Hurricane season 2022 started June 1 and runs through November 30. As we enter the peak of hurricane season in August, hotel owners need to have a plan and be prepared. Hotel properties in vulnerable coastline regions can face high winds, storm surge flooding, heavy rainfall, structural damage, and much more if and when a hurricane makes landfall.

 

Vimal Patel, AAHOA Lifetime Member and QHotels Management CEO, recounts his experience reopening his hotel after Hurricane Ida damaged his hotel property. 
 

"We got affected with the wind damange and flooding. And a substantial amount of roof damage because the water came from the roof and damaged the building from the top down. It took a long time to assess the damage and get the mitigation work started," Vimal said.

 

The aftermath of a hurricane can cause so much uncertainty and business interruptions. So, what steps can hotel owners take to prepare for potential hurricane damage to their businesses? Watch this informational video where Vimal Patel, AAHOA Lifetime Member and QHotels Management CEO, and John W. Houghtaling, II from AAHOA Club Blue Industry Partner Gauthier Murphy & Houghtaling, share insights on navigating insurance claims, assessing property damage, and using AAHOA as a resource after a hurricane.

 

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives have accelerated in recent years, especially in hospitality. The recent global pandemic led many hotel owners to examine their ESG initiatives and sustainability goals. Check out how the industry can invest in long-term environmental upgrades and protect communities, employees, and hotel guests.

The month of August is full of Regionals, Town Halls, and even a Charity Golf Tournament! Check out our lineup of events coming your way. Make plans to join us by registering today. (All times are local.)

Truist Securities reports, “Last week’s RevPAR was up against a +102.9% comparable result in 2021 vs. +110.0% in the prior week. On a 3-year run-rate (vs. 2019), RevPAR was +13.9% vs. +9.3% in the prior week’s 3-year run-rate. Upscale RevPAR: +19.4 y/y and +9.0% over 3 years; Upper Midscale RevPAR: +9.0% y/y and +14.3 over 3 years. We continue to observe the upper-end outperforming the lower, likely due to the return of business and group travel to these segments whereas the lower-end chain scales, while still significantly performing above 2019 levels, have difficult y/y leisure comps. Additionally, we continue to observe some of last year’s “hot” leisure markets, especially those in Florida, showing some of the weakest results of the top-25 markets, notably Miami -1.6% y/y and Tampa +3.3% y/y.”

For more, read the full report here, and read the China/Europe report here.

AAHOA has partnered with AutoClerk to offer AAHOA*PMS, a property management system designed specifically for AAHOA Members.

 

There are pricing options to fit your needs, including subscriptions with no upfront fees, and you can run your hotel from any mobile device with a browser. AutoClerk also offers 24/7 phone support from staff and trainers who each have at least five years of hands-on hotel work experience.

 

Visit www.aahoapms.com for more details and to sign up now!

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Visit the website and reference this deal for more information. Also be sure to take advantage of myDigitalOffice's Market Analytics, Pace & Performance (MAPP) tool designed to help users make strategic, data-backed business decisions for economic recovery.

Multiple deaths at a Bahamas resort due to CO poisoning a few months ago have helped revive the debate over the necessity of in-room carbon-monixide detectors at hotels.

As offices across the world continue to reopen, many employers are taking lessons from the approach many hotels take when creating a hospitable environment. What cues is corporate America taking from your competition that could help make your property more inviting?

With guests continuing to return in greater numbers, the industry is making progress toward pre-pandemic levels, while many properties are struggling to fill staffing vacancies, thus adding further complications to an already difficult recovery.