How are Restaurants, Hotels & Event Spaces Faring Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic? What Strategies Must be Considered?

The hospitality industry was one of the first — and hardest hit — industries grappling with the coronavirus pandemic. Heavy restrictions, shelter-in-place orders and efforts to minimize the spread of this virus forced most to halt operations for an unforeseen time. Many hospitality professionals are asking:

• • ~What do operations look like right now?
  • ~What strategies exist to weather the COVD-19 storm; right now, mid-term and for when the orders are lifted?
  • ~What technologies are being considered and how will tech help enhance guests’ experience in the new normal?
  • ~What, if any, is an optimal time to consider enhancements?

Encompass AV'S CEO Tim Pickett hosted a live discussion with industry-leading professionals to address these questions and more.  A special thanks to our panelists:

• ~Steve Lombardo III, President of Gibsons Restaurant Group,
• ~Scott Wiener, Founder and Owner of The Fifty 50 Group,
• ~Nathaniel Brethold, Directorat Marquee Development / Hickory Street Capital, and
• ~Nabil Moubayed, Area Director of Operations at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants.