Social media is a great way to quickly reach out and touch multiple market segments and It is important to have a plan and consider and select the platforms that best fit our needs. This column highlights what social media is, the parallel plans needed in both industry and academia and the choices of social media platforms that exist. READ MORE

The long-anticipated arrival of Generation Z has arrived. How will this new generation impact how the hospitality industry operates? For the last twenty years hotel ownership and their design teams have focused on the Baby Boomers and Generation X. Yet in the next ten years 60% of guests will identify as Millennial or Generation Z. This article focuses on the demographics for each of these four groups and identifies their commonalities and their differences. READ MORE

The pandemic has now set a new standard of expectations for all guests and for every hotel scale. Additionally, the pandemic has caused digital technology adoption to advance at lightning pace; what formerly took years to adopt is happening in months. This, in turn, will set more and higher expectations for the hotel industry as we settle into the "new normal." READ MORE

Technology has always driven the hospitality industry with the demand to stay up-to-date on replicating a guest's normal day-to-day life while they are away from home. Given today's world, it's more important than ever for us to shine light on mobile technology that will aid in reducing physical touchpoints and maintaining social distancing measures for guests to stay safe and healthy while traveling. READ MORE

The new remote work era has arrived. Since summer 2020, many companies from Facebook, to Fujitsu and Siemens made remote work policies permanent. In the process, they created a new type of traveler: Anywhere Workers. Those untethered from their offices -- will make up a huge potential segment in the hospitality industry. David Abraham who has developed and run Outpost, a remote worker concept in Asia, will examine this new and growing segment of hospitality industry. READ MORE