By Winsor Dobbin: David Levin, owner of the award-winning Capital and Levin boutique hotels in London and a mentor to leading chefs including Gary Rhodes, says guests are being offered lower standards of hospitality in many top Australian hotels than they might enjoy in their own homes.
Hotels Take Fitness Amenities to the Great Outdoors
By Dorene Internicola: From sightseeing city runs and nature hikes down country trails to surfing sessions, hotels are luring leisure and business clients outside their climate-controlled rooms for outdoor activities to keep fit while traveling for business or pleasure.
Why Hotels Should Have a Responsive Website
By Dumitru Brinzan: If you run a hotel/motel/inn/b&b these days, you no doubt either have a website or would like to have a website. In this digital age, it is an essential part of your business to have a website where people can get more information about your offerings. Without a website, you could be losing out on a very large chunk of potential customers. But, I'm not going to talk about the merits of having a website today. No, today I want to talk about responsive web design, or "mobile ready" web design if you will.
Hotels Under Fire over Wi-Fi Charges
Hotels that continue to charge guests to access the internet have been criticised, with new research suggesting chain hotels are more likely to impose the heftiest fees.
A More Productive Way to Think About Opponents
By David L. Shields: When scandals rock the business world, we all go scurrying to find big causes. Human greed. Structural economic pressures. Lax regulations. Psychological research, however, suggests that one cause may be as small as a metaphor in the mind.
Hotel Room of Future Full of Tricks
By Hiufu Wong: Check your flight status through a display in the floor. Touch a transparent screen to open your closet. Flick a finger and modify wall decorations. A new video presentation from SerranoBrothers Design Studio, headquartered in Lleida, Spain, offers an intriguing preview of the hotel room of the future.
Hotels Celebrate International Women’s Day
International Women's Day (March 8) honours female achievement around the world and is celebrated in countries from Afghanistan to Australia. This year, luxury hotels will commemorate the day with special perks and celebrations for female guests and employees. Here is an overview of four hotels honouring women on this year's International Women's Day.
The ‘Hotel’ That’s Like Being Homeless
Don't expect a chocolate on your pillow at this hotel. Actually don't expect a pillow at all. Faktum hotels in Gothenburg is offering people the chance to spend the night like a homeless person. And it will cost you $10.
Hotels Mix Things Up With In-Room Bartenders
By Alex Skjong: Whether you're exhausted from a marathon of business meetings or prepping for a night out on the town, there are times when you just don't want to make the trek down to the hotel bar. Luckily for thirsty travelers, several hotels have answered the call and now offer custom cocktail service in the comfort of your room.
Top Ten Things a Hospitality Professional Should Have Close By
By L. Aruna Dhir: Work life in a hotel is an over loaded zone – in respect to its impact on us, both physical and psychological. Once we become hoteliers there is little else that occupies our mindspace; it is that engulfing, in terms of job interest and inclination. On the flip side, it is an all-consuming role with its 24-hour, a place-that-never-goes-to-sleep nature. Keep the following things around you to help you stay on top.
