HN World Panel

Developing and Valuing Hotels: still ignoring climate risks?

Loss and Damage: these two words have become synonymous with the stark reality of climate change consequences.

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Sustainability in Hospitality

Developing and Valuing Hotels: still ignoring climate risks?

What is Web3 Marketing, and How can the industry benefit from it?

Amidst swift technological progress, marketing is undergoing a significant shift from Web2 to the dynamic realm of Web3. However, most people in the industry still do not have a clear understanding of what Web3 Marketing is. How would you define the...

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Web3 in Hospitality

What is Web3 Marketing, and How can the industry benefit from it?

Meaningful Guest Experience: Is Sustainability the Secret Ingredient?

Travelers are increasingly aligning their journeys with their values - sustainability being foremost[1] - with a desire for a transformative or regenerative experience. The now-mainstreamed initiatives of hotels - from water-saving schemes to extens...

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Sustainability in Hospitality

Meaningful Guest Experience: Is Sustainability the Secret Ingredient?

Forget About hospitality. This is hospit(AI)lity!

Booking, Expedia, OpenTable, Kayak, MyRealTrip, KAYAK, Duve, Plan.AI, Roam Around, Vacay, Magpie, MyTrip.AI, Navan, Trip.com, Wingie Enuygun Group, GuideGeek are just some of the travel companies already using generative AI with success. How are Gen...

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Web3 in Hospitality

Forget About hospitality. This is hospit(AI)lity!

Bridging the tech gap…What is Holding us Back?

In a recently contributed article on Hospitality Net, I asked myself the question of why we see a slow pace of hotel groups upgrading to contemporary tech stacks. Innovative and open-architecture applications that the hospitality sector has long ant...

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Information Technology

Bridging the tech gap…What is Holding us Back?

Do you see the new vacation rental regulations as a positive or negative impact on destinations moving forward?

Recently several of the major municipalities around the world passed local regulation curtailing the way in which home stay and vacation rental can be offered in these locations. The regulations range between a full ban of the model to limitations o...

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Digital Marketing in Hospitality

Do you see the new vacation rental regulations as a positive or negative impact on destinations moving forward?

How will AI solutions allow hotels to shift bookings away from the OTAs onto the direct channel?

Year to date, 2023 has seen a gamut of innovative solutions for hotels built upon generative artificial intelligence learning models, foremost among them being ChatGPT. The promise of these technologies is immense, ranging from back-of-house operati...

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Digital Marketing in Hospitality

How will AI solutions allow hotels to shift bookings away from the OTAs onto the direct channel?

Web3: is Hospitality Lagging Behind other industries?

Among the pioneers of Web3 adoption, luxury brands have taken the lead. A recent study by CoinGecko reveals that an impressive 37% of apparel and luxury goods brands have already initiated Web3 strategies. As decentralized platforms, blockchain tech...

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Web3 in Hospitality

Web3: is Hospitality Lagging Behind other industries?

Do the OTAs generate travel demand in hospitality? Part II - Revenue Management Experts Point of View

Typically, the demand for tourism to a particular destination is a function of a myriad of factors, including general state of the economy in originating country and destination, levels of income of tourists, the cost of travel and time to travel fr...

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Revenue Optimization

Do the OTAs generate travel demand in hospitality? Part II - Revenue Management Experts Point of View

HUMAN STACK vs TECH STACK

Balancing tech with the human touch in hotels is key. While tech offers efficiency and digital conveniences like self-booking, mobile check-ins, and AI-enabled services, it can’t replace the unique, empathetic service from staff. They provide memora...

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Information Technology

HUMAN STACK vs TECH STACK

Accessing Green Finance in Hospitality: Key to Transformation?

The hospitality sector is facing major technological and regulatory changes and keeping the pace on asset and operational decarbonization increasingly depends on securing finance to drive this transformation. Green finance provides funding instrumen...

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Sustainability in Hospitality

Accessing Green Finance in Hospitality: Key to Transformation?

Do the OTAs generate travel demand in hospitality? Part I - Digital Marketing Experts Point of View

Typically, the demand for tourism to a particular destination is a function of a myriad of factors, including general state of the economy in originating country and destination, levels of income of tourists, the cost of travel and time to travel fr...

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Digital Marketing in Hospitality

Do the OTAs generate travel demand in hospitality? Part I - Digital Marketing Experts Point of View

Reality Capture in the Hospitality Industry. What you need to know?

Reality capture, which involves the creation of detailed 3D models of physical objects or environments, has become increasingly significant in various industries, including ours.

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Metaverse and Web3 in Hospitality

Reality Capture in the Hospitality Industry. What you need to know?

What are the future talent needs in hospitality technology?

The rapidly changing hospitality tech stack for hotel groups/brands develops the need for different skill sets inside corporate IT teams. While still managing legacy platforms, vast new areas of expertise are being created around managing SaaS, data...

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Information Technology

What are the future talent needs in hospitality technology?

Meaningful innovation, or technology for technology’s sake?

Almost everyone would agree that the pace of technological advances in hospitality has accelerated since the pandemic, when many technology providers were forced to redesign their offerings in response to one of the largest catalysts for change that...

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Revenue Optimization

Meaningful innovation, or technology for technology’s sake?

HN World Panel

The HN World Panel is a thought-leadership platform where hospitality-industry leaders share insights, views, ideas and reactions on important issues and events currently affecting the hospitality business. Each panel is made up of a select group of experts, and industry leaders who, by invitation, contribute succinct commentary on viewpoints which are suggested by panel-champs.