How Hotels Could Benefit From Bacteria-Killing Lighting
After her grandmother contracted MRSA during a hospital stay, Colleen Costello co-founded Vital Vio, a company that makes bacteria-killing lighting to combat the spread...
The Future of Hotel Housekeeping
When the LODGING team first met Maidbot founder and CEO Micah Green in 2016, his company was a small robotics startup in the midst...
Overcoming Three Common Disruptions to Efficient Housekeeping
Housekeeping is a methodical and repetitive process that requires acute attention to detail. To ensure that nothing is missed, room attendants are trained to...
Taking Measures To Keep Housekeepers Safe
With the Thanksgiving Holiday season upon us, it's a good time to show gratitude to some of the most important people in hotel operations:...
Three Tips for Training New Room Attendants
Guestroom cleaning is labor intensive, repetitive, and requires careful attention to detail. Hence, it is understandable that when training new room attendants, it will...
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Five Markets With the Most Hotel Construction
Analysts at Lodging Econometrics recently reported the top five markets with the largest hotel construction pipelines for the third quarter of 2018. The number...
14 Hotel Companies Among 2019 Best Employers for Diversity
Fourteen hotel companies are among this year's Best Employers for Diversity, according to Forbes magazine. The list, which recognizes organizations for their commitment to...
15 Women Moving Up Hospitality’s Career Ladder
Over the past few years, more and more women seem to be climbing to the top ranks of the hotel industry. This isn’t a coincidence—woman...
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Running a business in the hospitality industry is a tough task, and when pests are added to the equation, it can get even more...