Rayna Katz

Rayna is a veteran editor and writer specializing in travel, food, and hospitality who can make complex subjects understandable and compelling.

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Industry News

Old Trends That Are Still Top of Mind for Industry Leaders

Discussing boycotting destinations over discriminatory legislation may cause flashbacks, and bleisure travelers are so 2020. But these macro trends are reemerging, and industry leaders are looking to find ways to deal with them.
Rayna Katz | 1 year ago
Javits Center atrium during Toy Fair
Industry News

Exclusive: Toy Fair Reverses Course, Stays in New York City

Toy Fair, worth an estimated $20 to $30 million, announced plans to move from New York — where it’s been held for a century — to New Orleans. Extensive and vociferous member blowback forced organizers to do an about-face.
Rayna Katz | 1 year ago
Photo of secret cove beach in the Wailea-Makena area on Maui
Destinations

Maui Loses $11 Million a Day as Visitors Stay Away

Tourism officials told visitors and groups to stay home after last month's wildfire, but they overcorrected. Maui needs visitors and now it's struggling to get back group business.
Rayna Katz | 1 year ago
Industry News

SoCal Hotel Strike Hits Meetings Hard

Most meeting planners or sponsor organizations are standing with labor, but those still having events, as well as hoteliers, are seeing repercussions.
Rayna Katz | 1 year ago