Design Efficiencies Will Help Hotels Succeed Post-COVID
Canadian Lodging News
While guests are looking for all the technology they have at home and layering on a demand for things fresh and clean, COVID-19 has forced hoteliers to think in terms of efficiencies — how to streamline operations to make those dollars go further when occupancy and daily rate are both down. The theory is that once COVID is over, these efficiencies will stand them in good stead once the recovery begins in earnest. Read the full article here.
A Hotelier’s Guide to Surviving the Pandemic: 10 Ground-Breaking Technologies
Hotel Technology News
The hospitality industry is evolving and guest expectations have changed. Here are 10 innovative technologies that can make hotels contactless, safe, competitive, more efficient, and prepared to meet new technology standards. Read the full article here. This article was also featured in Hotel News Resource here.
Top Hotel Renovation Trends of 2020
Canadian Lodging News
Hotel guests still want to feel relaxed when they travel, but confidence in the safety of their hotel has become a big part of that. Hotels will have to adapt if they want to remain competitive in this new market.
Luckily hoteliers, designers, and tech experts have come up with a myriad of hotel innovations designed to carry the industry through the pandemic and beyond. Read the full article here.
HotelFurniture.com Launches Brand-approved Online Platform to Streamline Hotel Design, Re-design, and Renovation
Canadian Lodging News
HotelFurniture.com (HF) has announced the launch of an all-in-one, brand-approved platform that streamlines guest room design, brand submissions and approvals, orders, and deliveries, all designed to help hotels save time and money with renovations and new builds.
It offers a new way for hotel owners, managers, and franchisees of mainstream hotel brands to complete projects on time and on budget with a stress-free process, so they can get back to their guests and what matters. Read the full article here.
Technology is Driving Seamless Hotel Room Design
Hotel Management Magazine
Envisioning and creating a “home away from home” for valued guests – a space that is an oasis yet extremely functional – is very important, but designing a hotel room doesn’t have to be a daunting task.
Technology has shown its effectiveness in so many areas of hospitality, so why should hotel room design be any different? Here are three key reasons why embracing a smart technology design solution can be a game-changing decision for hoteliers. Read the full article here.
Top Hotel Renovation Trends of 2020
Hotel Business
This past year has proven to be a pivotal one in how American society addresses racism and sexism in all areas. Following up on the “Industry of Inclusion,” cover story in the March issue of Hotel Business, the latest Hotel Business Hot Topics session, “Breaking the Barriers: Creating an Industry for All,” with sponsor support from HotelFurniture.com and McNeill Hotel Company, focused on the issue of diversity and inclusion in our industry. Read the full article here.
HotelFurniture.com: Hotel Design Online
Western Hotelier
With layoffs and less travel, hoteliers must look at ways to be more efficient and make the most of what they have. That means looking to other solutions to free up their time.
The pandemic has given the hotel industry a push to innovate, particularly when it comes to embracing digital platforms, including room builds and renovations. Read the full article here.
Technology is Driving Seamless Hotel Room Design
Hotel Management Magazine
Envisioning and creating a “home away from home” for valued guests – a space that is an oasis yet extremely functional – is very important, but designing a hotel room doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Here are three key reasons why embracing a smart technology design solution can be a game-changing decision for hoteliers. Read the full article here. This article was also featured in the Eastern Hotelier here.
A Push to Innovate
Eastern Hotelier Magazine
The pandemic has given the hotel industry a push to innovate, particularly when it comes to embracing digital platforms. Finding efficiencies in your hotel is key, especially in a post-pandemic world and as the industry finds its feet again
Projects that were put on hold are seeing new possibilities, travel is picking up, and jobs are coming back, but things are picking up quickly. Read the full article here. This article was also featured in the Western Hotelier.
HotelFurniture.com Adds New Features
HospitalityNet
Read about the addition of new features to our innovative platform. You can now design your public spaces as well as your guest rooms using our online design tool.
Read the full article here.
DEI in the hotel industry: Take action to break down barriers
Hotel Business
The last year has been a pivotal one in how American society addresses racism and sexism in all areas. Following up on the “Industry of Inclusion,” cover story in the March issue of Hotel Business, “Breaking the Barriers: Creating an Industry for All,” the latest Hotel Business Hot Topics session, with sponsor support from HotelFurniture.com and McNeill Hotel Company, brought together industry experts to discuss how hospitality has addressed the issues and the work that needs to continue.
Hotel Industry Foundation Announces $5 Million Commitment To Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
AHLA Foundation
The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AHLA Foundation) today announced a new $5 million, multi-year commitment and action plan to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in the hotel and lodging industry.
Read the full article here.
HotelFurniture.com: The Next Generation of Hotel Renovation, Design & FF&E Procurement
HotelTechReport
Did you know that one of the most common causes of guest complaints and low review scores is old, unattractive, or uncomfortable furniture?
Furnishing your hotel rooms is one of the most important steps in a new build, renovation, or takeover, and it’s traditionally one of the most time-consuming and tedious parts of the project - until HotelFurniture.com came onto the scene.