AAHOA calls for action on federal Paycheck Protection Program
TIME IS RUNNING out for Congress to approve additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program that provides loans to small businesses, including hotels, as...
NYU International Hospitality conference postponed
THE 42ND ANNUAL NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference has been postponed. It is the latest major conference to be delayed or cancelled due...
Best Western, My Place provide rooms for essential workers
TWO MORE HOTEL chains are stepping up to provide rooms for essential workers facing the COVID-19 outbreak. Best Western Hotels & Resorts will offer...
USTA has several requests for more stimulus
WHILE MANY IN the hotel industry welcome the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security Act, several organizations are still pressing for more...
NextGuest eBook offers tips navigating COVID-19 crisis
HOTEL MARKETING SOFTWARE company NextGuest has put together an eBook of tips to help hotels plan a way through the economic crisis caused by...
Houston hotel chain making the best of a bad situation
AS THE FIRST month of life in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic nears completion, Raj Das in Houston has renewed faith in the...
Vision Hospitality provides care packages for 1,100 employees furloughed due to COVID-19 pandemic
VISION HOSPITALITY GROUP is one of the largest Asian American-owned hotel companies in the U.S., but it still has felt the pain caused by...
Article: Communication skills a must in COVID-19 crisis
DURING ANY CRISIS, communication between employer and employee is pivotal in finding a successful outcome. That’s true for the current economic crisis caused by...
Article lays out ‘Psychology of pricing’ in a crisis
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has hoteliers scrambling for whatever business they can get. Part of this is effort is pricing rooms to attract what travelers...
OYO Hotels to lay off or furlough some U.S. employees
OYO HOTELS AND Homes plans to layoff and furlough “a certain number of employees” in the U.S. in response to the economic shutdown resulting...