Skift Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Skift Take: Malaga's politicians are aiming to relieve the strain on affordable housing by tightening regulations on short-term rentals. However, given the current popularity of southern Spain, this move could shift the pressure to nearby destinations.
Hotel Management
OCTOBER 24, 2024
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 are going to open 30 new Sofitel in the world in the three coming years – in Vietnam, in Mexico, in Jaipur, in Cairo, in Australia, in New Zealand, everywhere.
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Skift Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Skift Take: Southwest’s third-quarter earnings beat Wall Street estimates, a bright spot for the carrier that has been fending off an activist investor for months.
Hotel Management
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The Adelphi Hotel at 187 Flinders Lane has sold for the second time in 18 months with Melbourne based hotel investor Mazen Tabet purchasing the property for a reported AU$19 million. The 34-room hotel, in the “Paris End” of the CBD, joins Tabet’s local hotel portfolio which includes The Royce Hotel on St Kilda Road and The Lyall Hotel in South Yarra.
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Skift Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Skift Take: American reported a third-quarter loss as its competitors profits nearly hit $1 billion. It still has a long road to recovery over a botched distribution strategy that caused it to lose out on lucrative business travel.
Lodging
OCTOBER 24, 2024
ATLANTA—Atwell Suites announced the expansion of its U.S. presence with the upcoming openings of three new hotels in Kansas City, Missouri, Henderson, Nevada, and Fort Worth, Texas. These additions build upon previously opened properties in Miami, Florida; Denver, Colorado; and Austin, Texas, further expanding IHG Hotels & Resorts’ all-suites, upper-midscale hotel brand.
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Hotel Management
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Apartment hotels brand Quest is set for a major expansion in China under a 50:50 joint venture partnership between Ascott China and Jin Jiang Hotels signed this week. The joint venture will enable rapid growth of Ascott’s Quest and Jin Jiang Hotels’ TULIP LODJ, primarily through a franchise model, to meet China’s underserved demand for apartment hotels in the upscale and upper midscale segments Jin Jiang is China’s largest and the world’s second largest hotel group with approximately 13,250 oper
Skift Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Skift Take: Despite advance skepticism, the Paris Olympics provided a sugar rush for Accor's hotels. But the company may need more than Olympic-sized live tourism events to sustain its ambitions for rapid growth worldwide.
Hotel Management
OCTOBER 24, 2024
It’s an exciting time for United Airlines , with the carrier set to launch its largest international expansion ever alongside the constant roll-out of new aircraft, upgraded airline lounges and travellers’ tools for a more seamless journey. In an exclusive video interview with Wayfarer at the recent Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, United Airlines’ Managing Director of Worldwide Sales, Marcel Fuchs, gave Wayfarer host Editor-In-Chief, James Wilkinson, an
Skift Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Skift Take: Hilton had painted a more subdued picture of leisure demand. Wyndham's results show the benefits of having a heavy mix of hotels and resorts in the economy and midscale segments.
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Hotel Management
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Mornington Peninsula wellness retreat Alba Thermal Springs and Spa is soon set to open a new luxury stay option for guests in an expansion into villa style accommodation. The Sanctuary features five standalone villas, along with two studio rooms, perched at the highpoint of the 15-hectare property. Designed as an intimate retreat amidst native bushland, with interiors crafted by local designer Kate Walker of KWD in Mt Martha, each villa features a soft palette of muted colours and offers views a
Skift Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Skift Take: In a world that’s rapidly going cashless, mobile payments are transforming travel, with Asia leading the charge while the technology spreads globally.
Skift Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Skift Take: After the Justice Department said it would launch an inquiry into the state of airline competition, the airline and travel industries criticized the move as politically motivated.
Skift Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Skift Take: Ixigo's acquisition of train food delivery service Zoop comes soon after the company's successful IPO. It aims to capture a ready market of train travelers who wish to enhance their food experience during their journeys.
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Skift Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Skift Take: The appointment of the new directors ends Southwest’s months-long battle with Elliott, which was poised to turn into a proxy fight.
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