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Kerzner CEO Explains How to Scale New Brands While Keeping One&Only and Atlantis Exclusive

Skift Blog

Skift Take: There's a funny thing about ultra-luxury: You want to grow because growth economies of scale are real. But also, if you grow too much, you're not exclusive anymore. Kerzner aims to thread that needle. Sean O'Neill and Josh Corder Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Kerzner CEO Explains How to Scale New Brands While Keeping One&Only and Atlantis Exclusive

Skift Blog

Skift Take: There's a funny thing about ultra-luxury: You want to grow because growth economies of scale are real. But also, if you grow too much, you're not exclusive anymore. Kerzner aims to thread that needle. Sean O'Neill and Josh Corder Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Minor Hotels signs management letting rights for Queens Wharf Residences

Hotel Management

We are excited to add such a landmark Brisbane development to our portfolio, offering a product unlike anything the city has seen before with respect to size and scale, and proximity to Brisbane CBDs most exciting dining and entertainment precinct, said Minor Hotels Australasia Chief Operating Officer, Craig Hooley.

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‘The brand is back’: Sofitel CEO Maud Bailly reveals grand plans for luxury brand at the reopening of a Sydney icon

Hotel Management

Accor’s French luxury brand Sofitel is set to expand and upgrade its network of hotels in Australia and New Zealand among 30 destinations globally in the coming years as the brand seeks to win favour with guests and owners 60 years on from its launch. “We It’s a powerful luxury brand. We have 51 brands in Accor portfolio.

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Uber-Expedia Super Deal? Our Answers to 10 Big Questions  

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Large scale acquisitions between consumer travel brands are rare these days, but now there are rumblings of one between Uber and Expedia. Could it work out? We're skeptical. Justin Dawes Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Oyo to Buy Motel 6 for $525 Million in U.S. Expansion Bid

Skift Blog

It's now betting that buying a network is its best way to gain scale fast. Skift Take: Oyo, based in India, has tried for years to gain traction in the U.S., but it has claimed that competitors have played hardball. Sean O'Neill Read the Complete Story On Skift

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We Now Know What Hilton Paid for NoMad Hotels: Just $56 Million

Skift Blog

Now it plans to scale the brand to 30 to 50 hotels. Skift Take: Hilton has revealed it paid $56 million to acquire a controlling stake in NoMad Hotels, a smaller sum than recent comparable acquisitions in the luxury hotel sector. Sean O'Neill Read the Complete Story On Skift

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