IDeaS Names Winner of Fabian Specht Revenue Optimisation Professional of the Year at HSMAI Europe
IDeaS | January 26, 2023
Knowland and ConferenceDirect Release 2023 State of the Meetings Industry Report
Knowland | December 19, 2022
Industry Happenings
Hospitality Industry Public Relations Leader David “Jerry” Daly Dies at 78
February 3, 2023
ASHBURN, Va., Feb. 3, 2023--Officials of DG Public Relations, LLC, today announced the death of company co-founder, David “Jerry” Daly on January 11, 2023, due to complications arising from aspiration pneumonia. While in graduate school at Boston University, Daly helped create the first Great American Smokeout, originally designed as a scholarship fundraiser for a local high school before he came up with the idea to get people to donate the price of a pack of cigarettes as the first step toward a commitment to quit smoking. Daly’s first job out of undergraduate school was public relations director for the Tulsa Area Chapter of the Ame...
U.S. Travel Backs Bill to End Vaccine Mandate for International Visitors
U.S. Travel Association | February 3, 2023
U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the introduction of H.R. 185, a bill to end the requirement for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for international visitors to the United States: “We have long supported the removal of this requirement and see no reason to wait until the May expiration of the public health emergency—particularly as potential visitors are planning spring and summer travel. Every day this policy remains in place encourages some travelers to avoid the U.S., costing us valuable visitor spending and delaying our efforts to reignit...
U.S. Travel Outlines Policies to Grow Domestic, International Segments, Boost Economy
U.S. Travel Association | February 2, 2023
WASHINGTON (February 2, 2023)—The U.S. Travel Association today launched a new quarterly press conference, led by the association’s President and CEO Geoff Freeman and incoming U.S. Travel National Chair and Hilton President and CEO Chris Nassetta. Together, they offered an industry perspective and recommendations across a set of issues critical to America’s travel economy, including U.S. visa processing, the domestic aviation system, as well as insights and projections for business and leisure travel. Each quarter, the association’s new Travel Outlook press conference will focus on pressing topics of importance to the growth of ...
Carver Announces Branding Update
Carver | February 1, 2023
ATLANTA, GA – February 1, 2023 –CARVER, the hospitality Task Force and Executive Search powerhouse has announced updates to their brand including a new logo and enhancements in their one-of-a-kind app. Joel Carver, Chief Executive Officer announced that effective in January, the individual brands of Carver Hotel Group and Carver-Olson Hospitality Search will combine into the single brand, Carver. Along with these announcements, Carver comments, “I’ve always believed that there is nothing more powerful than your customers defining your brand, and that’s exactly what’s happened here. Over the past nine years, we’ve operate...
Global Business Travel Forecast 2023: Bookings, Spending and Optimism on the Upswing, GBTA Poll Shows
GBTA | January 31, 2023
New research points to continued industry recovery, easing of supplier staffing constraints, and mixed outlook on China travel Global business travel is forecast to see an uptick in 2023 versus 2022. Companies are expected to send more employees on trips and travel suppliers anticipate an increase in corporate travel spending. Sectors such as finance, insurance, professional services, and consulting are showing stronger signs of growth in business travel spending. Despite potential economic challenges and uncertainty surrounding the post-COVID return of China−the world’s largest business travel market–the industry remains optimistic ...
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Announces the 11th Annual Pebby Award Nominations
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | January 31, 2023
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-- Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) (the “Company”) today announced the nominations for its Eleventh Annual Pebby Awards. The Pebby Award nominees were chosen for their outstanding accomplishments in 2022, as determined by the Company. This year’s nominees feature a diverse mix of urban hotels and resorts. Numerous properties have earned several nominations, including Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, The W Boston, The Westin Copley Place, Boston, and The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter. This impressive list of nominees promises to lead to one of the most competitive Pebby Award ceremonies in history. “...
Agilysys Inspire23 Conference to Bring Together Leading Hospitality Organizations to Explore Solutions and Strategies to Maximize Returns on Guest and...
Agilysys | January 31, 2023
Digital Leadership Expert Erik Qualman Will Be Keynote Presenter ALPHARETTA, GA — Jan. 31, 2023 — Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of hospitality software solutions that deliver High Return Hospitality, today announced registration is open for its Inspire23 User Conference. This customer event is designed to help hospitality organizations learn how to maximize their Return on Experience (ROE) for guests and staff alike. The annual three-day educational and networking conference will be held Feb. 28 – March 2, 2023, at Caesars Palace resort in Las Vegas. The conference features more than 60 educational...
ALIS Kicks Off 2023, With Most Expecting the Year’s Best Days to Come in the Second Half of the Year
Rod Clough | January 30, 2023
By Rod Clough Another ALIS is in the books, and a busy one at that, with nearly 3,000 in attendance. If you weren’t one of those lucky thousands, here are our takeaways. I had the pleasure of moderating the panel “Leadership - Accountability in a Changing World” on Tuesday morning with Geoff Ballotti, President & CEO, Wyndham; George Limbert, President, Red Roof; Mark Laport, President, Concord Hospitality Enterprises; and Michael George, President & CEO, Crescent Hotels & Resorts. We had a great conversation and agreed that keeping an exceptional leadership team in place that embraces environmental, diversity,...
AHLA Foundation Welcomes New 2023 Board of Trustees
The AHLA Foundation | January 30, 2023
WASHINGTON (January 30, 2023) – The AHLA Foundation today announced its newly elected 2023 Board of Trustees, which includes a diverse slate of senior leaders from across the hotel industry who are committed to changing lives and building the hospitality workforce of tomorrow. Tom Bardenett, chief operating officer for RLJ Lodging Trust, will continue his role as the chairman of the board; Julienne Smith, chief development officer, Americas, at IHG Hotels and Resorts remains vice chair; and Anu Saxena, president and global head of Hilton Supply Management, will continue to serve as secretary and treasurer. “It is a privilege to be Ch...
AHLA Announces 2023 Officers, Board, Executive Committee
AHLA | January 30, 2023
RLJ Lodging Trust’s Leslie D. Hale Named Chair WASHINGTON (Jan. 30, 2023) – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) today announced its 2023 Officers, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, which include top leaders representing all segments of the hospitality industry. RLJ Lodging Trust President & CEO Leslie D. Hale was named chair of the board; Hilton Chief Financial Officer and President, Global Development Kevin Jacobs was named vice chair; Aimbridge Hospitality President & CEO Michael J. Deitemeyer joins as secretary/treasurer; RLJ Lodging Trust Chief Operating Officer Tom Bardenett will remain chair...
Destination HITEC® 2023: Toronto
Alan E. Young | January 26, 2023
Largest International Hotel Technology Conference To Be Held In Toronto, Canada Jun 26 – 29 By Alan Young, Hospitality Industry Advisor, College Professor, and Co-Founder of Puzzle Partner They say the only guarantees in life are death and taxes, but if you work in the hospitality technology space, at least one other certainty exists - the annual meeting of the minds that is HITEC®. For over 50 years, the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC) has become an industry staple, giving attendees a unique opportunity to witness new product launches and innovations while listening to expert panels, partaking in ex...
IDeaS Names Winner of Fabian Specht Revenue Optimisation Professional of the Year at HSMAI Europe
IDeaS | January 26, 2023
Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ Raimund Notz recognised for exceptional revenue management strategy and inspirational leadership at London event LONDON— Jan. 26, 2023 — IDeaS, a SAS company, the world’s leading provider of hospitality revenue management software and services, announced Raimund Notz from Preferred Hotels & Resorts as the winner of the prestigious Fabian Specht Revenue Optimization Professional of the Year at the recent Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Europe Awards in London. The award is named in memory of IDeaS’ EMEA-area vice president Fabian Specht who passed away unexpe...
State Department Makes Important Progress in Reducing Visa Wait Times, Much More Work Needed
U.S. Travel Association | January 25, 2023
Steps taken in recent weeks to reduce visitor visa wait times for travelers to the United States—by up to half in some key markets such as India—mark substantive progress by the U.S. Department of State following months of consistent advocacy from the travel industry. “By enacting smart and effective policies, the State Department is taking an active role in investing in the travel economy’s recovery,” said U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman. “State must remain laser focused on solving this critical issue and set clear goals and limits for acceptable wait times.” Interview wait times for the top 10 inb...
U.S. Travel Urges Support for New FAA Task Force Bill
U.S. Travel Association | January 25, 2023
U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement ahead of today’s U.S. House of Representatives vote on the NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023 (H.R. 346), which would create a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) task force to improve the Notice to Air Mission system: “After the FAA communication system failure earlier this month, it left no question that significant upgrades are needed to modernize our air traffic system. Americans deserve a travel experience that is seamless and secure from end to end, and our elected leaders must take immediate steps to course...
IHG Hotels & Resorts Donates $500,000 to AHLA Foundation Human Trafficking Survivor Fund
AHLA Foundation | January 25, 2023
No Room for Trafficking Survivor Fund Grows Its Impact with Over $2 Million in Total Donations WASHINGTON (Jan. 25, 2023) – The AHLA Foundation today announced a $500,000 donation from IHG Hotels & Resorts to support the No Room for Trafficking (NRFT) Survivor Fund as part of the hotel industry’s longstanding, united commitment to combat human trafficking. With this donation, the Survivor Fund will build upon the industry’s ongoing commitment and work to end human trafficking and support the economic stability of human trafficking survivors. By funding community-based organizations, the NRFT Survivor Fund supports survivors’...
Q4 2022 Meeting Volume Outperforms Knowland Meeting Recovery Forecast by 8.4 Percent
Knowland | January 25, 2023
2023 forecasted to achieve 10 percent organic growth compared to 2019 ARLINGTON, Va. — Jan. 25, 2023 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, released the quarterly update to its U.S. Meetings Recovery Forecast (MRF) and associated Top 25 U.S. Meetings Recovery Forecast (MRF25) realizing strong performance ending 2022 on a high note and shifting 2023 higher than the Q3 forecast. Click here to view the most current forecasts. Kristi White, chief product officer, Knowland, said: “The fourth quarter outperformed the Knowland forecast by 8.4 percent, driven by ...
Kennedy Training Network Welcomes Industry Superstars Amber Hurdle, Calvin Stovall, and Lynn Zwibak Into Its New “Network Partners” Confer...
Kennedy Training Network | January 24, 2023
Most lodging industry professionals will recognize Kennedy Training Network and its President, Doug Kennedy, from reading his monthly training articles, or from participating in one of the more than 2,450 training workshops and 150 conferences he’s presented at since 1989. Now, in addition to offering its own training programs and support services delivered by the KTN team, Kennedy has personally curated a collection of uniquely talented conference speakers, all of whom have come up through the ranks in the hotel and lodging industry. “I’m often asked by conference planners to recommend additional speakers for the same events I’...
An Interview Between HFTP CEO Frank Wolfe and ChatGPT
Frank Wolfe | January 24, 2023
An Interview Between HFTP CEO Frank Wolfe and ChatGPT ChatGPT has been dominating the news since (he? she? it?) was revealed to the world in late 2022 as the latest in AI-driven, natural language processing technology. Is this new chatbot launched by OpenAI something to fear or something to embrace? I recently “interviewed” ChatGPT to learn more. Currently, the chatbot does not have a voice and only communicates by text. To give full credit, I have cut and pasted ChatGPT’s text responses to my questions verbatim, without any edits. Enjoy! FW: Who is ChatGPT? ChatGPT: ChatGPT is not a person, it is a large language model dev...
Record Night at 5TH Annual Hotel Industry Gala With $1.2 Million Raised
AHLA | January 23, 2023
Industry’s Top honor, North Star Award, Presented to Sandra Hudgins, Sonesta Select Chattanooga at Hamilton Place & President, CEO of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Ballotti Receives 2nd Annual Arne Sorenson Social Impact Leadership Award LOS ANGELES (Jan. 23, 2023) – The AHLA Foundation raised a record $1.2 million at its 5th annual gala to celebrate winners and up and coming hospitality super stars, while raising funds to support the AHLA Foundation programs that are helping the industry recruit and retain the stars of tomorrow. Each year, the Night of a Thousand Stars gala celebrates the hotel industry’s most important VIPs ...
Hospitality Icon Bruce White Dies at 70
Bruce White | January 20, 2023
Merrillville, Indiana (January 20, 2023) – Bruce White, hospitality industry icon and Founder and Chairman of White Lodging, has died at the age of 70 after a nearly year-long battle with cancer. Bruce White founded White Lodging in 1985 with a single hotel in Northwest Indiana, ultimately growing the business into one of the industry’s largest privately held development, ownership and management companies. “Bruce was a visionary, a leader, and a hospitality icon like no other,” said White Lodging Chief Executive Officer Jean-Luc Barone. “I have learned more from Bruce about hard work, leadership, and family, than any other p...
The Gay Travel Awards Winners Announced
GayTravel.com | January 20, 2023
This is the 7th Annual Gay Travel Awards, and it is our honor to present The Gay Travel AwardsSM Winners! On behalf of gay travelers worldwide, we congratulate these exemplary travel-related businesses, hotels, destinations, tours, events, and influencers on their accomplishments in making our world a more inclusive and welcoming place! The winners across 38 categories were selected from among hundreds of deserving nominees. Without further ado, it is our honor to present The 2022 Gay Travel Awards Winners! AIRLINE Virgin Atlantic Airways CAR RENTAL Hertz DATING APP HER DESTINATION, BEACH Cancun | Quintana Ro...
Virgin Hotels and Virgin Limited Edition to Join Under Virgin Hotels Collection
Virgin Hotels | January 19, 2023
LONDON, Jan. 19, 2023 -- Virgin Hotels – the luxury lifestyle hospitality brand of the Virgin Group and Virgin Limited Edition – the private global collection of unique retreats, hotels and exclusive islands owned by Sir Richard Branson have today announced that they will come together under the new parent brand named Virgin Hotels Collection. James Bermingham Jon Brown The two award-winning and world-class luxury hospitality brands that form part of the Virgin Group have some of the most incredible and unique properties within the industry and this unity will see two brands come together to furthe...
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Young Leader Award at IHIF
ISHC | January 19, 2023
Berlin, Germany — January 19, 2023— The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) is now accepting nominations for the Young Leader Award to be presented at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) in Berlin, Germany 15-17 May 2023. The Young Leader Award was established by ISHC and Questex Hospitality, owners of IHIF, in 2009 to recognize and celebrate the excellence of young emerging leaders in the hospitality industry. Candidates must meet the following criteria: 35 years of age or younger. Born on or after 15 May 1988 Currently works for or directly within the hotel sector Is recognized b...
The Hospitality Show Opens Registration
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) | January 19, 2023
Inaugural technology & operations event will draw AHLA Board, top leaders, owners, brands NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Jan. 19, 2023) – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and Questex announced today that registration is now open for The Hospitality Show (THE SHOW), a bold new hospitality operations and technology event to be held June 27-29 at The Venetian Las Vegas. Early bird rates are available until March 10th via the website, and as an incentive to “bring the team,” every group booking of five passes comes with an additional sixth complimentary pass. AHLA members receive an additional $50 off Expo Pass...
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