A very talented architect sent this article to a group of us, and it just zeroed in on my passions in hospitality… a conscious design that makes hospitality more about wellness and healing. Biophilic design is about understanding our deep and profoundly ancient, and important, connection with nature. We engineered it out of our lives,…
Hotel security isn’t just a guy making rounds, anymore. You can’t see what could damage your reputation, & property.
I am tired of influencers, and I am tired of technological vulnerabilities. Neither will go away. =) This goes way beyond needing cyber-insurance, I think. The modern vulnerabilities of cloud PMS is something I’ve opined on…. I am not sure exposing yourself to that downtime, remote random updates, or being inaccessible, not to mention the…
As a tech company, I bet you want an anecdotal opinion on how you can get a response to a sales email, vs it getting spammed or trashed.
I was just talking to my favorite hotel technology company. I’ve worked with them for almost a decade, and I appreciate them. They aren’t snake oil, they don’t assume they know the business better than hotel people, and they are changing the game. I won’t name them, but feel free to ask. They’re basically indispensable,…
Did AirBNB kill the Mountain Town?
https://www.outsideonline.com/2198726/did-airbnb-kill-mountain-town I get the complexity. I get, that in my field, I could end up managing these. But it’s not complex… Old time shares and rental vacation spots like Lahaina or Lake Tahoe, or areas of 2nd and 3rd homes, should have new zoning in low density areas. High density residential should avoid AirBNB permittals…
Guys. GUYS. It’s really happening – Driverless Cars are happening in our lifetimes.
Automotive fans will definitely end up, solely, as hobbyists. There’s two of us at this exact moment: people who love driving, and people who rather be on their phones. The latter segment is huge, and it’s going to redefine the auto industry, insurance industry, and our infrastructure. The people who rather be driven will cause…