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The hotel industry is thinking outside the box to recruit and retain talent

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By Nicole Di Tomasso A shrinking and more demanding labour pool continues to be a top concern on the minds of hoteliers and other industry stakeholders. Faced with...
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Hotel loyalty programs transform into sophisticated platforms

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By Nicole Di Tomasso Since their debut in 1983 by Holiday Inn and Marriott, hotel loyalty programs have evolved from simple point-based systems to sophisticated platforms. The initial...
Indigenous Sustainable Restoration

ITAC leads the sustainable restoration of Indigenous tourism

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By Nicole Di Tomasso With a growing interest in experiential and sustainable travel, Canada is seeing a revitalization of Indigenous tourism, offering both domestic and international travellers an...

AI has moved into utility mode for hotels

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By Diego Gomila Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been steadily weaving its way through digital marketing for some time now, from analytics and measurement to chatbots. But while there’s...
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Hotels adapt to the rise of digital nomads

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By Fred Bean The world of work has evolved dramatically in recent years, with the rise of digital nomads who have the freedom to work remotely while travelling...
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Travellers seek more flexible options for facilitating business meetings

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After more than two years of isolation and endless screen time, hotel operators are finding that, it’s no longer business as usual when it comes to meeting...

The travel-and-hospitality industry takes a holistic approach to operations and guest experience

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As consumer values and expectations — as well as ways of being and doing business — continue to evolve, the travel-and-hospitality industry is taking an increasingly conscious,...

Hotels position themselves to reap blended-travel benefits

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It’s no secret that the bleisure traveller has re-emerged. The human desire for exploration, combined with a work-from-anywhere revolution, has blurred the boundaries between work and play....

Hoteliers look at innovative ways to manage the labour shortage

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The hotel sector is facing greater than ever skills shortages, for a multitude of reasons. Although COVID played a key role in depleting the workforce considerably, the...

Three talent trends companies should watch for in 2023

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In the last few years, we have been inundated with events and trends that have profoundly changed us. The pandemic, hybrid and remote work, ‘great resignations’ and...