In June, U.S. hotels saw occupancy increase 1.7% year over year to 74.5%, ADR increase 2.8% to $132.66 and RevPAR increase 4.6% to $98.85.

Going beyond standard hotel revenue-management techniques is an important step to creating team cohesion in the quest for more revenue, according to panelists at the recent Revenue Strategy Summit.

The Les Clefs d'Or UAE executive committee visited Bahrain to elect the new executive committee for Bahrain Hotel Concierge Group (BHCG).

When you think of London, you probably think it rains a lot. And you probably think of the iconic red wooden phone booths, but they’re not made out of wood anymore. They’re made of metal. And the other thing is that they’re disappearing. And they’re disappearing fast now that we all have mobile phones. And they’ve let these things go.

Monthly RevPAR growth last declined in February 2010, when the metric decreased 3.8%. STR forecasts RevPAR growth into 2019.

Aventri may sound kind of like an Italian resort town, but it does stand out among other event technology brands. It's hard to brand a platform that offers a suite of services in a sector defined by individual product offerings. We'll see how this works out, and what companies Aventri acquires in coming years.

Today we're releasing a video related to our 2018 Skift Megatrend, 'Brands Embrace Diversity Message Amid Rising Neo-Nationalism,' sponsored by Intrepid Travel.

Having built up Zanadu into China’s premier lifestyle travel platform after a tough but rewarding five years, Zan Wu, together with his co-founder, Dirk Eschenbacher, now wants to create a new startup, Atlas, into “the next generation TripAdvisor and Booking.com combined” using blockchain and crypto.

The travel technology giant has bowed to investor and airline demands for a management team more focused on software solutions that help with the retailing, distribution, and fulfillment of travel as an end-to-end journey, not just siloed by function.

Wi-Fi networks at San Diego International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport are among the least secure in the U.S., according to research from cloud security supplier Coronet. Coronet analyzed five months of data from more than 250,000 people traveling through the nation's 45 busiest airports, looking for risks with the networks and vulnerabilities of the devices using the networks.

Hotels are achieving higher average daily rates (ADR) from consumers who book packages rather than just rooms, according to data from Expedia Group.

“’Resolute’ is a word that perfectly describes the determined and unwavering force known as the ancillary revenue movement,” is the introduction of the 2017 Top 10 Airline Ancillary Revenue Rankings, a new report by IdeaWorksCompany, sponsored by CarTrawler.

Lambis Pahiyiannakis, director of the hotel group at Barings Real Estate Advisers, will participate in a panel on foreign investment at the Mediterranean Resort & Hotel Real Estate Forum, Oct. 17-19 in Athens. The Lending Panel will touch on how lenders’ requirements have evolved in the Mediterranean, what the trends are in structuring debt and equity for resorts and the challenges and opportunities in dealing with non-performing loans.

A close analysis of data from STR’s 2018 HOST Almanac reveals trends in hotel profitability in the U.S.

Innovation created by disruptors often leads to better distribution options for hoteliers as they strive to provide loyal guests with experiences and services that convince them to book rooms on brand.com channels, according to a panel revenue specialists.

Springer-Miller Systems introduces WorldNXT, a comprehensive platform of browser-based and mobile booking solutions that is customizable to cater to the unique needs of different hotels and resorts.

Full-service golf and spa destination Callaway Resort & Gardens, Pine Mountain, Ga., tapped Guestware's automated task management to route requests to staff and track recurring incidents for preventive maintenance.

A new study by CapGemini finds that consumers are ready to embrace AI support, and that AI interactions, if properly designed, can enhance the personal connection they feel to brands.

Furor among third-party group planners has abated since Marriott International announced cuts to these intermediaries’ commission rates in January when Hilton and IHG soon followed in lockstep.

The most surefire way to upset an employee is to mess up his or her paycheck. The more manual the payroll process, the more likely HR managers are to deal with paycheck errors and unhappy employees. Restaurants have a particularly challenging time ensuring the payroll process goes smoothly because of the very specialized regulations involved in transferring data from a point-of-sale system into a payroll platform.

Radisson Hotel Group today announced the appointment of Kristen Richter as Vice President of Revenue Optimization in the Americas. In this role, Richter will drive the overall Revenue Optimization vision and strategies in the Americas, working closely with global partners to define new best practices.

If there is a common thread throughout the in-destination journey today, it's mobile. Even so, gaps exist in mobile usage between parts of the journey and the key players in each part. For those that are behind, it's urgent to play catch-up.

Flight attendants on United will have both a stricter mandate and a stronger incentive to pitch the airline's new co-branded credit card.

Bartech, a world leader in automatic minibar solutions for the hospitality industry, has announced the appointment of Peter Kuzyk as director of sales.

Great hospitality experiences drive guest loyalty. Guest loyalty drives recommendations and revenue. While larger chains have more customer and performance data to tap into, smaller operators have historically had a tougher time maximizing reputation, revenue and the customer experience.

Analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) report that China’s total hotel construction pipeline has 2,481 projects/546,424 rooms, up 2 percent year-over-year (YOY).