#HospitalityHelps has facilitated over 120,000 guest nights for displaced Ukrainian residents since the start of the war.

#HospitalityHelps has facilitated over 120.000 guest nights

Thursday, 5th May 2022

The global initiative is today supported by over 600 hotels in 47 countries, created by a group of hospitality industry veterans, #HospitalityHelps is an online booking platform for short-term hotel stays for people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Many of the world’s leading hospitality groups including Accor, Hilton, IHG and Marriott as well as independent hotels, and is the only booking platform that offers free accommodation across borders and brands >>

Rosewood commence the revival and restoration of iconic The Raleigh, Miami Beach
5 May 2022 : SHVO and Rosewood announce the restoration of Miami Beach’s most storied property, The Raleigh, by renowned architect Peter Marino >>

La Vie brings YOO lifestyle hotel brand to Australia
5 May 2022 : La Vie Hotels & Resorts is thrilled to announce it has secured the exclusive rights to bring YOO Hotels to the Pacific and will open Australia’s first By YOO hotel in Melbourne in early 2025 >>

COVID hospitality bulletin Asia Pacific - April 2022
5 May 2022 : Most countries in Southeast Asia reopened their borders, and the flights between cities are resuming gradually.

However, destinations in Greater China still require quarantine for all visitors regardless the vaccination status, and Japan is the only country that does not release a clear reopening plan of leisure visitors and quarantine-free travel in the region outside Greater China >>

Hotel transactions up on 2020 levels with single asset deals reaching record average room rates
5 May 2022 : Last year was one of strong recovery for European hotel transactions with over €16 billion-worth of deals, twice that of 2020, according to our latest European Hotel Transactions report >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

How High Labor Costs are Taking a Toll on the Hospitality Industry
Thursday, 5th May 2022

The real impact on guests when hotels reduce services. Demand for workers has never been higher, yet universal labor shortages persist, causing problems for hotels, despite a sharp rise in travel.

Two years removed from the pandemic; travel is back in a big way. Hotels everywhere are preparing for what is sure to be a record-breaking summer of travel, but they’re doing so with one hand tied behind their back, thanks to the recent labor shortages >>

How to Diversify Revenues at Your Hotel?
In the post-pandemic era, it is time to analyze, identify, diversify and maximize the revenue opportunities and adopt a total revenue management strategy and culture at the property.

To begin with, any hotel has numerous untapped, quite often significant revenue opportunities >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of May 04, 2022
Russia has been suspended from the World Tourism Organization, Hong Kong's easing of restriction 'not enough' and more >>