The Forum is intended to give women the tools they need to manage their hotel businesses more effectively and efficiently, to help them rise in the ranks within a hotel company, grow their businesses with acquisitions and/or investments as well as tips on future planning and steps to success.
German hotel market still leading in Europe
Currently there are 595 hotels in the pipeline for Germany, which equates to almost a third of all hotel construction projects in Europe.
Atelier de Hoteles announces US$700 Million investment in Mexico
Atelier de Hoteles’ business plan involves the opening of five thousand rooms within the 20 hotels to be built in cities and leisure destinations in Mexico in the next five years.
AccorHotels partners with LinkedIn to connect business travellers
All AccorHotels guests can use the new feature, Business Check powered by LinkedIn, to identify people in their professional network who are based in the city they are in or find relevant profiles to connect with.
Substantial benefits from tabletop ordering technology: Cornell study
A new study from the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) finds that the tabletop technology can both speed table turns and increase average checks.
Hilton celebrates meeting, event and travel professionals as “WowMakers”
Hilton launched WowMakers, its largest-ever B2B marketing initiative, with tools and resources to support and inspire meeting, event and travel professionals to truly “Wow” their attendees and clients.
Hajj pilgrimage boosts tourism in Saudi Arabia to over 20 million visitors by 2020
While the Hajj is an established ritual in the Islamic world, its importance as a tourism destination has been transformed in recent times, with the Saudi government investing heavily in new hotels.
“Workventure” is the new “bleisure”
Hotwire is trying to redefine the way travelers approach the intersection of business and leisure.
Wyndham adds 200,000 square feet of meeting space to portfolio in 2016
In 2016, Wyndham’s new openings added more than 200 new meeting and event spaces to the company’s portfolio, bringing more than 10 million square feet of meeting and event space to its hotel offerings.
Condé Nast Traveler announces its 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards
Over 300,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers cast votes for the world’s best hotels, resorts, cities, islands, airlines, and cruise lines.
