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October, 2020

• 24 October

  Spotlight Interview: Jonathan Chu, Owner, The Independence and Lanea; Founder and CEO, OhWaiter

  

  Jonathan shared with us some of his experiences in the hospitality industry as well as his perspective as both a restaurant owner and a technology entrepreneur.

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• 24 October

  Why Hotel Technology Tradeshows Are Now More Vital Than Ever

  

  The need for viral safety has made technology inescapable for hotels. With all the new protocols for self check-in, mobile room keys, physical distancing, contact tracing, prearrival virus screenings (staff and guests), contactless transactions and rigorously itemized cleaning checklists, and with less revenue to go around due to the lack …

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• 23 October

  For September Europe’s Hotel Industry Reported Slight Performance Decreases from the Prior Month

  

  Europe's hotel occupancy fell 51.7% to 38.9% in September, according to monthly data from STR. ADR dipped 27.2% to €90.78 ($107.50) and RevpAR declined 64.8% to €35.31 ($41.48).

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• 23 October

  Hotels in Both the Middle East and Africa Showed Continued Occupancy Improvements but at Overall for September

  

  In the Middle East, hotel occupancy fell 30.8% to 43.3% in September as ADR dipped 13.5% to $98.54 and RevPAR declined 40.1% to $42.64. In Africa, hotel occupancy decreased 61.2% to 25.6%, ADR rose 2.7% to $99.99 and RevPAR fell 60.2% to $25.57.

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• 22 October

  Using QR Codes To Increase Hotel Satisfaction Scores and Maximize Revenue – By Laura Badiu

  

  Leveraging real-time communication in the post-pandemic world is one of the best strategies that hoteliers can adopt in order to increase guest satisfaction and even maximize revenue in the long run. Now more than ever, guests will seek an open and honest connection with the hotel they choose to book, …

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• 22 October

  Women in Hospitality Technology Inspire, Educate and Challenge

  

  These words – inspire, educate, challenge – define the goal of this year’s Cyber HITEC session, 'How Women in Hospitality Technology Shape the Industry.' The panel members leading this session come from different education, professional and growth paths. Yet, they all speak about passion for hospitality, awareness of the role …

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• 22 October

  Sabre and Google Develop Industry-First AI Technology for Travel

  

  Travel AI capabilities will be infused across Sabre’s technology platform to power the future of personalized travel – Advancements achieved as part of Sabre and Google’s Innovation Framework, a strategic partnership to create the future of travel

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• 22 October

  U.S. Hotel Occupancy Virtually Flat from Previous Week at 50.1% for Week Ending October 17th

  

  U.S. hotel occupancy dropped 30.7% to 50.1% during the week of 11-17 October as ADR dipped 28.3% to $97.69 and RevPAR fell 50.3% to $48.91.

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• 21 October

  Thirty-two States Lost Restaurant Jobs in September

  

  Restaurant employment in 47 states and the District of Columbia remained below February’s pre-coronavirus level.

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• 21 October

  How Operational Efficiency Leads to Optimal Profitability

  

  In the hotel industry, the deeper decision-makers can drill down into departmental figures, the easier it is to generate revenue, chisel away at unnecessary costs and post a healthy profit. Simply put, the best decisions are driven by in-depth analysis of departmental revenue and operational costs. Sound like too much …

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• 21 October

  The U.S. Hotel Industry Reported Its Lowest Third-quarter Occupancy Level on Record for Q3 2020

  

  In the third quarter, U.S. hotel occupancy declined 32.2% to 48%, ADR dipped 24.1% to $101.25 and RevPAR decreased 48.5% to $48.58.

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• 20 October

  Webinar Summary – How to Achieve ROI for Wellness in Your Hotel

  

  Hotels and resorts can capture their guest's desire for wellbeing while also seeing a return on their investment (ROI), panelists agreed at a recent webinar hosted by the International Luxury Hotel Association (ILHA).

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• 20 October

  Aptech Announces Next Version to Its Execuvue Business Intelligence Solution

  

  Key features include new ‘Dashboard’ tool with stunning data visualizations and self-service capabilities giving hotel finance teams flexible access to information

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• 20 October

  U.S. Hotel Occupancy at 48.3 Percent for September

  

  In September, U.S. hotel occupancy dipped 28.2% to 48.3%, ADR decreased 24.9% to $99.12 and RevPAR dropped 46.1% to $47.87.

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• 20 October

  Maestro PMS Adds Frontline User Focused Native Tablet Version to Complement Its Web and Windows Solutions

  

  Experience hospitality’s unique property-management system that gives hoteliers the ‘Power to Choose’ how its deployed at CYBER HITEC; Join Maestro’s Exhibitor Tutorial Session titled ‘Cloud-Hosted, On-Premise, Self-Hosted & Private-Cloud PMS; All Platforms Have Advantages, Which Is Right For You?’ on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 1:00 p.m.

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