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Five Ways Hospitality Benefits from Payment Automation

Modern Restaurant Management

For years, hospitality businesses including restaruants have faced the challenges of using a paper-reliant process for both domestic and international payments. Accounting teams use more paper than they often realize. Accounting mistakes happen, and they can be very painful and time-consuming to track and reverse.

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How to Create Career Pathways in Hospitality

Hospitality Net

Gross Domestic Product, accounts for 1 in 25 U.S. The evidence is clear: the hospitality industry is a key driver of the United States’ economy. According to a report by the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the hospitality industry contributes nearly $600 billion to the U.S.

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Choice Hotels’ WoodSpring Suites achieves brand milestone with Six Hotel Openings

eHotelier

These openings, which were led by a dedicated, extended stay team, account for 732 new economy extended stay rooms from coast to coast and 1,414 total new rooms for the brand since the start of 2023, with nearly 38,000 rooms in the domestic pipeline. Choice Hotels International, Inc.,

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Home-Grown Mid-Segment Hotel Brands have a Competitive Edge Against International Brands in India

Hotelogix

In recent years, the emergence of rapidly growing domestic mid-segment hotel brands has significantly transformed the country's hospitality landscape. Although relatively young and small, these brands have captured the attention of domestic travelers, controlling about 60% of the total branded rooms available in the country.

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The rise of staycations: how UK hotels can capitalise on domestic tourism

Hotel Owner

It is estimated that in 2021 alone, domestic travel accounted for 96% of the UK’s total travel and tourism expenditure while two years prior, in 2019, it represented 81% of the total expenditure. In 2023, the share of Britons taking a domestic summer holiday, or staycation, in the UK increased by 50% compared to the previous year.

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Report: Independent hotels see record-breaking occupancy

Hotel Business

The data covers key hotel performance indicators such as occupancy, RevPAR, booking lead time, length of stay, international and domestic travel, direct and OTA bookings, as well as upsell performance to forecast trends shaping the hotel industry in 2023. Domestic tourism is still going strong.

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2022 Cocktail Trends (Infographic)

Modern Restaurant Management

Cocktail enthusiasts continue to harness technology to master domestic mixology from the comfort of their homes while having spirits delivered directly to their doors. This demonstrates the considerable value cocktails have as a key category for spirit suppliers, accounting for a significant proportion of spirits sales. ”