Las Vegas's nimble hoteliers can replace filet mignon with shrimp cocktail almost as quickly as they can take your money.
However, as many hoteliers cut rates and worry about their survival, Mr Joyce has reason for short-term optimism and confidence in the group's long-term prospects.
Independent hoteliers need to ensure they have detailed data that is both historical and forward looking.
The best tourists in the world are the Japanese, followed by Americans and the Swiss, a survey based on views from hoteliers across Europe said Wednesday.
Still, hoteliers fret that Sanya must do more to diversify its appeal.
Moreover, with occupancies and revenues tumbling, hoteliers are moving their inventory like chess pieces — a Web special here, a last-minute sale there and more hidden discounts via the opaque sites.
Considering people's growing concerns with their living environment, I think we hoteliers should set a good model for them by managing and operating our hotels in an eco-friendly manner.
Yet many hoteliers and innkeepers are dead-set against having geothermal prospectors drilling in their backyards.
Over half of participants were hoteliers from independent properties (55.6%), and the majority was from mid-scale and luxury hotels (37% and 35.2%, respectively).
Hotel guests and travel consumers in general are already mobile-ready, and hoteliers and travel suppliers have to respond adequately to this growing demand for mobile travel services.