As seen in Lodging Magazine, June 4, 2020 By mid-March, more than 4,953 U.S. hotels and 16.2 percent of rooms had closed or been converted for
Hotel Business: CVBs and Their Role in Guiding Markets Through COVID-19 Recovery
As seen in Hotel Business, May 14, 2020 Expert Insight | By Carleigh Dworetzky, Director of Destination Solutions at Knowland As millions across
COVID-19: Impact on Hotel Group Business Update Week 3/11
Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands A Hotel Industry Sanity Check on the Coronavirus Pandemic Click here to download this report as a PDF
The Top 3 Qualifying Skills Every Sales Manager Should Have
Ever wish you had a crystal ball to tell you which groups are more likely to book your hotel? Well, you don’t need one! It’s all in how you qualify
Ann Arbor Area CVB – A Success Story
When you're selling your destination to meeting planners, one of the most important things to understand is the planner's needs. It's easier to make a
3 Ways to Rethink Your Comp Set to Discover New Group Business
Who do you consider your “comp set?” STR defines competitive set (comp set) as “a peer group of hotels that competes for business and is selected to
Group ADRs: Do room rates reflect group performance in a market?
Last week, STR reported on ADR for group room rates in high-end hotels in the US, which increased 4.4% in 12 months. STR clarifies that the group room
Amsterdam Group Meeting Trends
After entering 2107 with a 5% increase in average room rates, Amsterdam has continued to hold the highest average room and occupancy rates in the
The Kahala Hotel & Resort – A Success Story
With limited time and floods on inbound RFPs to respond to, proactive group prospecting can be hard. However, it's critical that hotels sell