Caps and non quotes are my words: 1) They seek value from Luxury – https://www.4hoteliers.com/features/article/8443 Millennials are more likely to stay at a luxury hotel if it’s near public transportation. Millennial
International Journal of Hospitality Management: Do brands matter? A comparison of branded and independent hotels’ performance during a full economic cycle
*So this isn’t my work*, but I know people like real data, periodicals, abstracts, and real professional studies rather than click-bait journalism or anecdotal nonsense from companies selling you a product.
Why are Hotels slow to innovate?
This Quora question here finally provided me an outlet to sum up all my tired cliches. The best in this business are constantly innovating, but here’s why the overall industry is a conservative bunch
January 2013 Hotel Insights Video from PKF Consulting
In case you missed it: Mark Woodworth and Jack Corgel discuss hospitality investment conditions and when to expect hotel values to starting increasing
Onity’s Door Hack scandal isn’t as big a problem as their opaque response & poor PR.
I would hate to think that Onity’s botched public relations in response to this lock hack issue is the real issue that would actually endanger our business relationship. Their obviously panicked, and confused, response could destabilize our long time relationship to the point of ending it. But it’s simply whether they are more interested in their current business and bottom line, or the bottom line that they may or may not have in the future. It’s about relationships, guys – don’t forget it, and you’re not handling your relationships very well. Why is every single aspect of this handled via the press? Why hasn’t there been any direct communication? Fix this with your hotels – YOUR CLIENTS AND PARTNERS – or the impact of this somewhat tiny battle will forever be pointed to as when you started to lose the war.