Webinar COVID-19 Impact on the Global Hotel Industry with Dr. Stephen Hood
Thursday, April 30, 2020 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM (GMT)
Aware of this particularly difficult time for tourism, the organizing committee of the t-Forum 2020 conference is pleased to invite you to attend the webinar “COVID-19 Impact on the Global Hotel Industry for t-Forum” with Dr. Stephen Hood, Senior Vice President of Research for STR.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Stephen Hood has been with STR for 24 years and was involved in the original development of the STAR program utilized by nearly 65,000 hotels and almost all hotel companies around the world. Steve is the Founding Director of the SHARE Center, STR’s program to support hospitality and tourism schools with nearly 900 members from 75 different countries. The STR SHARE Center provides hospitality and tourism data for research and for use in the classroom as well as related resources including training programs, student competitions and certifications. Full bio HERE and more info about STR at: www.str.com
ABSTRACT
Stephen Hood will present an update on the global hotel industry. We will review the impact of the coronavirus on countries and markets around the world and drill down into specific areas like China, Europe including Portugal and the US. Recent performance metrics will be displayed, some from the week ending Saturday April 25. Data related to recovery scenarios will be provided including current China performance, past economic cycles and prior events like SARS. Additional data will be reviewed on hotel closings, forward bookings, event cancellations and travel intention. We will look at industry takeaways and lessons to be learned from similar events, such as group versus transient comparisons and luxury resort differences. There will be time for brainstorming related to research and classroom opportunities. Instructions will be provided for participants interested in obtaining personalized data for research or if they prefer to receive regular updates. Samples of the type of data that is available can be found on www.str.com/data-insights-blog/coronavirus-hotel-industry-data-news. The webinar will be recorded.
Thursday, April 30, 2020 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM (GMT)
To participate : The GoToMeeting link is:
www.gotomeet.me/SteveHoodSTR/covid-19-impact-on-the-global-hotel-industry
Join us for the live webinar from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
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