One month ago today, Christmas morning 2020, a bomb ripped through downtown Nashville’s most historic district – 2nd Avenue. While my home is one block from the blast site, we were very fortunate. While our home simply needs some windows and a few new wine glasses from a collapsed shelf, our neighbors on 2nd Avenue […]

Hotel Food and Beverage for the Holidays With declining occupancy rates during the pandemic, hotels have found resourceful ways to let their food and beverage operations shine in an effort to affect lost room revenue. From the multi-year trend in boutique and independent hotels to create welcoming destination dining spots, these hotels have grown their […]

Last month, travel dropped to its lowest level nationwide in recorded history. As we begin to come back, leisure travel has been the first segment to inch back to some sense of normal. People are ready to leave their homes and are looking for some sort of escape. Beaches in Texas and Florida have opened […]

As the U.S. market begins to open after stay at home orders lift, hotels are beginning to see signs of life. Operators who had previously laid off team members are bringing them back as they see sustainable occupancies grow with consumers looking for opportunities to leave their homes. Many analysts have been watching the Chinese […]

Food and Beverage And The New Normal After a month and a half in quarantine, consumers and businesses are adjusting to a new normal. Many consumers have changed buying habits while businesses have changed course to fit buyer’s needs. Hotels that have remained open with food and beverage outlets have seen opportunities to shift their […]

Cleaning Up COVID-19 With COVID-19 still moving through the United States and other markets, U.S. consumer confidence dropped sharply in the month of March. Hotels across the United States were faced with the reality of choosing to stay open or close their doors until travel resumes. These decisions were made on a case by case […]

The Tough Get Tougher With the eyes of the world focused on a pandemic and drops in hotel demand on an unprecedented level, hoteliers are working to mitigate loss and evaluate options. A recent report by STR in conjunction with Tourism Economics that was highlighted in Hotelnewsnow.com, it was noted that “hotel closures are expected […]

Over the past few weeks, the hospitality industry has experienced the devastating effects of COVID-19 with, at best, a hazy end in site. While some hotels and restaurants across the country have made the extraordinarily difficult decision to close their doors, others are re-working operations as best they can to try to keep up operations […]

CLICK HERE to listen. In times of uncertainty our natural instinct is to come together with our communities. However, during this crisis getting together to support each other is the one thing we are not allowed to do. So what can be done to help keep a sense of togetherness and help our businesses? A […]

Last night, Middle Tennessee was hit with a devastating tornado. Many of our homes and businesses were damaged or entirely destroyed as the storm ripped through the community. Today our hearts go out to all those that were affected by the storm. Those of us lucky to avoid a direct hit still woke to no […]