Author

Katherine Grass

CEO at Optii

With more than 20 years in the IT and travel industry, Katherine joined Optii in April 2020 from Optii's lead investor Thayer Ventures, a travel-tech focused venture capital firm with deep ties to the hotel industry. Katherine has also held senior executive roles within travel technology company, Amadeus IT Group, where she worked as a leader in corporate strategy for six years before she went on to found Amadeus Ventures and work as global head of innovation for the organization.

‘Workspitality’: Inspired but complex

As hotels across the world continue to grapple with the pandemic, they are becoming increasingly creative in their approaches. Over the last few weeks we have seen a broad range of hotels announce that they are reimagining their spaces and services to offer rooms on a more flexible basis to business workers and leisure travelers looking for a change of scene.

Opinion20 Nov 2020