Imagine, 50 years ago, walking in to your manager’s office asking them whether you can work from home for a week? Or during an annual review (if any) you raise some concerns about your work-life balance and that your personal life is affected by the workload on your shoulders. Or as a customer,  you ask your supplier about their “Go Green” policy, or charity and social responsibility. activities?

Every year industry professionals and thought leaders and every food related newsletter puts out their list of trends.  It’s important to pay attention to those lists because even though they don’t always agree, any industry operator can assess from them an idea of what trends they should be paying attention to and provide themselves some […]

Cayuga Hospitality Consultants don’t always agree, but when asked to predict the future of hospitality, everyone felt the same: Don’t expect recovery to be quick. The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly devastating to our industry. We must rethink the past; embrace the present; and protect the future. As we look ahead into the uncharted waters […]

Why is Congress dragging their feet? This is the reality… the lodging industry is estimated to report a “50 percent, nearly $125 billion-dollar loss in 2020 making this year the worst year in history for the hotel industry, just the hotels and not travel overall. Oxford also reported that this will equate to a total […]

When, and how quickly, people get back to vacationing and traveling on a regular basis will most likely be determined by how safe they feel doing so. It’s the perceived safety that will be the ultimate determinant of when that travel recovery begins and also how robust it will be.

The damaging impact of COVID-19 upon the food industry is here and the aftermath may be a long road of corrections. There could be an upside with the replenishment of fish in our seas and better air quality, but joblessness and business closures are far from a good story. We will also have to expect wasted […]

There is no doubt that in March and April of 2020 presented some of the toughest times for the hospitality industry- EVER- affecting hotels, restaurants, OTA’s, travel consortia, airlines and cruise lines. Hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry has been knocked down, but not out. Recovery will come, but when and in what […]

The Lodging Stream Conference is the first virtual hospitality conference of its kind to come out of the Covid-19 pandemic. On April 30th from 1p-5p EST, 60 speakers will engage in this conference devoted to hoteliers. Here is an overview of the sessions and contributing consultants from Cayuga Hospitality Consultants: State of the Industry/What’s Ahead […]

Hospitality consultant Scott Brush presents his monthly industry update. Find the latest on hotel business trends, hot topics and interesting analyst and industry expert opinions and projections.

Cayuga Hospitality Consultant’s Hotel Quality Assurance findings and Hotel Operations Analysis reports and recommendations include strategies to assist our clients in developing next steps for sustainable improvement.