TODAY: Hotel Industry – Q4 2018 and Beyond, Louvre Hotels launches Hlab, a new ecosystem of start-ups and Power to the People! Should Plugging-In Whilst Travelling be an Inalienable Right?.

Hotel Industry – Q4 2018 and Beyond
Monday, 15th October 2018

The big challenge might be to reverse some of the trends that hoteliers have been battling relative to high costs of health care, wages driven by shrinking labor pools and brand required PIPs. Further, CBRE has issued a report on reduced labor productivity which coupled with wage increases is not good.

The combination of these rising costs and increased cost of distribution can severely impact bottom line performance. Despite the record occupancy levels, ADR growth continues to challenge hoteliers >>

Louvre Hotels launches Hlab, a new ecosystem of start-ups
15 Oct 2018 : The world’s 5th largest hotel group presents its new platform: HLab, the purpose of this open, flexible ecosystem is to bring the Group’s strategic focus into contact more quickly with the innovative ideas of its start-up partners >>

GCC Hotel Development Cost Trends
15 Oct 2018 : Analyzing historical trends, the key reason behind escalating costs per key continues to be low in efficiency and utilization of space >>

Rosewood recognized by Condé Nast Traveler 2018
14 Oct 2018 : Condé Nast Traveler announced the results of its 31st annual Readers’ Choice Awards, recognizing sixteen of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts’ properties with top honors in each of their respective categories >>

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Power to the People! Should Plugging-In Whilst Travelling be an Inalienable Right?
Monday, 15th October 2018

There is really little excuse for why airports and train stations don´t have plentiful charging points.

Resorts, theme parks and conference centers have also fallen behind too. The latter is often even more frustratingly, given you can spend all day or more at a conference. Hotel rooms of course come with a plug or two, but more plugs are needed (including dedicated USB ports) and they are needed in more useful positions: too often they are on the floor or far from the desk space >>

From eyesore to icon: Converted workspaces get bigger and better
Refurbished industrial sheds are increasingly in demand as companies across technology and creative sectors seek out the versatility offered by these ultra-large, adaptable workspaces >>

At The Front Desk, Voice Inflection Can Change The Entire Meaning Of What We Say
It has often been said that as much as 80% of communication takes place non-verbally: It is certainly true that facial expressions such as what we show with our eyebrows, our smiles (or lack thereof), and body language, which is what we show with our posture and gestures, all are essential for communicating >>

Chatbots for Your Hotel: Everything That You Need to Know
Every year comes with new trendy words AND In 2018, we could say that the best candidates for this category are ‘blockchain’, ‘artificial intelligence’ and, of course, ‘chatbot’.

Endless articles and big promises of how your life will change thanks to them have started to appear everywhere and it seems that they have gone from unknown to essential from night to day >>