ATLANTA—For the fifth year in a row, the Atlanta area topped Orkin’s “Top 50 Mosquito Cities” list.  Texas is the state with the most spots on the pest control company’s 2018 list with seven cities, followed by Florida and Louisiana ...

Research company Trend Hunter last year released a list of the 25 most high-tech hotel innovations. As one might expect, the list included such innovations as digital key access via guests’ smartphones, robots that make small-item deliveries to guestrooms, virtual ...

How can room attendants remove the hair, lint fibers, and dust that tend to accumulate on walls and ceilings? And why does it seem that the more housekeepers try to dust ceilings and vertical surfaces, the faster dust accumulates? This ...

Many often associate the term “product audit” with “quality audits.” A quality audit is an inspection of a product—whether a cleaning solution, paper product, or detergent—before it is delivered to a supplier or customer. However, hoteliers should not only check ...

Running a business in the hospitality industry is a tough task, and when pests are added to the equation, it can get even more challenging and costly. Like it or not, pests are a common problem among many U.S. hotels ...

Equating the term “environmentally friendly” with “sustainable” is usually a safe bet. Machines and products designed to take less of a toll on the planet than equivalent technologies often last longer as well. These technologies use less water and energy, ...