Hotel News Now’s Q&A with a GM series digs into how hotel GMs have managed through closures, reopenings and more throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Why is the stock market soaring? As one of the world's oldest industries, hospitality has experienced more than its fair share of global disasters. The stock tumbled 18.6% in premarket trading Friday, after the company disclosed that on Sept. 22, it has received a delisting notice from the Nasdaq, because it has failed to comply with the minimum bid price requirement, which states companies must maintain a minimum closing bid price for its stock of at least $1 a share.

On a smaller scale, Chinese firm Huazhu Group — which operates more than 2,000 hotels in the country — reports that occupancy has reached 62% at its operational properties, up from a single-digit occupancy rate just a couple of weeks ago. Welcome to the Twilight Zone or the surreal existence of those of us in hospitality with empty hotels.

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Basically, what COVID-19 did was remind those in the hotel business of a fundamental business principle: Listen to the customer. “Now, they are much younger than they used to be.”.

Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Patel has since had to furlough 1,100 of his 1,500 employees. Many Hoteliers Have Learned From Past Mistakes. “This has just kicked them in the butt, basically.”. “Money was coming in one way before, [and] I realized it can’t come in that way anymore,” Gallagher said.

The rally came after the shares of SPI Energy Co. Ltd. undefined, which also operates in the photovoltaic market, blasted 1,236.5% higher on Wednesday after the company announced it was starting an electric-vehicle subsidiary. To a safe, smooth opening of the economy into a new normal summer where we can all take a sigh of relief!

Movie theaters are reopening.

Once STR releases an April forecast, the overall average should increase. “Now, we’re seeing people not from as far away, but they are staying longer,” Gallagher said. Here's why, He waited over 4 months for unemployment benefits, She's out of work and facing eviction. 0. An Oxford Economics. Cutting these line items may look like a quick fix for your budget, but most hoteliers have learned that the long-term opportunity costs aren’t worth it.

Two electric-vehicle chargers are now available, one an 80-amp Tesla The real question will be when will values come back to 2019 levels and will it be a buyer’s or seller’s market. On Friday, the news came that the adjustment support for companies affected by the corona crisis will be extended to also apply to May, June and July. I expect to see a few more Amoma moments during 2020.

Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Aliquam erat volutpat. Commercial mortgage-backed securities pool loans from many companies, including commercial real estate owners, like hotel chains and developers.

“Never in Hilton’s 101-year history has our industry faced a global crisis that brings travel to a virtual standstill,” Chief Executive Christopher Nassetta said in June.