andrewcox

Phil Soar: How close are we to normal?

EN guest editor, CloserStill and Nineteen group chairman Phil Soar, looks at how soon the exhibitions industry might return to 2019 normal. He concludes that even though we are in unstable times but the trade show business is “staggeringly resilient” …

The forest and the trees

Hotels are busy; ask anyone. Demand is almost back to 2019 levels. However, for most hotels, staffing remains an issue. This means, most hotels are operating with an all-hands-on-deck mentality. They are fixated on the now, but who is looking at the …

Weekly Group Business Trends, Week Ending September 24, 2022

Following last week’s record setting volume, growth continues for meetings across the US The number of U.S. meetings and events increased 7.7% compared to the prior week. Again, the volume of meetings is worth getting excited about. For the …

Weekly Group Business Trends, Week Ending September 17, 2022

Week marks the biggest event volume in 2022; Washington DC and Chicago pull ahead after a period of lackluster event performance The number of U.S. meetings and events increased 56.2% compared to the prior week. This favorable comparison is due to …

Weekly Group Business Trends, Week Ending September 10, 2022

Fall is back to school and back to meetings and events; New York starts to make a comeback The number of U.S. meetings and events increased 8.8% compared to the prior week. As we move into the Fall, expect to see steadily increasing meetings and …

The Three Pillars of Effective Hotel Asset Management

Hotel asset management is a hot topic, and for good reasons. It helps hotel owners with multiple properties improve performance across the entire portfolio to maximize revenue and build relationships with top accounts for long-term success. Let’s …

Knowland Launches Portfolio Capture, the Industry’s First Meetings and Events Solution Designed for Management Companies and Ownership Groups

Robust benchmarking solution provides a unified view of meetings and events performance across all hotels in a portfolio ARLINGTON, Va. — Sept. 14, 2022 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for …

Weekly Group Business Trends, Week Ending September 3, 2022

Education dominates meeting activity as we head into the long three day holiday weekend The number of U.S. meetings and events decreased 11.21% compared to the prior week. This is a week-over-week drop is expected as we head into the long holiday …

Knowland Reports Meetings and Events Increase 136.1 Percent in August

Data shows industry recovery at 85.3 percent of August 2019 levels ARLINGTON, Va. — Sept. 7, 2022 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, released its monthly meetings and events …

Getting the Most Out of the Data Integration Trend

Hotel systems generate an enormous amount of data. This data is often the foundation on which new applications are built by emerging technology vendors. Significant tactical challenges in accessing this wealth of data arise due to privacy, security, …

Technology Solutions – Q&A with Knowland CEO Jeff Bzdawka

At HITEC Orlando, Jeff Bzdawka, CEO, Knowland, was honored as one of the 2022 inductees into the International Hospitality Technology Hall of Fame. Before joining the company, a provider of AI-powered meetings and events data for the hospitality …

How data can help hotels navigate today’s distorted reality

It seems every day we wake up to news that feels compelling yet also disturbing. The past several years have created a distorted reality for businesses and consumers alike that is different from anything we have seen in recent history. Add in the …