been commonplace for Hilton over the past few years, but within the last few months, the company has fortified its lineup...

Tripadvisor: Travelers Are Placing High Priority on Summer Vacations

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts—Travelers around the world continue to place a high priority on summer vacations, according to the annual Summer Travel Index released by Tripadvisor....