Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 12, 2024

The sales performance management activities that we are performing today are creating the results we are achieving today. Many or few, consistent or irregular, planned or impromptu, the sales performance management activities that we, as sales managers, use to motivate, train and hold our sales team accountable are at least partly responsible for the success or lack of success of those we manage.

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Lodging

JANUARY 12, 2024

DALLAS—G6 Hospitality renewed and expanded its efforts to combat human trafficking and raise awareness around the issue. This month, G6 Hospitality will launch a new version of its training, “The Room Next Door,” a program the company developed to help hotel teams identify the signs of human trafficking in the lodging industry. The training, required at every Motel 6 and Studio 6 location, is aimed at building awareness of the signs and response protocol for […] The post G6 Hospitality Ren

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Skift Take: The latest set of cancellations and delays caused by an arctic blast come as travelers have already faced disruptions due to the 737-9 grounding and severe weather that afflicted much of the U.S. on Tuesday.

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Lodging

JANUARY 12, 2024

COLUMBUS, OHIO—Red Roof announced its latest fully woman-owned franchise since launching its RIDE with Red Roof initiative. The HomeTowne Studios Madison, Alabama, formerly known as the Rocket City Suites, is the latest of two Red Roof hotels owned by Jaya Desai. Desai joins the Red Roof properties owned or partially owned by women, bolstered by the organization’s RIDE (Road to Inclusivity and Diversity in Entrepreneurship) program.

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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!

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Skift Take: For airlines unaffected by the Boeing 737 Max 9 grounding, there's money to be made.

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Lodging

JANUARY 12, 2024

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina—The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa announced that the completion of its renovation, in which the team reimagined the resort’s existing 416 guestrooms to grow to 420 rooms, including 32 suites, is scheduled for early February 2024. Across all rooms, the team has updated these spaces into extensions of the island’s landscape.

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Skift Take: Delta is promising “world-class amenities” and more premium seating onboard a jet that it hopes will reaffirm its position as a leading legacy carrier.

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 12, 2024

GuestRevu is delighted to announce its fifth victory in both the Guest Surveys and Reputation Management categories at the 2024 HotelTechAwards. This win reaffirms the company’s unwavering dedication to advancing the hospitality industry.

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Skift Take: Millennials and Gen Z are steering travel trends with a focus on technology, sustainability, and a quest for distinctive and meaningful experiences.

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 12, 2024

Hilton expands Georgia portfolio with first Signia by Hilton property in the state -Atlanta’s largest ground‑up hotel development project in 40 years.

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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

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Skift Take: This is the fifth consecutive year that Airbus has delivered more planes than Boeing, but recent events make the gulf between the companies feel even wider.

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 12, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is evident all around us. It is the next level up of being technology proficient and effective in running a business and or in all sectors of the economy, including education.

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Lodging

JANUARY 12, 2024

CHICAGO, Illinois, and ORLANDO, Florida—Scarlett Hotel Group and Everwood Hospitality Partners announced a partnership to leverage their combined resources and knowledge of the hospitality investment and management industry. Hotel management is merging under the Scarlett brand while Scarlett principals are joining the Everwood team as principals of the investment practice.

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Ascott Limited (Ascott), a lodging business unit wholly owned by CapitaLand Investment (CLI), today announced the expansion of its award-winning lyf (pronounced ‘life’) brand with eight new property signings, expanding into new resort and city destinations such as Bali, Penang, Sydney and Frankfurt. From a bold vision that took root during its inception as a co-living brand, lyf (or ‘live your freedom’) is riding high on the growing demand for experience-led social living.

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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.

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Lodging

JANUARY 12, 2024

WASHINGTON—U.S. hotel performance decreased from the previous week, while year-over-year comparisons improved, according to CoStar’s latest data through Jan. 6, 2024. U.S. Hotel Performance December 31, 2023-January 6, 2024 Percentage change from comparable week in 2023:Occupancy: 46.8 percent (down 0.7 percent)ADR: $152.17 (up 7.2 percent)RevPAR: $71.28 (up 6.4 percent) Among the Top 25 Markets, New Orleans saw the largest year-over-year increases in each of the three key performance metrics: o

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 12, 2024

Noble House Hotels and Resorts - a collection of luxury hotels and resorts - proudly announces the completion of an extensive revitalization of Teton Mountain Lodge & Spa, located in Teton Village, Wyoming. Boasting multimillion-dollar transformations to the main lobby, reception area, concierge and retail spaces, a new Black Diamond Bar and the fully renovated award-winning Spur Restaurant & Bar, Teton Mountain Lodge invites locals and vacationers alike to experience this elevated alpine retrea

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Skift Take: In a discussion at the 2024 Skift Megatrends event, Joe Mason of Allianz Partners emphasized the importance of sending customers a clear message that caring for them is a brand’s top priority. Travel companies that focus on personalizing every consumer touchpoint will be the winners in the battle for brand loyalty.

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 12, 2024

As we say farewell to 2023 and head into 2024, the wellness industry is booming. The Global Wellness Institute’s Susie Ellis said in this month’s Spotlight interview, Wellness is one of the great economic growth stories of the last few years. It has grown 12% annually since the pandemic year of 2020, and the GWI predicts that it will hit $8.5 trillion in 2027.

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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.

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at Tripadvisor's metaverse plans, Heathrow's busy runways, and the next White Lotus location.

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 12, 2024

San Francisco, Calif. — Canary Technologies, which is modernizing the hotel tech stack with its award-winning end-to-end Guest Management Platform, won a sweeping eight 2024 HotelTechAwards. In addition to being recognized for a host of solutions, notably Canary was also recognized as the best all-in-one Guest Experience Platform. With Canary’s combined solutions, hoteliers streamline operations, elevate the guest experience and boost revenue.

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Hotel Business

JANUARY 12, 2024

JRK Property Holdings , through its $350-million hospitality fund, has acquired a two-property, 275-key Hyatt-branded hotel portfolio in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from the PRISA Group for an undisclosed price. The portfolio comprises two select-service hotels located within the Puerto Rico Convention District: the 149-room Hyatt Place San Juan and 126-room Hyatt House San Juan.

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 12, 2024

Scarlett Hotel Group (Scarlett) and Everwood Hospitality Partners (Everwood) are excited to announce a strategic partnership to leverage their combined resources and deep knowledge of the hospitality investment and management industry. Hotel management is merging under the Scarlett brand while Scarlett principals are joining the Everwood team as principals of the investment practice.

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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

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Hotel Designs

JANUARY 12, 2024

Hotel Designs Inside Cardo Roma, Autograph Collection Inside Cardo Roma, Autograph Collection Cardo, the all-new hospitality brand, debuts in the Eternal City with Cardo Roma, Autograph Collection… Slated to open in early this year, Cardo Roma, Autograph Collection is the debut property from Cardo Hotels. Joining Autograph Collection Hotels – the diverse and dynamic portfolio of distinctive hotels from Marriott Bonvoy – the resort is situated in Rome’s bustling Esposizione Universale

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 12, 2024

U.S. Travel Association today released a study that found the United States ranks 17th out of 18 top travel markets in terms of global competitiveness, according to Euromonitor International. Decades of underinvestment and a lack of focus and coordination from federal policymakers caused the U.S. to fall behind, while other countries actively apply robust strategies to increase travel and grow economic output.

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Refine

JANUARY 12, 2024

Today’s travelers aren’t just better-educated and better-informed, they’re more concerned than ever about adopting responsible practices around their journeys. The upshot is that these savvy travelers actively seek experiences and accommodations that align with their values — especially concerning environmental and sustainability practices. Reasons Behind the Popularity of Sustainable Travel There are compelling reasons behind The post A Guide to Marketing Hotel Sustainability appeared first on

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 12, 2024

For winter ski trips, it’s not only about where guests ski, but where they stay. For avid skiers, there is nothing more satisfying than skiing straight from the slopes to the front door. From homes near the Arlberg in Austria to the Lone Peak in Utah, US, Airbnb is sharing some of the most wishlisted stays¹ in the Ski-in/out Category.

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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.

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Hotel News Resource

JANUARY 12, 2024

The latest Middle East & North Africa (MENA) tourism statistics from top-performing countries based on the latest third-party and TrustYou data [2022-2023]

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 12, 2024

Leading global hospitality company Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has announced the grand opening of its landmark 600th hotel in the Greater China region, Hilton Nanjing Niushoushan. This milestone signifies Hilton’s robust presence in Greater China, boasting 600 hotels in operation across over 200 destinations and 10 distinct brands, each tailored to meet the diverse needs of travelers.

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Hotel News Resource

JANUARY 12, 2024

Article - U.S. Hotel Stocks Jumped 10.5% in December, Ended Year Up 38.4% - In December, the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index surpassed the performance of both the S&P 500 (+4.4%) and the MSCI US REIT Index (+9.0%).

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 12, 2024

For the first time IHG Hotels & Resorts is collaborating with MDLBEAST– a leading entertainment company rooted in music culture in Saudi Arabia to serve as a key partner across various festivals in the kingdom.

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