Friday, October 4, 2019

CBS News Radio Adds Daily ‘Security Matters’ Feature

CBS NEWS RADIO launched a daily feature on safety & security issues. “SECURITY MATTERS WITH ” is hosted by CBS NEWS security consultant VIOLLIS, CEO of VIOLLIS GROUP INTERNATIONAL and an expert on cybercrime, terrorism, and other security issues affecting the public and country. The series will also be available as a weekly podcast and will offer “Parents Alert” reports on security issues affecting family and children.

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Jane's Workplace Security Handbook

The author and lead editor, for Jane’s Publishing book “Workplace Security,” Contributing Editor for Jane’s “School Safety Handbook,” “Teachers Safety Guide,” “Crisis Communications Handbook” and most recently co-authored his marquee book, “Silent Safety — Best Practices for Protecting the Affluent.

Tips on How to Increase Hotel Income & Profit

This article will provide a collection of , which can provide an outstanding platform for you to maximize your hotel’s revenue.
  1. Truly Understand Your Market
    Knowing your market thoroughly is necessary to manage any business successfully. First, identify your hotel’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as new opportunities for, and threats to, your hotel. Based on this, you can then decide your hotel’s USP(s). Armed with these insights, you can establish what your current guest profile is, and crucially, the profile of your future guests.
  2. Develop Monthly and Daily Pick-Up Reports
    In revenue management you always aim to adjust the price of your hotel room to the demand existing in the market, in order to post the optimal price per hotel room. For this it is essential to keep track of your hotel’s booking pace.
  3. Monitor Your Hotel’s Unconstrained Demand
    Being aware of the total demand in your market will help you to calculate rates for future dates. Knowing the unconstrained demand is key. You can, therefore, keep an up-to-date log of all denials for both individuals as well as group bookings.
  4. Utilize Demand Forecasting
    Demand forecasting is vital to maximizing hotel revenues. It enables you to plan ahead and reflect on your pricing decisions later on, allowing you to learn from past mistakes and optimize for the future.
  5. Dive Deeper into Seasonality Opportunities
    Every hotel varies in demand during certain periods and days. High demand seasons, national holidays, local festivities and events that re-occur each year are essential to keep in mind.
  6. Control your Guests’ Stays Patterns
    When looking at specific dates with high demand your hotel might want to control the length of guest’s stays. By adding restrictions such as minimum or maximum length of stay, you can ensure that your hotel avoids booking out for only one specific date, but also for the days before or after. This allows you to capture demand and increase profitability during times where your hotel is normally not fully booked. Controlling and restricting your guests’ stay allows you to optimize revenue during chosen periods.

China Travels Next Big Market

discusses the quarterly earnings and partnership of company with Ctrip. Darren said that Ctrip will help them bring Chinese customers to their business around the world.

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

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Priceline Darren Huston provides Insights on Third Quarter Profits

Priceline CEO & President shared his insight to strong third quarter profits.  

Darren Huston said that, “We are always fighting the law of large numbers, but the fundamental business is very strong,”

The Future Of Travel

Those who wants to know about the shape of the travel industry of the future, should look to the finalists of the Radical Innovation competition, which is gearing up to announce its winner next month on 16 October 2019. 
 
The yearly competition challenges designers, hoteliers, and students to pioneer compelling ideas in travel. 

The idea behind the award is to challenge the hotel industry to elevate the guest experience by calling for new ideas in design and operations. Since its founding, it has handed over $150,000 to progressive architectural and hospitality-minded thinkers.

This year, the 13th of the competition, the three finalists were selected from over 50 entries, submitted from 20 different countries. 

Fighting it out are Infinite Explorer by SB Architects, San Francisco, Volumetric High-Rise Modular Hotel by Danny Forster & Architecture, New York, Connectic by Cooper Carry, New York.

A gallery's perspective on the Venice Biennale

The Venice Biennale allows the best artists to leave their mark. Lorenzo Fiaschi , founder of the Galleria Continua, says that "artists...