John Berean

Sep 6, 2024 | hospitalitynet.org | Jason Lee |John Berean

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, San Francisco has been navigating a difficult and lengthy road to recovery. Concerns over safety and street conditions, record-high office vacancies, a weak convention calendar, and limited visitation from Asia are among the challenges for local hoteliers.

Jan 26, 2024 | hotel-online.com | Rod Clough |Marcus Lee |John Berean |Eric Guerrero

By Rod Clough, Marcus Lee, John Berean, Eric Guerrero, Alice ShermanHVS was a proud sponsor of this year's ALIS conference, and both our HVS Los Angeles leader Kirsten Smiley and our HVS San Francisco leader John Berean moderated educational and engaging panels at the event.

Aug 21, 2023 | hospitalitynet.org | John Berean

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Silicon Valley has experienced drastic changes including the shift to remote work policies, the exodus of several major companies, and the widespread layoffs in Q4 2022 and Q1 2023. The table below summarizes recent layoffs and remote work policies at major companies in Silicon Valley. On top of the shift in workforce policies, a number of major companies have relocated out of Silicon Valley in recent years.

May 13, 2023 | hotel-online.com | John Berean |Margaret Martin

By John BereanHawaii enacted some of the strictest travel measures in the United States in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A mandatory two-week quarantine was enforced in March 2020 for all travelers arriving to the Hawaiian Islands; this quarantine applied not only to out-of-state visitors, but also to local interisland travel. As a result, a majority of hotels and resorts suspended operations.

May 10, 2023 | hospitalitynet.org | John Berean

Pandemic-Era Travel TrendsHawaii enacted some of the strictest travel measures in the United States in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A mandatory two-week quarantine was enforced in March 2020 for all travelers arriving to the Hawaiian Islands; this quarantine applied not only to out-of-state visitors, but also to local interisland travel. As a result, a majority of hotels and resorts suspended operations.