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...
CARES Act loans delayed by surge in applicants
LIKE MANY OTHER hoteliers across the country, Rupesh Patel of Orlando, Florida, has been hoping the small business loans available in the $2.2 trillion...
Hunter Hotel Conference cancelled for 2020
ORGANIZERS HAVE CANCELLED the Hunter Hotel Conference for 2020. Previously the event had been postponed.
The conference had originally been scheduled for March 18 to...
Consulate General of India, Atlanta holding Facebook information event
The Consulate General of India, Atlanta, is holding a Facebook live event Friday to offer guidance to Indian expatriates.
Swati Kulkarni, consul general, and Shailesh...
Hotels should keep in touch with guests during pandemic, marketing experts say
TRAVEL HAS SHUT down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing occupancy to dry up at hotels across the U.S., leading to closures and layoffs....
Article: If a recession comes, the past provides instruction
THE U.S. HOTEL industry was bracing for a possible economic downturn long before the COVID-19 black swan landed. Now the economy is teetering on...
