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Berlin (July 7, 2023). The hotel industry is not even perceived by politicians and other industries, let alone taken seriously. As we move towards a more sustainable world, in which the sector plays a major role, such disdain is felt with all the more force. The 6th HITT Think Tank concluded last week in Berlin with a discussion about teamwork and cross-border collaboration - and commitment.
Berlin (June 30, 2023). One thing is certain: ESG regulations will continue to tighten across the globe. Companies that are not prepared for this have no chance of survival. Solutions for investors and operators alike are already available, but without AI, the complex issues will remain unsolved. Other problem areas, such as the tangled web of green certificates, will (surely) require legislative intervention. The will to change is strong - and, among HITT community, the readiness to make a start was palpable. At the end of this, the 6th HospitalityInside Think Tank, in Berlin this week, the strength of will in the hotel industry was notable. An initial summary.
Augsburg/Berlin (June 16, 2023). Ten more days and the HITT community will be back on board. And with it, exclusive news that Think Tank participants will be the first to hear. The latest results from the hospitality survey on changing consumer behaviour will be presented by Chairman Dr Crispian Tarrant from data researcher BVA BDRC: Baby Boomers are grabbing it, the younger ones prefer to talk about social. In addition, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Arlt will present his new "Meaningful Tourism Index Hospitality 2023" for the first time in Europe: His ranking shows which hotels have a true sustainability approach.
Augsburg/Berlin (June 9, 2023). HITT is a great alternative to huge conferences, a platform for new thinking processes, a place to bundle competence and for exchange, without any competition... We are receiving a lot of praise right now from our sponsors Accor, Drees & Sommer, Arabella Hospitality and Haefele as well as from Expo Real Munich and Hotelschool The Hague. They are committed to the good of the entire industry! The quality of the HospitalityInside Think Tank becomes visible in the fact that 14 of 16 speakers (our impulse generators) will participate in the Think Tank on both days for the first time this year – more than ever before.
Augsburg/Berlin (June 2, 2023). Covid-19 has shown it: The hospitality industry has no lobby. Not worldwide. This must not happen again in the course of climate protection policy. The solution for the climate can therefore only be: Collaboration! Teamwork! Inge Huijbrechts from the Radisson Hotel Group, Willem van der Zee from Pandox and Glenn Mandziuk from the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (SHA) will analyse the power of the industry and its pain points at the HITT Think Tank. Only three weeks to go until the HITT in Berlin (26/27 June)! By the way, most of our 14 experts will be on board for two days - a novelty and proof of their confidence in this high-profile event.
Augsburg/Berlin (May 26, 2023). In exactly one month, on 26/27 June, international movers & shakers from the sustainability scene will meet for the 6th HospitalityInside Think Tank in Berlin. The second day was almost exclusively dedicated to the topic of measurement. After the opening impulse by EYCarbon and two other experts, in the second part of this focus topic, three more critical professionals analyse the practice - and thus the large, spongy pond of sustainability certificates and measurement instruments.
Augsburg/Berlin (May 19, 2023). Without technology and digitalisation, the path to zero emissions cannot be achieved. The "pathway to net zero" must be measurable, the tools a motivation to continue measuring. Only data ultimately certify the success and the - positive - changes for companies and people. That is why the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) is concentrating very strongly on the topic of measurement this year. Florian Huber, co-founder of EYCarbon, explains how operators and investors can get a grip on its implementation. Also in this round is the lawyer Dr Felix Krieglstein from Jung Schleicher Rechtsanwälte in Berlin.
Augsburg/Berlin (May 12, 2023). Where are the links between the many different system worlds in sustainability, what data is already available, what gaps need to be researched anew? Sophie Herrmann thinks cross-border and has already brought many different people and companies together around one table. The partner of the transformation consultancy Systemiq will therefore give the keynote at the HITT Think Tank, which will take place in five weeks in Berlin. She has lived and worked on several continents and now only thinks and acts in a networked way. Experience this likeable Munich native and cosmopolitan, for whom the knots in the sustainability network are connecting points for solutions. The perfect encouraging introduction to the 6th HITT and its main topic Measurement on 26/27 June in Berlin.
Augsburg/Berlin (May 5, 2023). One billion business trips were made by Siemens employees worldwide in 2019, a proof of power by this company that now wants their employees to stay only in sustainable hotels. For lack of alternatives, Siemens has now set up its own "Green Stay" criteria - in association with HRS. How much pressure can this global corporate client exert on the hotel industry? The two movers and shakers of this initiative, Eric Hofmeister from Siemens AG and Fabio Fornari, Product Manager Sustainability at HRS Group, will be asking YOUR questions at the 6th HITT Think Tank on 26/27 June in Berlin.
Augsburg/Berlin (April 28, 2023). Customers are in power! And their decisions for a hotel are increasingly made under aspects of sustainability. This will have a strong impact on the performance of hotel operators. Therefore, at the 6th HospitalityInside Think Tank, the data research company BVA BDRC will exclusively present results of a global survey among guests of large hotel chains from ten important source markets to the HITT participants.
Augsburg/Berlin (April 21, 2023). Of course, it is tricky at first, a touch of panic spreads, but then you understand very quickly how the "social" in ESG can be measured. Many hoteliers do not - yet - know how to evaluate measures on diversity, equality, migration, working conditions, human rights. Malin Lindfors Speace from Sweden, our "Social" expert at the HITT Think Tank on 26/27 June in Berlin, tells you. "In a year, everyone will be doing it!" Sign up!
Augsburg/Berlin (April 7, 2023). When plants, birds or insects visibly and tangibly disappear, alarm bells should ring. When landslides bury hotels, the story of the risks has long since begun. However, the hospitality industry can take positive countermeasures right from the start to preserve nature. The wake-up call that Zanetta Sedilekova, a young climate and biodiversity risk advocate, will give at the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) in Berlin at the end of June hits home.
Augsburg/Berlin (March 31, 2023). The programme of the 6th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 26/27 June in Berlin is getting more exciting with each additional expert commitment. And more concrete, because the EU taxonomy is putting a time stamp on more and more sustainability rules. As of next year, companies will already have to take greater account of environmental, social and employee concerns. So which macro factors affect the hotel industry and how? Only the HITT can explain this: compactly in 1.5 days and with the help of exactly those movers & shakers who even work for the legislators in the background. The HITT Think Tank is anything but classic conferencing.
Berlin/Augsburg (March 31, 2023). Are some companies not finding employees because their CEOs don't prioritise talent acquisition? Because they still haven't understood that employee recruitment is hard-core sales business and has nothing to do with soft HR? Are many failures perhaps homemade? This is exactly what a self-critical expert discussion hosted by HospitalityInside and the recruiting company LHC International from Berlin revealed.
Augsburg/Berlin (March 10, 2023). Take the next sustainable step with us. We will take you to the "Next level: Measure. Benchmark. Drive. Lifting sustainability from intention to traction". This is the title of the 6th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT), which will take place in Berlin on 26/27 June 2023, once again on the ship. The focus of this English-language event is "Measurement". How and with what do you measure and manage measurement data? They influence the carbon footprint of your company. Once again, high-profile international specialists will be on board and ready for a lively debate. The programme.
Augsburg/Berlin (December 9, 2022). If you don't know the HospitalityInside Sustainability Think Tank yet, you should watch the brand new video we present to you today: with live pictures and voices from this year's HITT on Berlin's water, in intensive discussion in the ship's belly and relaxed in the evening on the restaurant ship. Everything authentic, uncomplicated, top-class.
The date: 26/27 June 2023. The programme planning is underway, the HospitalityInside editorial team and the Advisory Board have started their work... Let yourself be inspired by a special spirit: "HITT - The Film", at www.hitt.world.
Berlin (July 1, 2022). In this sort of atmosphere, I’m able to switch off; I can reflect and exchange views directly and in person... The feedback for the 5th meeting was very positive. HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) was significantly more positive than the previous year. Not because summer business is good right now, but because knowledge about sustainability has grown. The issues were just as complex as last year, but among investors, developers and operators, sensitivity to detail has grown. Twelve experts formed the network and took a look further ahead - with breaks in the idyllic surroundings of the Havel.
Paris/Berlin (June 10, 2022). "For the first time, we've reached real momentum, a sweet spot, as it were, on sustainability. And for the first time, all stakeholders are paying attention: Pressure now comes from all directions, simultaneously." The apparently depressing environmental situation is a huge motivation for Brune Poirson. As of May of this year, she has been Chief Sustainability Officer at Europe's largest hotel group, Accor. "And this is exactly the right time to make serious changes to business towards sustainability," she says, trying to motivate the hospitality industry. She herself is one of the politically relevant personalities in Paris on the subject of sustainability.
Berlin (June 3, 2022). The 5th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 27/28 June 2022 is just as "purpose-driven" as the young people who already choose their employers according to value criteria today. Or like the investors who want to add value to their real estate in the future. Our values aim to provide honest, factual and high-calibre information on the sustainability issues of our time. Come aboard in Berlin to exchange knowledge with colleagues and experts on a solar-powered event ship. Today we introduce you to the latest top impulse providers - including Wyndham, Hyatt and the Association of Pfandbrief Banks.
Augsburg/Berlin (April 15, 2022). The sustainability wave has overtaken everyone, large and small hotel groups, investors as well as developers, CEOs and the customers. "We are a name in the market, but we still don't know enough about the implementation of ESG goals," says a recent HITT sponsor. "We need exchange and inspiration". This is also how the other sponsors of the Hospitality Think Tank see it. Achieving the big picture in a common spirit is what all participants want - also at the 5th HospitalityInside Think Tanks on 27/28 June in Berlin.
Augsburg/Berlin (April 8, 2022). Glenn Mandziuk, the new CEO of the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance as of May, will provide the keynote at the 5th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) in Berlin and thus introduce the exchange of ideas on board the seminar ship. Where does the industry currently stand? The hotelier's son, tourism and sustainability expert will answer this question with a global view. The HITT programme is thus growing by another personality whose voice counts in the sustainability scene. In the meantime, we have packed the programme into a fixed time frame so that you can plan more precisely.
Hamburg (April 1, 2022). Investors and project developers have to rethink faster: Location, location, location will no longer be a decision criterion for hotel real estate in the future. Their value increases with their function, networking and location. And: From now on, change is a daily occurrence. Asset classes will dissolve. Such statements were discussed by the participants of the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) in an in-depth post-event workshop on Tuesday in Hamburg. Furthermore, today we introduce the fifth impulse generator in HITT 2022, which is coming up at the end of June in Berlin: a man who knows how to convert web users into guests.
Berlin (March 18, 2022). "We are a force for Good": With these words, Wolfgang M. Neumann, Chairman of the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (SHA), appealed to all colleagues in the hotel industry and tourism to get involved in sustainability at the ITB last week. A circle of CEOs - among them Sébastien Bazin of Accor - encouraged the industry, as is seldom the case, to start even with small things. Every step is valuable and sets a chain in motion.
Berlin/Augsburg (March 11, 2022). Corona has positively raised global awareness of sustainability. Putin's war in Ukraine is reducing progress in terms of climate concern to a struggle based on energy resources. At the same time though, it is precisely this that sensitizes us again to the urgently needed change in our politics, everyday life, travel behaviour and hotels. Think tanks like the Hospitality Inside Think Tank (HITT) are once again setting the course for a sustainable corporate future. The 5th HITT on 27/28 June in Berlin brings experts with global know-how and a 360-degree perspective to stage: They explain to hoteliers, investors and project developers where and how current factors come together. We introduce you to the first impulse generators today.
Berlin/Augsburg (February 18, 2022). We are back on the ship in Berlin! The 5th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) returns to this inspiring event location - and will be a presence-only event again this year! Join us again in the maritime ambience under the title "Embrace ESG for people, planet and prosperity." Get one and a half days of brand-new "Insides" in sustainability - exclusive, face2face with a limited number of participants and top impulses. On 27/28 June. Meeting place Moabit.
Munich (September 17, 2021). Will the "Carbon Footprint per Available Room" become the new benchmark? Very likely. Must hotel real estate be retrofitted in order to meet sustainability requirements or built differently in order to find guests or operators at all in the future? Yes. "I haven't been negative enough yet," said Keynote Speaker Wes Paul. He wasn't the only one shaking up the hotel industry: With their critical, demanding and challenging impulses, 16 speakers pushed operators and investors not only to think further - but also to act! This week's HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) provided executives a content-rich, intensive forum, devoting two days to the crucial topic of the future: "Sustainability & Digitalisation: The Change Drivers."
Munich (September 3, 2021). Internet, automation, digitalisation and now sustainability: with the disruptions of recent times, the think tank format has become increasingly popular, additionally driven by Corona. Since 2018, HospitalityInside has offered the industry such an unconventional but challenging forum. Even then, there were many questions from unsettled executives about these big issues. Questions that CEOs would never ask in a mega-conference, but in an exclusive setting with an "off-the-record" character. The 4th HITT - in just two weeks - will again create this special spirit - also thanks to old and new sponsors who are themselves in search of answers.
Munich (August 27, 2021). Almost weekly, new studies confirm the growing importance of sustainability and digitalisation: economic growth can only come from the combination of these two. And the dynamics of the news show: We are living in an eventful decade. This is exactly where the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) comes in and imparts valuable knowledge from research and practice to managers. Never before has HITT had so many top-class speakers - hotel insiders as well as experts from hotel-critical industries. Only 16 days to go! Learn along, position your company correctly.
Munich (August 6, 2021). The Covid crisis has accelerated the topic of sustainability & digitalisation. "This is the decade of change as technology matures, governments develop regulations, incentives and penalties, and consumers increasingly vote with their wallets," says Tim Davis, Partner at Pace Dimensions in London. Resilient businesses are emerging now! That's why it's the perfect moment to connect with industry peers and ask experts personal questions. The 4th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 13/14 September makes just that possible. Sign up!
Munich (July 30, 2021). Sustainability & digitalisation: one will no longer work without the other. Technology makes energy saving measurable, for example, just as travellers measure hotels by their "green" activities and book them accordingly. How much are the two big trends already intertwined? This is exactly what Chief Technology Officer Floor Bleeker of Accor, Andreas Ewald as Managing Partner of Engel & Völkers Hotel Consulting and Klaus Kohlmayr, Chief Evangelist of the revenue specialist IDeaS will discuss at the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on Monday, 13 September. Live in Munich and virtually.
Munich (July 23, 2021). A sustainable approach helps the planet, but also the shareholders! Natural disasters cost insurance companies $42bn in the first half of 2021, a ten-year high, according to Aon, Germany's largest insurance broker. Wolfgang M. Neumann adds: Don't just talk positively about sustainability, act! "Leaders need to embed this new culture," says the former hotel CEO. At the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 14 September, he explains how hospitality leaders can achieve this.
Augsburg (July 16, 2021). Before investors invest in sustainability, they often stereotypically ask for benchmarks and scalability, thus quickly pushing the issue back to the operator. They are supposed to find the right tool. In reality, other forces now determine what happens. In future, all practitioners will have to operate with new "ESG KPIs". "Master the Measurement!" is the name of the panel discussion at the HITT Think Tank in September, which describes surprising changes in sustainable benchmarks and tools. Sparkling stuff for investors, operators, bankers and builders.
Munich (July 9, 2021). Rejection is crumbling: The number of investors interested in sustainable building and operation is slowly growing. But those who already live it remain sceptical - still see a lot of greenwashing. So how do investors, developers, architects and operators get together? Three gentlemen have a decided opinion on this: at the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 13/14 September, executives from the Zech Group from Bremen, Invesco Real Estate and the sustainable serviced apartment hotel Soulmade from Munich will discuss.
Barcelona/Berlin (July 2, 2021). The big, formative decisions around the topic of climate and sustainability will come from individual states and the EU. Their requirements will affect the hospitality industry in many facets: from real estate to the operator concept, from financing to employees. Two experienced lawyers from the global law firm Baker McKenzie show the complex, overlapping legal structure - and its pitfalls. Xavier Junquera from Barcelona and Dr Ulrich Hennnings from Berlin will speak at the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 13 September.
Hamburg (June 25, 2021). What role will hotels still play in the new inner-city mix of the future? "They will have to embed themselves - they need the approval of the population!", says Gesa Rohwedder, Head of Hospitality of the internationally operating project manager Drees & Sommer. At the 4th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 14 September, she will ignite a discussion under the topic "Urban Hospitality under Fire". The frame conditions are changing.
Augsburg/Munich (June 18, 2021). How do think tanks come to life? Through lateral thinking, networked thinking, thinking out of the box. This creates "oxygen to the brain of the business, and the exchange with people in one room will be like an injection of energy". This is how complex topics can be broken down, understood and implemented. The topic of this year's HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) in September is complex: "Sustainability & Digitalisation: The Change Drivers". For the first time, HospitalityInside has therefore set up a four-member Advisory Committee. The top-class programme is also thanks to these heads: Wolfgang M. Neumann, Tony Williams, Xenia zu Hohenlohe and Tim Davis. We introduce them and their views on the topic.
Bangkok (June 11, 2021). "Sustainability has to be honest". Neil Jacobs, CEO of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, knows it. The wellness pioneer of the global wellness scene sells his guests wellness, health and now follows their new lifestyle. Neil Jacobs opens the second day of the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 14 September.
London/Augsburg (June 4, 2021). How can sustainability prevail in the hospitality industry? Wesley ("Wes") Paul says, "Sustainability only works if you can make it affordable across a broader spectrum of travellers, we simply can't leave it as the preserve of the rich. Sustainable tourism, in its current form, is an expensive premium product, we must adopt technologies that will make it affordable so that the bulk of tourists can reduce their impact on the environment." Words from a finance, investment and technology professional with 25 years' experience at JP Morgan where he was Global Head of Investments. Today, he invests in technology himself and has solutions at the ready. With his networked thinking, he will open the 4th Hospitality Inside Think Tank (HITT) on 13 September.
Augsburg/London (May 28, 2021). It is no longer the sustainable building alone that is demanded from future (hotel) investors, but its impact on the climate and the entire environment. The focus has changed substantially in recent times. Construction companies, project managers, architects and designers are learning a lot and very quickly at the moment: the goal of pushing emissions to net zero is increasing the competitive pressure, says Alex Duckworth, Principal Consultant Sustainability, Buildings and Places at AECOM - a gigantic service company in the construction sector with 80,000 employees around the globe. At the 4th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 13/14 September, he will be taking a look at the bigger picture.
Augsburg (May 21, 2021). On the back of Covid-19, the new Sustainable Natives are noticeably spurring a change in thinking pro-sustainability. Their changing behaviour in consumption, online shopping, travel, food and drink will continue to significantly change retail like travel and accommodation and make the supply chain mercilessly transparent. Tourism also lags behind because the CEO is asleep. Fflur Roberts, Global Head of Luxury Goods at international data analyst Euromonitor, will talk about this at the 4th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 13/14 September. Here's an appetizer.
Augsburg/Munich (May 7, 2021). The HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) has never been so comprehensive, international and top-class, and this is the first time the Think Tank will be set up in a hybrid form. On 13/14 September, participants will be able to meet live in Munich, with everyone else joining the event virtually. The theme will be the current mega-trend accelerated by corona: "Sustainability & Digitalisation: The Change Drivers." Join us as we discuss how sustainability is resetting the course of the hospitality world this decade and how digitalisation enables this future.
Augsburg (June 26, 2020). The fear of the ghost of digitalisation is gone. Within four months the "digital maturity" of people has grown explosively, thanks to home office and home schooling. Families such as employees and company leaders have adapted, change their behaviour. Now it's a matter of living digitalization, integrating it, setting up the hotel group anew, analyzing the competition and guest wishes "differently". The new next goal is to turn benefits into profit with digital strategies and tools! The discussions at HITT 2020 therefore contained many imperatives.
Augsburg (June 19, 2020). Corona turned the feedback on HITT 2019 into an urgent wish: The think tank participants asked for even more pragmatic insights from insiders for next Tuesday, 23 June. And this is exactly what HospitalityInside is implementing for the third HITT – in virtual format for the first time. The sponsors have an important content role to play: they convey their own know-how, in some cases even exclusively. This is not about products, but about digitalisation strategies. Why Sabre Hospitality Solutions, Accor, Langham Hospitality, Drees & Sommer and Expo Real are supporting the HITT 2020.
Augsburg (June 12, 2020). The challenges posed by Corona are massive. Accor COO Europe, Duncan O'Rourke, and Jamie Cole, Senior Vice President Global Channels at IHG, agree on this. One has the cross-operational glasses on, the other has the "touchpoints" with customers in mind. Duncan and Jamie initiate the discussion on "Acceleration on the digital frontier" at the 3rd HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT). Get inspired and register for this virtual conference with high quality content! On 23 June the time has come.
Augsburg (June 5, 2020). The hotel industry is trying to learn from the retail trade how to anticipate wishes and personalise offers. Conversely, the retail industry "hotelizes" its shopping malls and shops. Corona is now driving both sectors towards a balance between stationary and virtual sales. The "booster" for additional sales is "delivery", for both: shop and hotel must "deliver" their promises, just as the product must be delivered to the customer's home in real life or the wishes must be fulfilled in the hotel itself. At the 3rd HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 23 June, a fascinating discussion is set to take place between the shopping mall investor and developer ECE Group (Otto Group) from Hamburg, the luxury hotel group Langham Hospitality from Hong Kong and Sabre Hospitality based in Dallas.
London (May 29, 2020). The hotel management of the future must bid farewell to its silo-like structures: a new management muscle must grow up that allows for quick reactions and innovative adjustments to structures and products. Tim Davis has been the moderator and facilitator of the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) since 2018. For the first time, Tim will show the way into the large field of digitalization. His impulse focuses on the impact of changing competitive environment, new 'norms', and opportunities to win.
Washington (May 22, 2020). Artificial intelligence must be useful. Corona helps here as well: The virus has already broken the hype in this field and exposes useless things. Unfortunately, however, AI tends to be the big opportunity for large companies rather than small ones, says Tom Seddon regretfully. The former hotel executive is one of the global thought leaders of AI – and will enrich the virtual HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) as a speaker on June 23, 2020! He will explain to executives how AI first makes decisions and then profits. Have you already registered for the HITT?
Augsburg (May 15, 2020). "Digital contacts" will increase, communication will become faster, apps connect the world and convey security. How Michael Struck, CEO Ruby Hotels, and Jens Gmiat, COO Zoku, assess the world, which is currently moving at high speed thanks to digitalisation, you can experience for yourself at the 3rd HITT, the HospitalityInside Think Tank, on 23 June – for the first time in virtual form. With just one click you can be there live! Why is digitalisation NOW, in the middle of the Corona crisis, the top topic? Michael and Jens deliver appetizers...
Augsburg (May 1, 2020). Done! Our programme for the 3rd HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) is now adapted to the first virtual edition of this event. The entire programme for June 23 can be found here online – and you can also book it starting today! The event will be a digital edition held in English, which allows people from non-German-speaking countries to participate. A well-orchestrated digital conference guided by the seasoned moderator Tim Davis from London awaits you. The word "corona" will not be included, but both impulse generators and their topics will touch it. After all, we are all moving towards "new norms" at high speed: in the operating models of both established and young chains, in personalised customer journeys and with respect to generating a customised service quality. Much of this is probably controlled by AI, artificial intelligence.
Augsburg (April 24, 2020). Only the format changes, the content remains as demanding as it was discussed before the outbreak of the Corona crisis: The 3rd HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) will take place, but in digital form. The planned extension of the program to two days will be dropped, we will concentrate on Tuesday, June 23.
Augsburg/Berlin (February 21, 2020). The HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) 2020 can be booked starting today! For the third time, this creative platform for hospitality executives will kick off again on June 22/23 – this time in Potsdam, south of Berlin with the "SPOTLIGHT" premiere on day 1. Accompany young software companies and agile market leaders on new digital ways towards the customer experience. This can also be booked separately! However, the number of participants for day 2 on the seminar ship remains limited. On both days, it is all about the one big goal: "Boost your Service Delivery. Bring your Hotels to Life in a Digital World". Today, we are presenting the programme to you.
Berlin/Augsburg (May 31, 2019). The second Think Tank is over, the feedback continues and the HITT participants are already driving forward Think Tank 2020 with additional internal ideas and suggestions ... The hospitalityInside team is very pleased about the overwhelming feedback and this lively community, which fully absorbed the truly unique spirit of this "floating forum" on the boat. This is why we would like to let a video do the talking and our participants "literally" comment on the event ...
Berlin (May 24, 2019). Figuratively speaking, the area of conflict created by digitisation is located right in the middle of the bright red sunset and the fierce lightning of a thunderstorm that ended the get-together at the 2nd HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) in Berlin on Sunday evening. On Monday, on board the seminar ship that floated along the Havel river for eight hours, everything started to flow: the top speakers encouraged the industry to rethink the hotel industry, to let go of old patterns, to experiment and to dare to take extremes. Everyone talked about – successful – examples from all over the world, no matter whether it was about markets, retail, HR or the global categorisation of the industry in the digital world. A lively, intense day full of pragmatism and fun with a flying microphone.
Berlin (April 19, 2019). "I would love to have the problems of the hotel industry!" Dr Marc Schumacher meant that seriously in the preparatory discussion leading up to his appearance at the 2nd HITT Think Tank on the seminar ship in Berlin on May 19/20. According to the retail specialist from Liganova, this industry – in contrast to most other industries – has ideal prerequisites for the digital era. It is just not aware of the fact. This is exactly what HITT wants to achieve: an open discussion with people who think outside the box and who encourage hoteliers to embark on the new "experience economy". Register now under www.hitt.world. Our sponsors of the first HITT will also be there again, and they will tell you here and now how they see the development in digitisation, and why they are back at the 2nd Think Tank.
Berlin/Augsburg (April 5, 2019). Digital minds think differently: out of the box, globally and customer-focused. The programme of the 2nd HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 19/20 May in Berlin is now complete with further high-calibre "Impulse Generators" from globally active companies. Again, non-hoteliers will speak. The four speakers come from PwC/PricewaterhouseCoopers Switzerland, Liganova/Brand Retail Company from Stuttgart, Scholz & Friends from Berlin and EY (and previously Publicis.Sapient) from the USA. These four bring in their experience from markets and methods, their own digital and tech projects. Enjoy a day about digitalisation as your personal "experience" on a seminar ship and in a small circle of only 60 participants... The registrations are running.
Berlin (March 22, 2019). The first HITT Breakfast two weeks ago was the starting shot for a new networking event in Berlin. 70 guests followed the invitation of HospitalityInside and co-host mrp hotels and found their way into the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin between the end of the IHIF and the beginning of the ITB. Yaning Liu, Director of Diaoyutai MGM Hospitality from Beijing, gave the keynote speech at the HITT Breakfast premier, focusing on digitisation. We include a video of this today – and further information (boarding, get-together) for the second HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 19/20 May 2019 in Berlin. The first wave of registrations has been accepted. There are still places free.
Aachen (March 1, 2019). Networking around digitalisation: In future, HospitalityInside will support this exchange within the frame of its HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) stronger. For the first time, the publisher invited the HITT Community for breakfast (including key note) in Berlin, in the context of IHIF and ITB. Last week, a small circle met for an exciting workshop with Drees & Sommer at Aachen University, to learn more about the interconnected property. Such networking and post events are held so that everyone can learn from everyone. The next hotspot will be the Think Tank on May 19/20, 2019, in Berlin again and on the ship again. An update concerning content and dates.
Berlin (February 1, 2019). HITT 2019 is about to cast off again! Once more in Berlin and with the inspiring seminar ship. On May 19/20, the HospitalityInside Think Tank will set course for the idyllic Havel and the issue of digitalisation for the second time. This time, the title is: "Digitalisation: The new value creator. Learn from others". What can the hotel industry learn from other industries? That's the focus. Once again, non-hoteliers will provide the impetus, and once again there will be plenty of room for in-depth discussions with top-class experts. Today, we present the first two impulse generators to you. With immediate effect, you can submit a binding registration for HITT 2019.
Augsburg/Berlin (October 26, 2018). HITT, Edition 2: The second HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) will take place on Sunday/Monday, 19/20 May 2019 – again in Berlin and again on the seminar ship. SAVE THE DATE! You can register for this on the website www.hitt.world or send us an eMail. The new programme is maturing and further information will be available in mid-January 2019.
Berlin (June 15, 2018). The programme was electrifying: Most participants arrived very early. Only the storms over Germany and the airlines caused some to doubt whether they would make it in time on Sunday evening to the event’s unconventional kick-off in the 25hours Bikini Berlin or whether the seminar ship would raise anchor promptly the following morning... On Monday 11 June at 9:30 am, the 1st HITT focusing on Emerging Technologies got underway. As the Orca ten Broke docked again in the evening in Moabit, it had given birth to the creative chaos we had hoped and forged an HITT community eager to discuss the issues raised. A first impression from the premiere, also see the photo/video link at the end of this article.
Augsburg/Berlin (June 1, 2018). Just 10 days until the HITT premier – the HospitalityInside Think Tank in Berlin. This begins with a small change among the impulse providers. Bryson Koehler from IBM Watson had to cancel his participation, so his colleague Rob High, Vice President and also Chief Technology Officer will open the HITT as a first speaker. So HospitalityInside will retain the “think outside the box” approach from the very beginning. HospitalityInside.com as event organiser is now busy with the final organisational details. If you wish to help shape and experience this special event on the seminar ship...
Augsburg/Berlin (April 20, 2018). The programme of the 1st HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) is complete! Travelling from Atlanta, Bryson Koehler, Chief Technology Officer of IBM Watson, will join us, putting the important trends within emerging technologies into perspective. In addition, renowned and future-oriented companies will be complementing the circle of sponsors: after Sabre Hospitality and AccorHotels, HSDS, a software solutions specialist from London/Cluj, Drees & Sommer, an international project developer, and Expo Real, Europe's leading real estate and investment fair, will be supporting HITT. Additional cooperation partners will be REIN, the Real Estate Innovation Network that celebrated its debut at Expo Real last year, and the Hotelschool The Hague from the Netherlands. "Emerging technologies – Friend or foe" is the title of the Think Tank taking place on a ship in Berlin on June 10/11 – in English. Book now – participation is limited due to the ship's capacity and the HITT concept.
Augsburg/Berlin (April 6, 2018). Orca ten Broke. This is the name of the wife of the German pirate Klaus Stoertebeker. He was the cause of scandal in the 14th century with his raids on North German waters. It is also the name of the Seminar Ship on which the first HospitalityInside Think Tank HITT will take place. The contents of the HITT on 10/11 June 2018 in Berlin will be "Emerging Technologies" and will take a look far into the future. Seven centuries ago, it was wind and muscle power that drove the ships forward, today it's solar power. HospitalityInside pushes forward into new land with this Think Tank. Today, we present the event location. A flexible dinghy will ensure that participants won't have to throw themselves from the deck to be able to reach land.
Augsburg/Berlin (March 23, 2018). Artificial Intelligence (AI) and China are two closely related topics. The Middle Kingdom is pushing digitalisation forward at an extremely rapid rate in a bid to become global leader in emerging technologies. Accordingly, the speech by Dr Andrew Lim, Professor for Technopreneurship and Innovation at HotelSchool The Hague on the subject of AI fits well with the follow-on speech by China expert Prof Dr Wolfgang Arlt from COTRI Research Institute. These are two further highlights at our first HITT Think Tank, which will take place on 9/10 June 2018 on the seminar ship in Berlin. Have you registered already?
Augsburg/Berlin (February 23, 2018). Our new Think Tank is finding more and more friends: Today, we can announce AccorHotels as second sponsor for the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 10/11 June in Berlin. "HITT is an excellent fit for our way of working", Daniela Schade, COO Central Europe, explained of the decision to provide sponsorship. We also introduce our first "Impulse Generator": Prof Thomas Lachmann from the University of Kaiserslautern. As expert for "cognitive science", his research focuses on the relationship between man and machine. The get-together in the evening prior to our brainstorming on the seminar ship will take place in equally unconventional surroundings, The 25hours Bikini Berlin.
Augsburg/Berlin (February 9, 2018). The welcome given to the announcement of the 1st HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) in Berlin on 10/11 June 2018 was extremely motivating. This forum is of a very different kind – the event will take place aboard a ship as "floating forum", will host 70-80 participants and provide lots of space for direct interaction, this forum is very different. Another innovation is that it also incorporates non-hoteliers. For the moment, not all "impulse providers” are in place for the full range of issues to be addressed, but the general structure of the programme has been finalised. Prices have also been set, in particular those on offer to the early birds. HospitalityInside subcribers will receive special terms. From today, booking is possible via www.hitt.world. The first international sponsor has also been secured: Sabre Hospitality Solutions will be the platinum sponsor of the 1st HITT. The details.
Augsburg/Berlin (December 15, 2017). HospitalityInside is launching HITT – HospitalityInside Think Tank – the first of its kind and a prelude to a series of think tanks revolving around the issue of digitization and artificial intelligence. Non-hoteliers provide input and impulses, while we integrate our sponsors and their know-how – and our participants determine the discussions and future focuses of this internationally aligned event. SAVE THE DATE: Berlin, June 10-11, 2018! Please find more here and on our new microsite at www.hitt.world.
