Editor's Note: Dr. Lalia Rach is the new Executive Managing Director of Strategic Consulting Services, a division of ALHI. Her columns will appear regularly and her consulting services are available to ALHI clients and hotel members. For more information, please ...

A funny thing happened on the way to 2022: Golf exploded. Tee sheets were filled from dew time to twilight; equipment--notably carry bags and push-carts--were about as easy to obtain as snow in Scottsdale in August; and lapsed golfers and never-golfers gave it a go in rec...

Renowned for its palm tree-studded beaches, where ombre blue waves lap the powder-soft sand, Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula boasts a wealth of outdoor meeting and event spaces. Set along the Caribbean coast, the Yucatan's luxury beachfront resorts feature top-notch ho...

How Properties Transformed Their Public Spaces In the words of author J.K. Rowling, "A good first impression can work wonders." Hotel lobbies, bars and other public spaces are often a guest's first peek into the caliber of a property, which is one reason so...

The de rigueur question, "Are you here for business or pleasure?" is being put on hold. Bleisure travel, the practice of combining business and leisure travel, has been around long enough to work its way into our collective travel vocabulary. Why not stay a few ...