By Zoe Ho The hospitality industry has no shortage of women entering the business, but senior management positions seem to be dominated by men, especially general managers at major hotel properties. Although the proportions have probably improved over time, two academic studies by Robert Woods and his colleagues a decade ago indicated that fewer than […]
By John Murtha When evaluating ways to maximize revenues, hotel executives should consider supporting the efforts of local destination marketing organizations (DMOs). Helping to build and sustain travel to a city or region can benefit individual hotels, by combining resources and energy on marketing tactics that would otherwise be too ambitious or costly for a […]
By Rachel Rogisnky and Matthew Arrants Each quarter, Pinnacle Advisory Group will prepare an analysis of the New England lodging industry, which will provide a regional summary and then focus in depth on a particular market. These reviews will look at recent and proposed supply changes, factors affecting demand and growth rates, and the effects […]
By Bradford Hudson The Cradle of American Liberty is a term that has been applied to the City of Boston in general, and Faneuil Hall in particular, since the Revolutionary era. It could be argued that Boston also deserves credit as the Cradle of American Hospitality. An astonishing array of firsts and near firsts in […]
Photo Essay by Jack Dzamba If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast. -Ernest Hemingway It is intriguing how certain scenes of Boston resemble those of Paris. Some in […]