Lodging
JANUARY 11, 2024
ARLINGTON, Virginia—Knowland released the top market performance numbers for December, citing San Diego as having the highest meeting volume improvement with 29.2 percent year-over-year (YOY) growth. Coming in second was San Francisco, where event volume increased 21.5 percent. San Diego’s healthcare event business segment doubled, and its pharmaceutical/biotechnology events tripled from last year.
Skift Blog
JANUARY 11, 2024
Skift Take: While some experts have no hope that the metaverse will last, some travel companies still see its potential, even if only as a marketing ploy.
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Hotel Management
JANUARY 11, 2024
InterContinental Auckland is gearing up to open its doors to guests on January 30, 2024, within the NZ$1 billion Commercial Bay lifestyle precinct. Located at 1 Queen Street, the 139-room luxury hotel will bring the outside in with scenic city and water views and offer culturally rich experiences for travellers. Led by General Manager, Ryan South, who brings over two decades of experience at IHG Hotels and Resorts in Australasia, Indonesia and the Pacific, the hotel employees an experienced and
Skift Blog
JANUARY 11, 2024
Skift Take: One challenge for struggling travel SPACs beyond their stock prices is to create something new that's truly valuable to their customers. Booking.com did just that years ago, although others have caught up in the interim.
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive
Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is reshaping sales coaching, learning, and development? Join Brendan Sweeney and Devyn Blume of Allego for an engaging new webinar exploring AI's transformative role in sales coaching and performance improvement! Brendan and Devyn will share actionable insights and strategies for integrating AI into coaching and development - ensuring personalized, effective, and scalable training!
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 11, 2024
Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, is delighted to announce the addition of several new properties to its Asia portfolio signed at the end of 2023, which continue the company’s commitment to growth and expansion.
Skift Blog
JANUARY 11, 2024
Skift Take: Viator is one of the most prominent players in selling tours and activities online. Still, most consumers remain unaware of its extensive offering, underscoring the opportunity for the experience economy in 2024.
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Skift Blog
JANUARY 11, 2024
Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at Greece's tourist tax, Boeing's mounting problems, and virtual tourism with Apple Vision Pro.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 11, 2024
Amadeus has joined the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (the Alliance) to bring its travel expertise to the table in the quest to support a more prosperous and responsible hospitality sector. As a leading, global player at the heart of the travel and tourism sector, Amadeus sees great potential to work alongside and connect with hospitality industry stakeholders and, together, contribute on the journey to the Alliance’s goal of Net Positive Hospitality – ensuring the industry gives back to desti
Skift Blog
JANUARY 11, 2024
Skift Take: Thailand just scored a powerful tourism promotion opportunity by being the location for White Lotus' next season.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 11, 2024
The new year is synonymous with new opportunities. A blank page upon which to set new intentions and objectives. A renewed impulse to eat and drink healthily after indulging in festivities. So, what will be quenching our thirst in 2024? New technologies in F&B production alongside consumer preferences for easy, convenient health products which fit neatly into our daily routines have spurred a boom in the functional beverage segment. let’s take a closer look at the welllness beverage trends of 20
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
Skift Blog
JANUARY 11, 2024
Skift Take: Although Heathrow is no longer the world's busiest international airport, these latest numbers show it still boasts remarkable connectivity.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 11, 2024
A captivating palace retreat with 78 private villas and a secret garden, the new resort will be Bahrain’s first ultra-luxurious all-villa escape.
Skift Blog
JANUARY 11, 2024
Skift Take: The incoming chief executive inherits a company which has had its business model uprooted by the Russian airspace closure.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 11, 2024
I work with hoteliers day in and day out and I often get asked very specific questions relating to the unique challenges that resort properties face. In today’s article, I wanted to answer some of the most common questions that I get asked by hoteliers who work in resort or large-scale luxury properties (often with specialized amenities, like waterparks!).
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales at Allego
Maximizing sales rep performance is no easy task. 📈 Traditional sales training methods focus heavily on the first few weeks in the sales role. Companies dedicate time, resources, and budget to onboarding new hires, only for them to forget what was learned in those first few weeks, lose motivation, and struggle to come to grips with their role.
Lodging
JANUARY 11, 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia—Noble Investment Group announced that it held the final closing for Noble Hospitality Fund V, L.P. (Noble Fund V). This is the fifth of Noble’s flagship series of real estate funds focused on value-added investments in select-service and extended-stay hotels across the United States. Noble Fund V was oversubscribed with $1.0 billion of equity commitments from a global institutional base, including public state pension plans, corporate pensions, endowments, foundations, insurance
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 11, 2024
The Board of Directors of NEOM has announced Norlana, an ultra-modern active lifestyle community, as the latest addition to the evolving regional development in northwest Saudi Arabia.
Lodging
JANUARY 11, 2024
BELLEVUE, Washington—Staypineapple launched an electric vehicle (EV) car-sharing service in partnership with Zipcar. Exclusive for Staypineapple guest use, Zipcar EVs are now available at Staypineapple’s Hotel Rose in Portland, Oregon, and Watertown Hotel in Seattle, Washington. Each of Staypineapple’s participating hotels has a Zipcar Chevy Bolt available, parked and charged at the hotels’ on-site EV charging stations.
Skift Blog
JANUARY 11, 2024
Skift Take: You can expect that some of Frontdesk's rivals will move in to buy some of its remains.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.
Lodging
JANUARY 11, 2024
ASPEN, Colorado—Aspen Meadows Resort launched its partnership with the Salamander Collection brand, opened West End Social, and implemented an updated arrival experience. Salamander has been managing the property since 2022 and oversaw the latest renovation work alongside the resort’s owner, the Aspen Institute. The re-designed and re-conceived West End Social has an approachable menu, designed by Chef de Cuisine Rachel Saxton, which has shareable plates.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 11, 2024
In the world of real estate, hotel acquisitions stand apart, blending the intricacies of property deals with the dynamics of the hospitality industry. Here, we shine a light on the specialized factors that differentiate hotel acquisitions.
Lodging
JANUARY 11, 2024
Coury Hospitality announced the appointment of Andrew Casperson as chief operating officer. Promoted from executive vice president of operations, Carperson will lead operations strategies for Coury’s portfolio of hotels, bars, and restaurants. McNeill Investment Group announced the retirement of Sussan P. Harshbarger, chief legal officer and managing director.
Skift Blog
JANUARY 11, 2024
Skift Take: Good news for travelers, bad news for hotel owners. The U.S. hotel industry is seeing a (modest) decline in room rates after a recent dramatic run-up in prices.
Speaker: Lauren Fernandez - CEO & Founder, Full Course
Companies all over the world, including Marriot International and Hilton Worldwide, are aware of the value of including DEI in their talent acquisition strategy. However, despite these initiatives, there is still plenty that the hospitality sector can do to promote DEI. When comparing the hospitality industries in India, Iraq, the UK, and the US, you will see that there is a consistent underrepresentation of persons from different ethnic, gender, and disability origins across all levels of the i
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 11, 2024
Village Accommodation Group, New Zealand owned and operated, manages a range of accommodation properties across many sectors of hospitality in 3, 4 and 5-star markets; including boutique luxury hotels, studios, apartments, and executive townhouses. Amongst the properties they manage are the uniquely designed mid-century Ohtel 5-star boutique hotels on Oriental Parade in Wellington, and the vibrant Viaduct Harbour in Auckland.
Hotel Management
JANUARY 11, 2024
Radisson Hotel Group is celebrating a new company record with the addition of over 30,000 keys to its portfolio through openings and signings in 2023. “We are grateful to our owners and colleagues who helped us achieve a strong 2023 with more than 250 signings and openings worldwide and over 30,000 keys added to our portfolio, our highest ever,” said Radisson Hotel Group, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Development Officer, Elie Younes.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 11, 2024
Despite some lingering concerns around the broader economy and geo-political instability, we can confidently say that travel has fully recovered in 2023.
Hotel Management
JANUARY 11, 2024
Qatar Airways launched its new QSuite Business Class product in early 2017 and the airline’s CEO, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker, promised it would revolutionise travel across the globe. It certainly has and what an amazing product it has turned out to be and it continues to set benchmarks for the aviation industry six years on, as James Wilkinson discovers.
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Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 11, 2024
In recent years, the hospitality industry has experienced a significant transformation in its approach to commercial strategy. This shift has been driven by the rapid advancements in digital technology, changing customer expectations, and the need for hotels to stay competitive in an ever-evolving marketplace. As the Vice President of Commercial Strategy at NHG, I’ve witnessed firsthand how this digital revolution has reshaped the way hotels operate and engage with their guests.
Hotel Management
JANUARY 11, 2024
Leaders at Marriott International Fiji Hotels are working together with locals to foster Fijian talent development and close employment gaps within the industry. The Marriott International Fiji Hotels leadership team presented an inaugural workshop last week with senior government officials that included representatives from the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Fiji Hotel and Tourism A
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 11, 2024
Amadeus has joined the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (the Alliance) to bring its travel expertise to the table in the quest to support a more prosperous and responsible hospitality sector. As a leading, global player at the heart of the travel and tourism sector, Amadeus sees great potential to work alongside and connect with hospitality industry stakeholders and, together, contribute on the journey to the Alliance’s goal of Net Positive Hospitality – ensuring the industry gives back to desti
Hotel Management
JANUARY 11, 2024
Hilton has revealed its new studio apartment-style, extended-stay hotel brand will be known as LivSmart Studios by Hilton. The newest addition to Hilton’s 22-brand portfolio, LivSmart Studios by Hilton has had “tremendous interest” from owners and developers in just six months, according to Hilton, with more than 350 deals in various stages of negotiation.
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