Berlin is opening up and on its way to recovery, and Jan, Orania's Director of Revenue and Reservations, is seeing bookings, mostly domestic.

The hotel is drawing the locals in with their Michelin star recipient chef, Philipp Vogel.

Jan talks about what he sees for Berlin in the next few months and gives a little advice for other hoteliers.

No better time than now, amid COVID-19, for Solay, the mobile app that allows guests to reserve a resort lounge chair or cabana, real-time. Amanda's new venture also provides hotels a back-end dashboard to manage inventory block out dates, pricing, and, oh yes, accommodate social distancing requirements. Learn more at solayapp.com.

Linda Dumpe is a digital marketer from Latvia, who went to Spain and began building her agency, that is, until COVID-19 hit. She's back in Latvia and finding her way with the hotels that are re-opening there.

Hotels are slowly starting to re-open, with international travelers visiting Riga, and hotels outside the capital targeting staycations.

She tells us August is predicted to be a big month for travel in the U.K., even with travel abroad search terms down by half, there's 103% increase in U.K. travel searches.

She's got some advice for hoteliers, so listen in.

A travel advisor who plays mostly in the luxury space, Albert is seeing some hotels really doing well, in particular, those offering premium rooms. He's impressed with hotels staying on top of the travel advisor community in order to communicate their offers effectively. He brings a perspective on MICE, and how guests are booking. Listen in.