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By recognising hotels for their inspiring, holistic approach to online sales, Quality Reservations (QR) is setting new motivational accents. The measures implemented range from efficiency-enhancing 2-way interfaces to MICE links.
Many restaurant guests are currently price sensitive. Equally many want to treat themselves consciously and are willing to pay a good price for good performance. How to best address both groups and optimize your pricing is, last but not least, a question of psychology. Tim Plasse, Managing Director at F&B Heroes, explains what the hospitality industry can learn from e-commerce.
A gastronomy and food concept must be a complex and strategic decision to achieve sustainable success. It's not about personal taste, says Tim Plasse, Managing Director of F&B Heroes. Only the guests and investors need to be pleased by the result.
Megatrends always make hoteliers and tourism professionals sit up and take notice. After all, they are part of corporate strategies. This is why the third "Redebedarf" ("Need to talk") event organised by Quality Reservations (QR) was once again praised.
The response to the announcement of "Hotels Tomorrow" (HOT) four weeks ago has been overwhelmingly positive. Curiosity runs high about the new event format on 17-18 February 2025 at the Pullman Montparnasse Paris from investment, real estate ownership, development, operations and other industry stakeholders. The planning is in the hot phase now: the programme. Make sure you get the early bird rate by registering in advance! (This date has since been postponed to 16/17 June 2025, editor's note).
"Bright to cloudy" announces the Barometer Index 2024, although the clouds have increased somewhat. Nevertheless, there is a strong ray of light when looking at your own company. Transaction volumes are also moving steadily upwards again - a slight, noticeable upturn in what remains a difficult environment. These are the findings of the latest, 12th Investment BAROMETER from HospitalityInside and Union Investment.
Thanks to its market resilience, the hotel asset class is currently overtaking the other asset classes. Investors see the Plus points. But what can we expect in terms of transactions? This is the key question in the new INVESTMENT BAROMETER from hospitalityInside in cooperation with Union Investment Real Estate. Just in time for Expo Real.
For autumn, the German distribution specialist Quality Reservations (QR) is forecasting a catch-up effect for overnight stays and events in Germany that were postponed due to the European Football Championships, mega events and, in some cases, the Summer Olympics in Paris.
Changing the property management system (PMS) in a hotel is rarely an easy decision. After all, it is the central platform for managing all data from all departments and is therefore of crucial importance. But the turning point is here.
Distribution specialist QR Reservations has honored companies and people with a flair for change with its first "Forward Thinker Award". More than 280 QR partner hotels entered the competition.
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Stars have long indicated the quality of accommodation - but they are increasingly fading. More and more hotel businesses and others - such as holiday accommodation - are relying on online reviews instead.
At ITB Berlin 2025, Messe Berlin announces the premiere of ITB Americas - from 10-12 November 2026 in Guadalajara, Mexico. A B2B tourism trade show for the entire American continent.
Even in permanent crisis mode, Germans will not be deterred from travelling - not even in 2025. However, some will have to plan with a smaller budget. Those who have more in their travel budgets than in previous years attach great importance to quality and comfort.
Mews secures a major investment of over 75 million US dollars via Tiger Global to accelerate Mews' growth in the USA and the DACH region.
A visit to a restaurant remains an analogue experience. But most diners are happy for it to be digital all-round. This trend emerges from a representative survey on digital services in the catering industry.
With the abolition of the registration certificate requirement in German hotels for German citizens as of 1 January 2025, the government wanted to reduce the administrative burden. A survey shows: The majority of hotels still require a registration form from every guest - and prefer paper to the digital version. Switzerland and Austria are also in the process of optimising the procedure.
They hang everywhere: in Paris, London, Berlin and Rome. But no longer in the capital of Tuscany, Italy. You now have to pay a 400-euro fine for apartment key boxes there. Will this help against mass tourism à la Airbnb?
The war in Ukraine is still going on. But companies in the country are already investing millions for the time afterwards. A new holiday resort is to be built in the western Ukrainian Carpathians.
The EU's "AI Act" is the world's first cross-national piece of legislation on the use of artificial intelligence. After a transitional phase, a number of rules are now being tightened up.
Serious cyber-attacks can paralyse companies - even to the point of insolvency. This can also affect individual hotels and hotel groups. However, according to a survey of managers, only just under half are aware of their responsibility for cyber security.
