Kate Hughes
Kate Hughes, Editor, LODGING Magazine
Management Contracts
While new hotel owners can leverage the skills they developed from a different business arena, operating a hotel without previous experience is no easy task. As such, many first-timers opt to partner with management...
Catering to Guests Desiring Authentic Local Experiences
Everyone has that friend on social media who can’t seem to go more than two hours without posting something. Whether it be a gripe about traffic, a picture of lunch, or the latest “Hotline...
Improving Technology to Build Direct Revenue
Slow hotel websites, outdated booking engines, and misused analytics are among the top brand revenue killers, according to Vikram Singh, a hospitality and travel asset optimization specialist. Singh shares advice on how hoteliers can...
Mobile Trends to Watch This Year
In 2016 and beyond, mobile technology’s presence in the hospitality industry will have a major impact on hotels’ day-to-day processes. Here are some major trends to watch this year.
Mobile locks. While using a mobile...
Investing in Revenue Management Spreads Knowledge
“There are few things that are analogous to the intensity of a high-growth technology startup,” says Patrick Bosworth, co-founder and CEO of Duetto. Even though his company launched in early 2012, it’s much older...