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Welcoming Guests with Space
Opinion Article
May 20

Welcoming Guests with Space

Research shows that overcrowded hotel rooms with excess pillows, documents, and amenity trays hinder guests' ability to personalise their space, reducing psychological ownership and satisfaction.

Lee-Keng Ng
By Lee-Keng Ng, Associate Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)
Where Family Journeys Begin: Animal-Shaped Wooden Key Cards and Playtime Unplugged Moments
Supplier News
May 20

Where Family Journeys Begin: Animal-Shaped Wooden Key Cards and Playtime Unplugged Moments

GCSTIMES animal-shaped wooden key cards double as play prompts for children, assigning each animal a simple offline activity to make family stays more memorable and screen-free.

GCS Times
GCSTIMES
From Binders to Real-Time: How Hospitality America Rewired Operations for a Digital Era
Opinion Article
May 19

From Binders to Real-Time: How Hospitality America Rewired Operations for a Digital Era

Hospitality America shares how adopting Actabl's ProfitSword and Hotel Effectiveness across its Southeast portfolio cut GM admin hours, improved labor cost control, and boosted retention over 30 years.

Ryan Sistare
By Ryan Sistare, Vice President of Operations, Hospitality America
United States
The Hotel That Follows You
Opinion Article
May 19

The Hotel That Follows You

A hospitality MBA graduate proposes the "touring hotel" model: a circuit of connected boutique properties sharing one guest profile, luggage logistics, and service memory across a multi-stop itinerary.

Ali Bahbahani
By Ali Bahbahani, Founder, Ali Bahbahani & Partners
Is Your Team Chat a Legal Liability? Most Operators Don't Know the Answer
Opinion Article
May 19

Is Your Team Chat a Legal Liability? Most Operators Don't Know the Answer

Hospitality operators using personal messaging apps for team communication risk losing guest data, facing compliance audits, and having no records during HR or legal disputes.

Rebecca Lazar
By Rebecca Lazar, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Zenzap
Save dozens of hours of work
Podcast
May 18

How to prepare for hospitality’s AI future: Inside NAVIGATE 2026

A recap of Revinate's NAVIGATE 2026 conference in Phoenix, covering AI adoption strategies, the importance of clean guest data, and new product developments including automated call scoring.

Karen Stephens
Karen Stephens, Chief Marketing Officer, Revinate, Inc.
Phoenix, United States
The Solo Trip Is Getting a Group Chat: Why Gen Z Backpackers Are Turning Hostels Into Social Itineraries
Press Release
May 18

The Solo Trip Is Getting a Group Chat: Why Gen Z Backpackers Are Turning Hostels Into Social Itineraries

Mad Monkey Hostels reports solo travelers increasingly seek built-in social opportunities, with industry data showing a 200% rise in searches for group tours among solo travelers.

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Mad Monkey Hostels
Ad Guide
The next-gen metrics that move hotel P&L

Hotel tech has changed what's possible – and measurable. RevPAR and ADR aren't enough; discover the metrics that really matter. 

Mews
Mews
Ad Social Strategy
Turn Social Into Commercial Growth

A two-day working summit, live and online, for hospitality teams ready to improve bookings, reputation and results.

KORDIE®
KORDIE®
Hospitality in Healthcare: How to Improve Patient Experience
Opinion Article
May 18

Hospitality in Healthcare: How to Improve Patient Experience

The article draws on hospitality principles including service training, physical design, staff wellbeing, and standardization to show how healthcare providers can measurably improve patient outcomes and satisfaction.

Emma Näpänkangas
By Emma Näpänkangas, M.Sc. Student in Hospitality Management, EHL
How to Prepare for Failure
Opinion Article
May 13

How to Prepare for Failure

Companies should train frontline staff, monitor complaint patterns, and create consistent recovery processes to transform service failures into trust-building opportunities.

Shep Hyken
By Shep Hyken, Customer Service and Experience Expert, Keynote Speaker and Bestselling Author, Shepard Presentations, LLC.
Why belonging is the new hotel amenity
Opinion Article
May 8

Why belonging is the new hotel amenity

The July's founder argues that culture-driven hiring and human connection now matter more than traditional amenities in creating guest loyalty.

Tom Brown
By Tom Brown, Principal Copywriter, Mews
Customers Don’t Care About Your Intentions – They Care About Results
Opinion Article
May 6

Customers Don’t Care About Your Intentions – They Care About Results

Hyken argues that hospitality businesses must translate customer service intentions into specific, measurable behaviors and standards to consistently deliver results.

Shep Hyken
By Shep Hyken, Customer Service and Experience Expert, Keynote Speaker and Bestselling Author, Shepard Presentations, LLC.
Tudor Hopkins rethought the hotel for profitability
Case Study
May 5

Rethinking the playbook: how one hotelier cut services, and won profit

Dorchester hotel owner Tudor Hopkins increased operating profits from 8% to 26% by eliminating F&B services and reducing OTA bookings from 60% to 25%.

Hoteliers Voice Podcast Haynes Marcoms Ltd
Hoteliers' Voice Podcast/ Haynes MarComs Ltd
Dorchester, United Kingdom
Enhancing Processes in the Hospitality Sector Through Operational Excellence: A Strategic Framework for Future-Ready Hotels
Opinion Article
May 5

Enhancing Processes in the Hospitality Sector Through Operational Excellence: A Strategic Framework for Future-Ready Hotels

The framework combines Six Sigma, Lean, and change management methodologies with hospitality examples showing 15-20% cost advantages and 62% reductions in service defects.

Muhammad B. Al-Rahahlah
By Muhammad B. Al-Rahahlah, Wellness Concierge & Experiences Manager, Jayasom
The Cost of Shorter Tenure
Opinion Article
May 4

The Cost of Shorter Tenure

Analysis explores how short GM tenure cycles create operational friction with long-tenured hourly staff, leading to service degradation in luxury hotels.

Hideki  Hayashi
By Hideki Hayashi, Founder, Pulse Hospitality Group
Designing for Peak Flow: How Event-Themed Wooden Key Cards Support Ski Resort Operations
Supplier News
April 30

Designing for Peak Flow: How Event-Themed Wooden Key Cards Support Ski Resort Operations

Ski resorts use custom wooden key cards with event branding to streamline front desk operations during high-volume periods while creating consistent guest touchpoints.

GCS Times
GCSTIMES
Ad Social Strategy
Turn Social Into Commercial Growth

A two-day working summit, live and online, for hospitality teams ready to improve bookings, reputation and results.

KORDIE®
KORDIE®
More Hotels, More Problems? Scaling Smarter in Hospitality
White Paper
April 29

More Hotels, More Problems? Scaling Smarter in Hospitality

The report examines how hotel operators are balancing centralization with property autonomy to scale efficiently amid rising labor costs and staffing challenges.

Jason Q. Freed
By Jason Q. Freed, Hospitality Data Evangelist, Otelier
Shepard Presentations, LLC.
Opinion Article
April 29

Seven Friction Points Every Business Must Eliminate

Author identifies seven common service barriers that frustrate customers and provides actionable strategies to streamline operations.

Shep Hyken
By Shep Hyken, Customer Service and Experience Expert, Keynote Speaker and Bestselling Author, Shepard Presentations, LLC.
Quore logo
Opinion Article
April 28

Operational Consistency Is the New Standard for Multi-Property Success

The article argues that manual, disconnected hotel operations create communication gaps that hurt guest experience and advocates for centralized digital systems to ensure consistency across portfolios.

Allison Briggs
By Allison Briggs, Manager, Customer Success, Quore
Boutique Hotels Defined: Unique Experiences & Differences
Explainer
April 28

Boutique Hotels Defined: Unique Experiences & Differences

The $26.7 billion boutique hotel market is projected to reach $40 billion by 2030, driven by travelers seeking authentic, personalized experiences over standardized chain offerings.

Emma Näpänkangas
By Emma Näpänkangas, M.Sc. Student in Hospitality Management, EHL
The Golden Goal of Guest Experience: Football-Themed Wooden Key Cards
Supplier News
April 28

The Golden Goal of Guest Experience: Football-Themed Wooden Key Cards

Hotels can use football-themed wooden key cards to create memorable guest interactions during the World Cup, managing 66% demand surge in host cities.

GCS Times
GCSTIMES
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Outsourced housekeeping - the panacea to all our housekeeping woes?

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Silvia Kirkland Zese
Silvia Kirkland Zese

I have personally worked with a couple of third parties in the past, one that managed only the hiring process and the payroll portion, and one that actually managed the operations - under my team's supervision. I don't think it's fair giving an opinion based only on two precedents, but I can share I remember my experience when outsourcing operations as a challenging one.

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