Designing a Ballroom To Maximize Revenue
Between weddings, business luncheons, and conferences, ballrooms can bring in a steady source of revenue for hotels across a variety of segments. However, without...
Hotel Food Trucks: The Benefits of Taking F&B Mobile
The experiential dining race is on, and hotels are adding new twists to their dishes, drinks, and the ways in which guests enjoy their...
What Drives Meeting Planners in Site Selection?
Group business is alive and well around the country. Demand increased 2.1 percent for the first half of 2018, and rates have grown consistently...
Six Concerns That Meeting Planners Have in 2018
Eden Prairie, Minn.—Budgets, security of content, advanced AV and technical services, and the challenges of meeting the increasingly complex dietary demands of a more...
Hilton Chicago Finalizes $150 Million Renovation
CHICAGO—The historic 1,544-room Hilton Chicago, located on Michigan Avenue across from Grant Park, has completed a $7 million renovation enhancing the third-floor meeting spaces...
Seven Ways To Make Meetings and Events More Sustainable
Meetings and events are big business in the U.S. They are valued at about $1 trillion and invariably listed as one of the ten...
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Five Hotel Companies Among Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For
Five hotel companies made the recently released 21st annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list, which is based on surveyed employee ratings...
What Are Your True Variable Costs Per Occupied Room?
Knowing the average, actual costs incurred per occupied guestroom enables a manager to make more prudent pricing and marketing decisions and to monitor expenses....
12 Ways To Increase Hotel Security
Even when hotels have strong security policies and procedures in place, they are still vulnerable to cyber attacks, break-ins, theft, fraud, and other crimes....
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...
