Skift Blog
JUNE 7, 2024
Skift Take: Spirit’s CEOs comments come as S&P downgraded the carrier’s credit rating earlier this week, potentially hurting its ability to refinance its debt. The carrier has $1.1 billion in debt set to mature in September 2025.
Lodging
JUNE 7, 2024
Although we are well into the new year, the global hotel industry is still facing many of the same struggles from years past, including staffing shortages. Those shortages are pushing hotels to increase pay and benefits to compete for available labor. When looking at the United States, average hourly earnings for employees in the leisure and hospitality sector are the highest they have ever been—averaging $23.37 in 2023 and hitting $23.86 in January 2024, according […] The post A Lens on L
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Skift Blog
JUNE 7, 2024
Skift Take: The spring travel surge and strong consumer sentiment boosted the Skift Travel Health Index in April 2024. The momentum is expected to continue.
Anthony Cole Training
JUNE 7, 2024
Working with community banks across the country, we understand that now is an important time to have the right people in the right place, asking the right questions, to address the flow of deposits. In this high interest rate environment, consumers are moving excess amounts from checking accounts to higher yielding CDs and alternative products. This presents problems and opportunities for every bank.
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
JUNE 7, 2024
Skift Take: Virgin Galactic joins Blue Origin and Space Perspective in aspiring to make the final frontier open to all who can afford it. That's good news for travel agencies like RocketBreaks.
Hospitality Net
JUNE 7, 2024
Anticipated to open in late 2024, the property will undergo a conversion process before bringing The Luxury Collection brand to the Mexican Caribbean.
Hotel Sales Focus brings together the best content for hotel sales and marketing professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Hospitality Net
JUNE 7, 2024
Accor Greater China, together with Changzhou High-Speed Railway Town and Changzhou High-Tech Group Co., Ltd., has announced the signing of a multiple property hospitality project in the fast-growing community of Changzhou High Speed Rail New Town. Sofitel Changzhou will bring a French luxury experience, complemented by Novotel Changzhou and a Novotel Living Changzhou extended stay hotel.
Skift Blog
JUNE 7, 2024
Skift Take: The luxury travel market is shifting from sheer opulence to authenticity, reflecting a growing demand among affluent travelers for meaningful, culturally rich experiences.
Hospitality Net
JUNE 7, 2024
The sports-themed hotel is Accor’s first address in Georgia’s Black Sea resort.ibis Styles, Accor’s design-led economy hotel brand, announces the opening of the 121-room ibis Styles Batumi. The newly built hotel is the group’s first address in Batumi, Georgia’s second-largest city and the country’s leading Black Sea resort.
Skift Blog
JUNE 7, 2024
Skift Take: United is launching its own media network that will use customer demographic data to create more targeted ads and content for passengers.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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
JUNE 7, 2024
limehome, Europe’s leading technology-based provider and operator of fully digitalized design apartments, is expanding its portfolio in the Dutch capital with a new property in Amsterdam Sloterdijk.
Skift Blog
JUNE 7, 2024
Skift Take: This is another proof point that much of the SPAC trend of a few years ago was a dud.
Hospitality Net
JUNE 7, 2024
citizenM, a hotel brand built for entrepreneurs and creators, today announces the launch of its inaugural Founders First program - an initiative designed to support the growth of small businesses, with a particular focus on underrepresented communities. The launch comes at the same time as the introduction of citizenM’s new co-working benefit, to meet the increasing demand for flexible workspaces and on-the-go solutions.
Skift Blog
JUNE 7, 2024
Skift Take: The uptake of vacation rentals for business travel depends on proving safety and reliability to road warriors and travel managers.
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
JUNE 7, 2024
Slated to open in 2027 on the island’s west coast, the new luxury Layan Verde development aims to become an iconic destination that caters not only to guests and residents but also to the broader island community.
Skift Blog
JUNE 7, 2024
Skift Take: Virgin Galactic joins Blue Origin and Space Perspective in aspiring to make the final frontier open to all who can afford it. That's good news for travel agencies like RocketBreaks.
Hospitality Net
JUNE 7, 2024
In the hospitality industry, the mantra "the customer is always right" has deeply rooted itself, shaping guests’ expectations and fostering a culture where saying no to guests seems almost taboo. The relentless pursuit of customer satisfaction, underscored by the industry’s dedication to meeting and surpassing travelers’ desires, has made saying no a delicate art.
Skift Blog
JUNE 7, 2024
Skift Take: Consumers are pushing payments for travel into the digital age as they demand smoother options.
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
JUNE 7, 2024
My entire life I’ve been surrounded by the hospitality industry, said Jai Patel, current assistant general manager of Tru by Hilton Ashburn One Loudoun in Ashburn, VA.
Lodging
JUNE 7, 2024
WASHINGTON—The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) reported U.S. hotels added 700 jobs to their payrolls in May, according to the latest government data that shows the nationwide workforce shortage continues to make it difficult for hotels to fill open jobs. Total hotel employment stands at about 1.92 million according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Hospitality Net
JUNE 7, 2024
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, continues to expand its Everhome Suites brand with recent groundbreakings in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Rochester, New York; and Somerset, New Jersey, developed in collaboration with Highside Companies. The extended stay demand fundamentals make these locations an ideal fit for the Everhome Suites midscale brand, catering to both business and leisure travelers.
Lodging
JUNE 7, 2024
WASHINGTON—Due to Memorial Day, the U.S. hotel industry reported lower performance results from the previous week but slightly positive comparisons year over year, according to CoStar’s latest data through June 1, 2024. U.S. Hotel Performance May 26-June 1, 2024 Percentage change from comparable week in 2023:Occupancy: 62.0 percent (up 0.9 percent)ADR: $150.87 (up 0.1 percent)RevPAR: $93.50 (up 1.0 percent) Among the Top 25 Markets, New Orleans saw the highest year-over-year occupancy lift (up 1
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
JUNE 7, 2024
AENDRE Group, a real estate platform focused on the development and conceptualisation of lifestyle aparthotels, has launched with backing from newly formed private equity firm JuneX Capital Partners, and co-investor New End, to execute on its strategy of creating and scaling disruptive hospitality brands.
Lodging
JUNE 7, 2024
BOISE, Idaho—Resolute Road Hospitality announced a strategic partnership with Virga Capital to manage the Residence Inn by Marriott Boise West. This addition expands Resolute Road’s management footprint in Idaho, where it already manages hotels in Boise, Twin Falls, and Coeur d’Alene. The 104-key property is located near Boise State University, Boise Towne Square Mall, Boise Airport, Downtown Boise, and Micron Technology Inc.
Hospitality Net
JUNE 7, 2024
The two leading women executives in hospitality discuss the critical Saudi traveller, the phenomenal growth of tourism in the region supported by data and how as the tourism industry booms in the region, it opens up a host of opportunities to set new benchmarks by challenging the status quo and bringing more women to the front.
Lodging
JUNE 7, 2024
LONDON—The Access Group added SHR to its AI-powered end-to-end platform for hotels. Access will pair SHR’s capabilities with those of Guestline, a property management software (PMS) with customers across DACH and Europe, which it acquired last year. SHR’s 2,000 hotel customers will join Guestline’s 3,000 properties, with all clients of the Access Hospitality division.
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
JUNE 7, 2024
Pyramid Global Hospitality, the powerhouse hospitality company behind inspired collections like Benchmark Pyramid Luxury & Lifestyle and Hamilton Pyramid Europe – is pleased to announce the bicoastal expansion of its U.S. portfolio with the addition of four esteemed resorts spanning from the vibrant deserts of Arizona to the sunny shores of Florida.
Lodging
JUNE 7, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Red Roof promoted Lisa Jordan to vice president of marketing. With nearly 20 years in the hospitality industry, Jordan joined Red Roof in 2021 to lead an integrated digital marketing team. Her leadership has spanned the company’s digital platforms from web to advertising to social media. She played a role in enhancing Red Roof’s website and collaborated with communication, sales, revenue management, and operations to create an improved customer experience and drive revenue.
Hospitality Net
JUNE 7, 2024
Travelodge, the UK’s first budget hotel brand which operates over 600 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain, continues its Spanish expansion and has today announced the opening of five new Travelodge hotels; Alicante Puerto, Barcelona del Valles, Madrid Alcala de Henares, Malaga Aeropuerto and Murcia, totalling 635 rooms.
Skift Blog
JUNE 7, 2024
Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at Venice's tourist fee, slower growth for hotels, and new markets for vacation rentals.
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