June 17, 2021
Whenever the media feels the need to emphasize the importance and magnitude of a certain event, new buzzwords are coined and many of these become part of our daily lingo.
June 16, 2021
The Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) has recently launched its Strategic Plan covering 2021-2025. Launched after 2 years of work and consultation with a wide number of stakeholders, the new ITS Strategic Plan aims at shaping excellence and innovation in tourism through teaching and learning, quality research, advice, and realisation of innovative business concepts.
June 16, 2021
The first immediate thought nowadays when analysing the current business scenarios is COVID 19 and its negative impact. However, it is not all doom and gloom and as we may have seen opportunities arise in certain sectors. Many may argue that this is definitely not the case in the Tourism and Travel industry.
May 9, 2021
Added: 9 May 2021 Hoteliers are under unforeseen pressure to make magic happen in the new year and get their profitability back on track. Three words: “Total Profit Optimisation.” You’ve likely heard them spoken before in hushed whispers. It’s the ever-elusive and seemingly unattainable holy grail of hotel revenue leadership. Maximising Your Business Revenues by Total Profit Optimisation Total profit optimisation considers costs associated with acquiring and servicing every hotel reservation and the profit of each revenue stream associated with the reservation or onsite spend. Instead of just seeing hotel revenue through a narrow guest-room view, this holistic […]
May 3, 2021
We met Dino in his Home and Contract showroom in Valley Road, Msida. He explains that he branched out from the Fino family business in 2017, setting up a new company with two main divisions: the Home Division which handles consumer queries and the Contract Division which handles Horeca projects.
April 30, 2021
Added: 30 April 2021 Meetings and conferences generate big business for hotels. The pandemic made a big mess of that. On the rebound, hoteliers are eager to see that demand segment return. The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines – coupled with a societal eagerness to get out of the house – has led to a relatively robust bounce in leisure travel, which helped underpin a listless hospitality business. Add Zoom fatigue of workers to the list of travel motivators and the return of medium-sized and large-scale gatherings do not seem to be too far behind. That’s good news for hotels, as […]
April 28, 2021
Added: 29 April 2021 The new formats focus on the environment and digitisation, but without forgetting new types of rooms and larger common areas. Comfort, multi-functionality and a green approach. These are the keywords of tomorrow’s hotellerie, as perceived by Nicola De Pellegrini, architect and designer with a focus on the hotel sector. “In the past few years, the question for the sector has always been how to acquire younger consumers and how to ride the new trends,” he said in an interview with Il Sole Ore Sole 24 Ore. He stressed that the new generations are much more […]
April 12, 2021
For hoteliers, the well-being and health of guests and staff are of the utmost importance. In the wake of COVID-19 and rising hygienic concerns, what additional precautionary measures should hotels take to protect the health integrity of its environment? Step 1: Assess your Current Plan of Action and Cleaning Regimen Hospitality professionals pride themselves on high attention to detail. Proactively ensuring proper sanitation throughout the property to prevent the spread of concerning germs and viruses is no exception. Thorough planning and execution across all departments will not only maximize efficiency, but will ensure a united, connected culture during […]
January 21, 2021
Lisa Grech, Managing Director of The Definitive(ly) Good Guide, explains how twenty years of success were shaken to the core and survived.
November 4, 2020
Dining out during a pandemic might not be one of the most enticing events, however the Horeca editorial team gladly accepted the invitation to dine at Root 81 and experience the launch of the restaurant’s new menu.