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November 18, 2020

Hospitality Data Alert: Top U.S. Thanksgiving Destinations by Hotel Occupancy

As Americans approach what is traditionally the busiest travel day of the year - the day before Thanksgiving - many people want to know if it will maintain its status, albeit under very different circumstances as COVID-19 cases continue to rise again. Amadeus, a global leader in travel technology, with its unique ability to track forward-looking occupancy in major markets around the world, is seeing a positive trend in U.S. hotel bookings the week of Thanksgiving. While overall occupancy remains below 2019, there are many areas showing higher occupancy levels one week out, indicating the 0-7 day booking window has increased slightly.

By Katie Moro, Vice President, Data Partnerships, Hospitality, Amadeus Hospitality

Opinion Article

November 4, 2020

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 239: Hotel History: The Algonquin Hotel, NY (1902)

The Algonquin Hotel was originally planned as an apartment hotel with the idea of renting unfurnished rooms and suites on yearly leases to permanent tenants. When few leases sold, the owner decided to turn it into a transient hotel, which he was going to name “The Puritan”.

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC

New York, New York, United States

Opinion Article

October 15, 2020

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 238: Hotel History: The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco

Hotel History: The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA (592 rooms). The luxurious Grande Dame atop Nob Hill in San Francisco was named after U.S. Senator James Graham Fair (1834-1894) by his daughters, Theresa Fair Oelrichs and Virginia Fair Vanderbilt. When the silver king James Fair purchased the site back in the late 1800s, his interest was to build the largest mansion in the neighborhood.

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC

San Francisco, California, United States

Opinion Article

October 12, 2020

Las Vegas: One Destination’s Approach to Travel Recovery

The Las Vegas strip was the leading commercial casino market in the U.S. in 2019, generating nearly $7 billion in revenue. However, its appeal for domestic and international tourism goes beyond gambling. As a top destination for shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife, Las Vegas has drawn interest around how it's rebounding from the impacts of COVID-19.The Las Vegas travel industry is navigating the complexities and uncertainties of the constantly ev olving COVID-19 landscape, managing the unpredictable flow of openings and shutdowns of the city's most prominent establishments and identifying new pockets of demand to help keep them afloat wherever possible.Spurring industry recovery takes collaboration, partnership, and a unified approach with all stakeholders across the ecosystem - from lodging providers to online travel agencies, to destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and attraction providers, among others. e

By Rachel Bird, Vice President – Market Management, North America, Expedia Group, Inc.

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Opinion Article

September 23, 2020

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 237: Hotel History: Hotel Allegro, Chicago, Illinois

Hotel History: Hotel Allegro, Chicago, IL, (483 rooms). The Hotel Allegro was created on the site of old Bismarck Hotel in 1998. The original Bismarck Hotel was built in 1894 by Emil and Karl Eitel, brothers from Stuttgart, Germany.

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Opinion Article

September 15, 2020

Seizing The Recovery: 3 Key Marketing Strategies Every U.S. Hotel Owner Should Consider This Fall

It has been six months since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and the U.S. hotel industry was faced with an unprecedented loss of demand. Since then we have been leveraging the advantage of being the world's largest travel platform to understand the speed of recovery, and driving critical insight into how, when and where consumers are planning their next trip.

By Martin Verdon-Roe, General Manager, Hospitality Solutions, TripAdvisor

Opinion Article

September 3, 2020

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 236: Hotel History: The Hermitage Hotel

Hotel History: Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee (122 rooms). Historic Hotels of America is proud to announce that the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee has been selected as the 2020 Historic Hotel of the Year.

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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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.

Opinion Article

August 13, 2020

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 235: Hotel History: Cavallo Point, The Lodge at the Golden Gate (1901)

Hotel History: Cavallo Point Lodge, Sausalito, California (142 rooms): The history of the spectacular site of the Lodge at the Golden Gate commences with the coastal Miwok Indian tribes who occupied Horseshoe Cove long before there was a Golden Gate Bridge.

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC

Sausalito, California, United States

Opinion Article

July 1, 2020

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 233: Hotel History: The Adolphus Hotel

Hotel History: The Adolphus Hotel (407 rooms): The Adolphus Hotel was built by and named for Adolphus Busch, the founder of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company. Legend has it that Adolphus Busch donated the hotel to Dallas as a thank you for its enthusiastic acceptance of his famous Midwestern brew.

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC

Dallas, Texas, United States

Opinion Article

June 30, 2020

The Importance of Sporting Events for the Las Vegas Market

By the time Nevada's Governor Sisolak ordered the closure of Nevada's non-essential businesses and urged residents to implement social-distancing measures to reduce the spreading of COVID-19 on March 17, 2020, the National Hockey League (NHL) and National Basketball Association (NBA) had suspended their 2019-20 regular seasons, and Major League Baseball (MLB) had suspended its Spring Training and delayed the start of the 2020 regular season. In addition, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, commonly known as March Madness, and the National Football League (NFL)'s plans to hold its 2020 draft in Las Vegas had been canceled.

By Shannon Okada, Managing Director of Gaming with HVS, HVS

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Opinion Article

June 10, 2020

The Imminent Influx of Call Volume

The hospitality industry has never faced a challenge quite like this. COVID-19 has brought the industry to its knees, and despite lockdown measures being steadily eased, it's clearly going to take time for the hospitality sector to recover.

By John Smallwood and Emily Bowen

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

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.

Opinion Article

June 10, 2020

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 232: Hotel History: Union Station Hotel

Hotel History: Union Station Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, (125 rooms)

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Opinion Article

May 27, 2020

Nobody Asked Me But… No. 231: Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado

Hotel History: Brown Palace Hotel, (479 rooms). The Brown Palace Hotel opened in 1892 with an eight-story atrium designed by architect Frank E. Edbrooke (1840-1921). More than 400 wrought iron grillwork panels ring the lobby from the third through the seventh floors. Two of them are upside down, one to serve the tradition that man is imperfect; the other sneaked in by a disgruntled workman.

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC

Denver, Colorado, United States

Opinion Article

May 1, 2020

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 230: Hotel History: Four Seasons Hotel

Hotel History: Four Seasons Hotel, (367 rooms): Is it possible to conceive that the Four Seasons Hotel in New York has been converted to house medical professionals battling the coronavirus? In late March, the five-star Four Seasons Hotel located on East 57th Street began to accept hospital employees who work in mid-Manhattan.

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC

New York, New York, United States

Opinion Article

April 9, 2020

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 229: Hotel History: Admiral Fell Inn

Fell’s Point was founded in the early 1700s when the Fell Brothers arrived from Lancaster, England. Edward was a shopkeeper and his brother William was a shipbuilder.

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Opinion Article

March 19, 2020

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 228: The Barbizon Hotel, New York

Hotel History: Barbizon Hotel, New York

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC

New York, New York, United States

Opinion Article

March 17, 2020

Resort Fees – A Growing Source of Revenue

The 11th edition of the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI) defines resort fees as, "mandatory fees charged at either a flat amount or a percentage of the room rate." These fees are frequently intended to cover services such as fitness facilities, spas, pools, local phone calls, Internet access, airport transportation, and golf driving ranges, among other recreational facilities.

By Robert Mandelbaum, Director of Research Information Services, CBRE Hotels

Opinion Article

February 27, 2020

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 227: Hotel History: The Carlyle Hotel, New York (1929)

Hotel History: Carlyle Hotel, New York (190 Rooms). The Carlyle Hotel was built by Moses Ginsberg and designed in Art Deco style by architects Sylvan Bien (1893-1959) and Harry M. Prince. Bien and Prince both had previously worked at the famous architectural firm of Warren & Wetmore.

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC

New York, United States

Opinion Article

February 17, 2020

Who’s Taking Care of Avianca? - The Life of a Hotel Doctor

Coris, a travel insurer, mostly for Latin Americans, sent me to the Crowne Plaza to care for a Spanish lady with stuffy ears. She turned out to be a flight attendant for Avianca airlines. Airline crew can't fly if they suffer a host of minor ailments, so they provide plenty of easy visits.

By Mike Oppenheim, MD, Mike Oppenheim M.D. - The Hotel Doctor

Opinion Article

February 5, 2020

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 226 Hotel History: Peninsula Hotel, New York

Hotel History: Peninsula Hotel, New York (241 Rooms): On February 7, 1989, the Peninsula Hotel was designated as a Landmark by the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission. The original neo-Italian Renaissance Gotham Hotel is one of the few structures on Fifth Avenue which recalls the golden age of luxury hotels and the prominent place they occupied in the formation of the city.

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC

New York, New York, United States