Food and Beverage Analytics Driving Hotel Profitability Growth
In lifestyle and full-service hotels, Food and Beverage (F&B) can generate 40–50% of total revenue. Sustaining profitability means attracting and retaining high-value guests, boosting in-house spending, ensuring satisfaction, and controlling costs. Yet data silos make this difficult, with PMS, POS, and finance systems often disconnected. While hotels focus on room revenue, F&B is equally essential, especially in resorts and lifestyle properties. In this article, you’ll learn strategies and tools to optimize F&B performance and profitability.
AI in Hospitality: New Trends in Booking Behavior and Distribution
What did you think when ChatGPT first came out? Maybe you were in the “nice, but useless gadget” camp. Or did you immediately see it as a powerful tool that will shake up our industry? The latter has proven true. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have only been available for a short time. But you can already see an impact in many areas of the hospitality industry. That goes for both hotels and travelers. Let’s look
How to Optimize Your Hotel Email Database: Quality Over Quantity
Email marketing is one of the most powerful tools hotels can use to stay connected with guests and drive bookings. But having a huge list of email addresses isn’t always a good thing. In this article, we’ll explore why quality matters more than quantity, how poor list hygiene can hurt your results, and what steps hotels can take to keep databases healthy and effective. The Hidden Cost of a Big List Tempted by big audiences
Hotel Technology Trends: 26 Upcoming Innovations You Must Know for 2026
Modern hotels appeal to customers in several ways, including the quality of customer service, the facilities on offer, the property's design, and hotel technology. This technology is often used to deliver a superior customer experience. It is especially important to do so in the post-COVID era, when those customer expectations have changed, and people need more reassurance to travel. In this article, you can read the latest hotel technology trends for 2026. Table of Contents:
What Was the Biggest Challenge That Shaped My Marketing Career?
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel What has been the most significant challenge you've overcome in your marketing career? What was the most important lesson you learned, and from whom? (Proposed by Moriya Rockman) Our Marketing Expert Panel Michael J. Goldrich - Founder & Chief Advisor, Vivander Cory Falter - Partner, Lure Agency Stephanie Smith-Sparks - Founder, Cogwheel Marketing Ask Our Panel a Question Join Our Expert Panel "Getting my foot in the door was the hardest challenge. I saw a job that was a perfect
How Luxury Hotels Use Technology to Elevate Comfort and Convenience
The hospitality industry has always been about anticipating needs before guests even realize they have them. But today's luxury hotels have taken this art to an entirely new level, weaving technology so seamlessly into the guest experience that it feels less like innovation and more like intuition. Walk into a top-tier property now, and you'll find yourself in spaces that respond to your preferences, remember your habits, and somehow manage to feel both cutting-edge and
Why Vacation Condos Are Gaining Popularity With Modern Travelers
The way people travel today looks very different from just a few years ago. Travelers are no longer satisfied with accommodations that simply provide a place to sleep. Comfort, privacy, flexibility, and personal space now influence booking decisions more than brand names. As travel becomes more experience-driven, expectations for where we stay continue to evolve. In this article, you’ll learn how modern travel preferences are reshaping accommodation choices and why vacation condos are becoming a
The Future of Hotel Competitiveness is Connectivity
The future of hotel competitiveness is being redefined by connectivity. No longer just background infrastructure, seamless integrations are now a critical driver of growth and profitability. Hotels that embrace connectivity gain visibility, control, and efficiency. Those who ignore it risk falling behind with costly errors and missed opportunities. In this
Is Your Pre-Arrival Communication Generating Revenue? Track It.
Pre-arrival communication shapes the guest experience long before check-in, but are you measuring its real impact? Too often, hoteliers stop at vanity metrics like open rates and clicks. Those numbers may look good on paper, but they reveal little about guest satisfaction, loyalty, or revenue. The real opportunity lies in
17 Online Travel Agents (OTAs) to Increase Your Hotel Bookings
The role of an online travel agency, or OTA for short, has become increasingly important within the hotel industry, because they provide a convenient way for customers to compare hotels and book them over the internet, from the comfort of their home or on the go. In this article, you