Skift Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Skift Take: If stiff regulation doesn't get in the way, it is very likely that short-term rentals will take a chunk of market share from hotels. That's why you'll see more hotels getting into the vacation rental biz.
Hospitality Net
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The hospitality industry has changed a lot over the years. Labor shortages, rising guest expectations, and tightening budgets are the new norm. We’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how technology can help solve these challenges. And while technology won’t fix everything, it can go a long way in making operations run smoother and guests happier.
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Skift Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Skift Take: Through the codeshare, Delta has decided to closely align itself with Saudi Arabia. Its competitors — American and United — already have agreements with Qatar Airways and Emirates, respectively.
Lodging
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Incorporating a theme of ‘Elevate,’ Red Roof hosted its 2024 Brand Conference emphasizing its new prototype, a pair of recent partnerships, and some key personnel additions as initiatives designed to help the 51-year-old company reach new heights. Having recently reached the 700-hotel milestone as a company throughout its four brands, Red Roof President Zack Gharib linked the new prototype for its venerable Red Roof flag with the conference theme during a media Q&A session.
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!
Skift Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Skift Take: Priceline is among a handful of companies testing OpenAI's new voice tech. Priceline envisions that its future voicebot will be able to accompany a traveler through an entire trip.
Hospitality Net
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Scandic has signed a long-term, revenue-based lease agreement with property owner AXA Investment Managers to take over a 174-room hotel in central Stuttgart. The hotel will be renovated and adapted to Scandic’s brand and operational standards before the planned opening in the fourth quarter 2025.
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Hospitality Net
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has today announced the signing of two hotels under Hilton’s new premium economy conversion brand, Spark by Hilton, as part of a wider agreement with Verkehrsbuero Hospitality. Spark by Hilton Vienna Donaustadt and Spark by Hilton Vienna Messe Prater will both open later this year.
Skift Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Skift Take: Have you ever been on a trip and wanted one app to book your museum entrance tickets, get you train tickets, score you concert seats, and maybe throw in a cooking class for good measure? Klook wants to be there for you.
Hospitality Net
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Stayntouch, a global leader in cloud hotel property management systems (PMS) and guest-centric technology, announced a new partnership with Cobblestone Hotels, a fast-growing hotel franchise chain with over 160 properties across 29 states. Stayntouch deployed its cloud-based PMS across Cobblestone’s portfolio at an unprecedented speed, leveraging advanced automation technology.
Skift Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Skift Take: Top aviation industry CEOs and executives set to take the Skift Aviation Forum stage this year including speakers from American Airlines, JetBlue, IATA, Southwest Airlines, DFW International Airport, and so many more.
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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
Hospitality Net
OCTOBER 2, 2024
By examining five key areas of hotel operations, this whitepaper serves as a comprehensive roadmap for hoteliers looking to thrive in a data-driven world. It highlights how leveraging data and technology can lead to more efficient processes, better decision-making, and improved profitability.
Skift Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Skift Take: Geoff Ballotti's comments suggested Wyndham is doubling down on its core economy positioning while selectively moving upscale through targeted acquisitions.
Hospitality Net
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Last week, we discussed how more companies used AI to screen resumes and analyze job candidates’ performance in the initial interviews. We called for companies’ attention to the potential AI biases in hiring. This week, we will visit what job candidates can do to help AI pick us and recommend us for hiring.
Skift Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Skift Take: The hotel industry has once again become like that friend who always says they're "fine" when you ask how they're doing. It could always be better. It could always be worse.
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.
Hospitality Net
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Minor Hotels announces the continued expansion of Tivoli Hotels & Resorts in Portugal, the brand’s home country, with the upcoming launch of Tivoli Kopke Porto Gaia Hotel. Located on the south bank of the Douro River, in the city of Gaia, the hotel is scheduled to open early in 2025 and boasts a privileged panoramic view over Porto.
Skift Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Skift Take: With Indian arrivals to the U.S. on the rise, Louisiana is pulling out all the stops to win over these tourists. Think Cajun-meets-Asian vibes. Now, that’s a mashup!
Hospitality Net
OCTOBER 2, 2024
A highlight of the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals’ (HFTP®) upcoming Annual Convention is the session, “Navigating Challenges in 2025: How Hotel Owners and Management Companies Can Collaborate Successfully.” Speaking on the panel are top hoteliers John Murray, president and CEO for Sonesta International Hotels Corp. and Blair Wills, president and CEO for StepStone Hospitality.
Skift Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at Moxy's tenth anniversary, Amtrak's counter-marketing, and Dubrovnik's efforts to fend off tourism hordes.
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.
Hospitality Net
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Cendyn, a global hospitality cloud-based technology company, has acquired Knowland, the US-based leader in data-as-a-service intelligence on meetings and events for hospitality. The strategic acquisition presents an opportunity to enhance sales prospecting by yielding greater bookings in the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and events) space.
Lodging
OCTOBER 2, 2024
PLANO, Texas—Aimbridge Hospitality strengthened its technology stack with a newly developed proprietary data reporting platform, Aimbridge Intelligence, built to provide transparency and collaboration with owners. Housed in OwnView, a portal available to Aimbridge owners, Aimbridge Intelligence creates opportunities for owners with access to information, including performance data intended to offer flexibility and self-service capabilities to complement the work of property support teams.
Hospitality Net
OCTOBER 2, 2024
For Denver hotels, the first five months of 2024 were somewhat volatile, with March declines being offset by April gains. This trend can be partially attributed to Easter falling in March this year. After two months of RevPAR declines in Denver in June and July, August was a stellar month for the city’s hotels, with the RevPAR increase nearing 10%. However, the declines in June and July resulted in little growth for the city in the summer of 2024, as overall RevPAR growth through August is less
Are Morch
OCTOBER 2, 2024
This article is part of the Hotel Digital Transformer newsletter on LinkedIn. Subscribe to my LinkedIn newsletter where I’ll share tips, ideas, and strategies to help your hotel open its digital gateway. __ The hospitality industry is rapidly evolving, influenced by technological advancements that redefine how hotels operate and engage with guests. As a Digital Transformation and AI […] The post Transforming Hotel Management with AI: A Step-by-Step Guide appeared first on Are Morch, Digita
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
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Red Roof®, an award-winning leader in the lodging industry, unveiled a blueprint for continued profitable growth at its brand conference for more than 1,000 franchisees, team members and partners. Red Roof President Zack Gharib laid out a concrete path forward to elevate one of America’s best-known lodging brands. In his address to the Red Roof franchise community, Gharib told conference attendees, We are an iconic American brand, and we are living the American dream.
Hotel Business
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Stayntouch , a cloud hotel property management systems (PMS) and guest-centric technology provider, has entered into a new partnership with Cobblestone Hotels. Stayntouch deployed its PMS across 139 Cobblestone properties in 90 days. “We chose Stayntouch for their outstanding customer support and dedicated team members, who remain consistently available—a quality we truly value,” said Josie Kilgore, brand president, Cobblestone Hotels.
Hospitality Net
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Extended Stay America, the nation’s leading mid-priced extended stay hotel brand, is proud to announce its renewed designation as the Official Hotel Partner of the American Cancer Society. Over the next two years, Extended Stay America will provide a total of 100,000 free and discounted room nights per year to cancer patients and their families, a total value of over $7 million.
eHotelier
OCTOBER 2, 2024
If you are tired of dealing with disorganised and scattered guest data and manually managing all guest communication, you are probably looking to implement (or already have implemented) a CRM for your hotel.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Hotel Co 51 has boosted the number of Marriott-owned brands in its European portfolio following the opening of the new-build Element by Westin® Wroclaw.
eHotelier
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today launched its 2024 Economic Impact Trends Report, which has revealed the U.S. as the world’s most powerful Travel & Tourism market, contributing a record-breaking $2.36 TN to the nation’s economy last year.
Hospitality Net
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The Sustainable Hospitality Challenge (SHC), by Hotelschool The Hague, proudly announces the Winner of its 2024 edition, revealed during the grand finale at the Future Hospitality Summit World in Dubai. This year’s competition, which brought together 7 visionary student teams from across the globe, celebrated groundbreaking innovations set to reshape the future of hospitality.
eHotelier
OCTOBER 2, 2024
FCS Solutions, a global leading provider of hospitality technology, continues its strategic expansion across the Europe, with a new office in Czech Republic.
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