Scandic Hotels is making changes to its Executive Committee to further strengthen and focus the Group’s business operations and leadership and increase efficiency. The Group’s five country heads will be part of the Executive Committee and at the same time, the position of Chief Operating Officer will be phased out.

For a brand to have meaning in any useful sense there must be a collection of clear and concise standards which ensure that each user of the brand has the responsibility to deliver a consistent and uniform guest experience.

The importance of attracting and retaining high quality talent is fundamental to the successful operation of any hotel. The effect of losing a senior member of a property’s revenue management team can have a prolonged and significant negative impact on the financial performance of a hotel.

At the present, many hotels around the world are under intense pressure for profits. No single factor can account for this, but the broad response has been a tightening of budgets as well as a proliferation of new brands with a focus on lifestyle to target the emerging millennial audience.

Leading up to World Tourism Day, the One happy island of Aruba will host Happiness 360 Conference World Tourism Aruba – an international symposium in partnership with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Sept.

The latest tourism figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics paint a remarkably positive picture of Chinese tourism to Australia. Not only did the Chinese inbound figures pass the ‘magic million’ mark in the past year – an increase of over 19 per cent on the year to April 2016 – but Chinese tourists now account for 23 per cent of total expenditure (over $7 billion) by overseas visitors.

The latest development from Federal Group – Tourism (Saffire Freycinet, The Henry Jones Art Hotel) is set to open doors in mid-2017 in the heart of the historic Hobart waterfront, MACq 01 will be a luxury hotel combining premium accommodation with an element of unforgettable storytelling.

In July 2016 Elegant Hotels Group will unveil the newest addition to the family with a distinctive new All Inclusive concept for Barbados. With a focus on wellness and mindfulness, the redesigned Waves Hotel & Spa will go beyond the expectations of guests, with complimentary spa treatments included on top of the luxury accommodation and exquisite dining options.

The saying goes, “Misery loves company.” This cultural expression is based on the concept that people who are unhappy may get some consolation from knowing that others are unhappy as well. Does this adage apply to our hotel industry? It appears so! Now, some ten years after the advent of the OTA, hoteliers seem to be finally awakening to the fact that operating hotels with this arduous booking commission structure is a burden they can no longer withstand.

Born in the early days of personal computing, the hotel business center had its peak in the mid-1990s. At its zenith, the facility was a high priority for road warriors who needed to refine presentations, print materials, prepare travel itineraries or work on other business matters, all while hotel staffers stood at the ready to assist wherever they could.