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Top Concerns and Trends for Hoteliers in 2022
Joseph Pierce | December 20, 2022
By Joseph Pierce As we get ready to flip the calendar to a new year, we are reflecting on the hospitality industry in 2022, which has proven to be a dynamic and interesting year. Many of the challenges that plagued the industry in 2021 still exist but in many instances to a lesser extent. By year-end new challenges such as the highest inflation rate in 40 years and the fear of a recession have started to have an impact. But the industry remains flexible to the needs and desires of the guest and continues to pivot to meet the challenges of the future. H&LA’s consultants have worked on many assignments in 2022, bringing with them th...
Marriott Introduces Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy, Responding to Growing Consumer Demand as Travelers Increasingly Blend Work and Leisure
Marriott International, Inc. | November 10, 2022
Marriott International, Inc., today announced its expansion into apartment-style accommodations with the launch of Apartments by Marriott BonvoyTM. The company is seizing upon growing consumer interest among families and friends seeking more space for stays, propelled by the blending of work and leisure travel, and the desire among younger travelers for wider accommodations options. Marriott is building upon its 26 years of experience with Marriott Executive Apartments, its serviced-apartment brand in Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. With the introduction of Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy, the company expects it will en...
Revenge Travel in 2022: Are We Really Traveling With a Vengeance?
Gregg Rockett | June 6, 2022
By Gregg Rockett A recent CNN column explores the nature of ‘Revenge Travel’, a buzzword that has gained increasing attention in the media. The article ponders the term’s meaning and congruence relative to the true motivations of the travel market as travel restrictions become relaxed and more countries open to tourism. With that article as a backdrop, a commentary piece by columnist Mark Footer of the South China Morning Post takes issue with the term ‘Revenge Travel’. He uses the examples of ‘staycation’ and ‘bleisure’ travel as buzzwords that more accurately convey the trends these terms are meant to describe, a...
Bleisure Trips, Workations, & Positioning Your Hotel for the Latest Hybrid Travel Trends
Sarah Johnston | March 10, 2022
By Sarah Johnston The last two years has signaled monumental shifts within the hospitality industry – both good and bad. Along with the challenges surrounding fluctuating demand and staffing shortages, the pandemic has also ushered in a new era of hybrid travel that are giving hotels a new revenue lifeline. More and more people around the globe are now working from home, and they are also realizing that when your office can be anywhere with a good internet connection – you can work from just about anywhere. According to a recent Skift report, remote work is still widely prevalent across all international markets, with 55% of survey...
Bleisure as Usual and Five Other Factors to Boost the Groups Segment
Larry and Adam Mogelonsky | July 14, 2021
By Larry and Adam Mogelonsky Now firmly in summer and it’s safe to say that the leisure segment is back online from the druthers of 2020 – groups, not so much. While every hotelier wants meetings and events to strike back in a similar fashion, there are a few almost irreversible considerations for the post-pandemic groups landscape. Rather than try to make it 2019 again, the wise hotelier will accept these changes and pivot operations to meet the new types of demand that are emerging. For meetings and events, this will mean fewer large-scale conventions and open-for-all receptions, and more limited, invitation-only gatherings. Start...
Building Bleisure With Outdoor Office Pods
Larry and Adam Mogelonsky | April 7, 2021
By Larry and Adam Mogelonsky Remote work is here to stay. Even if companies start to require teams to return to a central office following full population vaccination, the benefits of allowing for flexible work conditions are too good to ignore. For the employer it can mean vastly reduced rental costs, while for the employee it means less time spent commuting and the ability to handle life’s other responsibilities more adeptly like young kids. But the drawback is the monotony of working, eating, relaxing and sleeping in the same place. Hotels are here to help the work-from-home (WFH) crowd as our properties can offer an inspirational ...
Building Your Hotel’s Bleisure Revenue
Larry Mogelonsky | December 11, 2019
By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) For those of you who are not familiar with this term ‘bleisure’, it denotes a business trip that is extended either before or after the business component with a few days of leisure. Or it can be the other way around where those who have the ability to work remotely – often part of the new ‘digital nomads’ classification – do just that and spend some time on the clock while technically being off the clock. Rest assured that with the rise of internet-based forms of business communication and outsourced productivity, hybrid travel like this will continue to grow. Chances a...
Sixty-Four Percent of Travelers Secretly Extend Business Trips for Pleasure – Without Telling Anyone
La Quinta by Wyndham | August 14, 2019
La Quinta® by Wyndham uncovers seasonal bleisure trends with latest survey about summer business travel PARSIPPANY, N.J. (August 14, 2019) — Summer is peak vacation time for most, but for frequent business travelers it can be a struggle to squeeze in a much-needed vacation between work trips. With its latest “La Quinta Means Business” national survey, La Quinta® by Wyndham — a trusted hotel brand among career commuters for more than 50 years — unveils the unique trends and challenges for business travelers during the summer season and busy back-to-school months. The survey offers insight on the distinct experience of busines...
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