Events &amp; Conferences

Group business is back in a big way. In-person events are returning to their pre-COVID normal pace. In 2024, 81 percent of meetings will have an in-person component in them. A recent study by Deloitte anticipates that by 2024, business travel spendi...

The 2024 Group Business Forecast: Trends to Help Hotels Capitalize on the Back-to-In-Person Boom

Mike Pavicich

Director, Global Sales at SalesAndCatering.com, LLC

SalesAndCatering.com, LLC

MICE

Markets & Performance

Big Data

Today, we’re talking about...The rise of non-professional meeting planners. Sales and Catering Teams are having a moment right now.Meetings are back, but not the way they were before. One major shift is that meeting planners aren’t just meeting plan...

Is Your Sales and Catering Team Leading or Following?

Thomas McDermott

Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Tambourine

Tambourine

Sales & Marketing

MICE

Digital Marketing

HVS was a proud sponsor of this year’s ALIS conference, where the sentiment was upbeat and optimistic for the year ahead. This article provides our key takeaways from the conference.

ALIS 2024 HVS Takeaways: Upbeat, Optimistic, and an Eye on Innovation

Rodney G. Clough

President - HVS Americas, Denver

HVS

Finance

Real Estate & Investment

I was lucky enough to attend the latest iteration of the Independent Lodging Congress Cultivate event. It always amazes me how the crew of ILC has built a thought-provoking, exciting environment that creates a true sense of community and such amazin...

INDIE Cultivate Conference Round-Up: Exploring Technology Adoption and Acquisition in the Hospitality Industry

Alan Young

Hospitality Industry Advisor, College Professor, and Co-Founder of Puzzle Partner

Puzzle Partner Ltd.

Information Technology

Lodging Industry

Innovation

In Frederik Backman’s New York Times best-selling book, “A Man Called Ove”, the first chapter is aptly titled, “A man called Ove buys a computer that is not a computer.” In those first few pages, readers are introduced to fifty-nine-year-old Ove, a ...

Navigating the Maze: The Challenges Hoteliers Encounter in Acquiring Cutting-Edge Technology

Alan Young

Hospitality Industry Advisor, College Professor, and Co-Founder of Puzzle Partner

Puzzle Partner Ltd.

Information Technology

Lodging Industry

Innovation

If I were asked to compile a list of the most prominent figures currently influencing the trajectory of the independent lodging industry, Andrew Benioff, the Founder and Chairman of the Independent Lodging Congress would undoubtedly be included. As ...

A Deep Dive Into ILC’s Fresh Take on Events for Independent Hotels with Founder and Chairman Andrew Benioff

Alan Young

Hospitality Industry Advisor, College Professor, and Co-Founder of Puzzle Partner

Puzzle Partner Ltd.

Information Technology

Lodging Industry

Innovation

Last week, we welcomed nearly 40 members of the Research Advisory Committee for our annual in-person meeting in Washington, D.C. Through meaningful presentations from industry experts on the evolving drivers of international travel’s recovery and th...

Top Takeaways: U.S. Travel’s Research Advisory Committee Meeting

Jamie Mageau

Director of Research Products for U.S. Travel Association

U.S. Travel Association

National & International Policy

With contributions from Stephen Rushmore, Roland deMilleret, McKenna Luke, Eric Guerrero, Janet Ott, Patricia Shih, Cole Masler, Raymond Parejo, Caroline Dioso, Robert Fitzpatrick, and Chelsey Leffet

HVS Takeaways from the NYU Hospitality Conference

Rodney G. Clough

President - HVS Americas, Denver

HVS

Real Estate & Investment

H&LA’s Adam Zarczynski attended the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference in Atlanta in March. Here are some key highlights from the conference.

H&LA’s Takeaways From the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference

Adam Zarczynski

CHIA, Associate at Hotel & Leisure Advisors (H&LA)

Hotel & Leisure Advisors

Real Estate & Investment