Skift Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Skift Take: President Biden is living up to his nickname Amtrak Joe with some big dollars for new passenger rail service across the country.
Lodging
DECEMBER 8, 2023
ARLINGTON, Virginia—Knowland reported that Chicago experienced the highest volume of meetings and events, together with 8.6 year-over-year percent growth. Washington, D.C., and Phoenix were also top performers, with double-digit growth at 13.5 and 10.7 percent, respectively. Overall, the volume of U.S. meetings and events increased by a modest 5.6 percent, as expected, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Skift Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Skift Take: Saudi's super sports city is back. It's called Qiddiya, a land 600,000 will call home and be able to easily walk between their hospital, school, water park and race track.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Crescent Hotels & Resorts proudly announces its recognition with the prestigious Marriott Serve 360 Award. This distinguished accolade celebrates Marriott partners worldwide who exhibit an exceptional commitment to serving our global community.
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
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Skift Take: They say "it's about the journey, not the destination." But what may be true in life may not be true about how travelers want to book their trips online. TUI hopes to tap artificial intelligence to make travel search friendlier.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Expected to open in late 2026, the 800‑room property will serve as the latest anchor hotel connecting to the Indiana Convention Center.
Hotel Sales Focus brings together the best content for hotel sales and marketing professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Anthony Cole Training
DECEMBER 8, 2023
This is what it takes to be successful at building and achieving sales team excellence: You must love coaching and the game of selling. You must thrive on developing others to be the best versions of themselves. It must be about helping others gain the spotlight, success and financial rewards or a job well done. It requires sacrificing ego and the need to be right for the other person to discover their path, develop their skills and become the expert.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Skift Take: Delta executives revealed the airline has started experimenting with AI to determine pricing and assist with reservations as part of a growing industry trend.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 8, 2023
IHG Hotels & Resorts celebrates its 150th Hotel Indigo globally with the opening of Hotel Indigo Kuala Lumpur on the Park, marking the brand’s debut in Malaysia.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Skift Take: Dubai's party brand FIVE Hotels is ready to leave the nest, mulling over nighlife havens such as Miami, Las Vegas, and Saudi Arabia.
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
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Hilton, in collaboration with Winnow and ne’ma, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) National Food Loss and Waste initiative, announced the results of the ‘Green Breakfast’ pilot program which saw a 62% reduction in pre- and post-consumer food waste across breakfast operations in 13 UAE-based hotels across a four-month period. As a company founded on the belief that hospitality has the power to be a force for good, Hilton is committed to reducing waste across our global operations by implementing a fo
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Skift Take: Delta, which has become one of the largest e-commerce retailers, said it expects see strong travel demand become a lasting trend for the industry.
Lodging
DECEMBER 8, 2023
WASHINGTON—As expected, U.S. hotel performance increased from the previous week, according to CoStar’s latest data through Dec. 2, 2023. U.S. Hotel Performance November 26-December 2, 2023 Percentage change from comparable week in 2022Occupancy: 54.2 percent (down 1.6 percent)ADR: $144.88 (up 0.8 percent)RevPAR: $78.54 (down 0.8 percent) Among the Top 25 Markets, New York City saw the largest year-over-year increases in occupancy (up 6.8 percent to 83.5 percent) and RevPAR (up 17.2 percent to $3
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at the strength and weaknesses of Middle East's tourism sector, how travel companies are using artificial intelligence, and some fresh funding for travel startup Klook.
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
DECEMBER 8, 2023
WASHINGTON—The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) announced the hiring of Jessica Brady as vice president of federal affairs for tax policy. Brady joins AHLA from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), where she worked on tax, trade, and other issues as senior director of federal government relations. Before DISCUS, Brady led budget and appropriations advocacy as associate director of global development policy and advocacy at Save the Children and worked on [&#
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Skift Take: Wyndham's fast-growing extended-stay category intensifies the competitive dynamics of Choice Hotel's take-over bid as both companies vie for the increased business from construction workers and related trades.
Lodging
DECEMBER 8, 2023
ORLANDO, Florida—The Waldorf Astoria Orlando showed a property-wide reimagination that includes a transformation inclusive of all guestrooms and suites, the lobby arrival experience, new design and food at the restaurants Bull & Bear and Peacock Alley, changes to The Waldorf Astoria Spa, and a restoration of the 18-hole Waldorf Astoria Golf Club.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The luxury sector is growing steadily and creating great opportunities for brands to enter the market or grow their audience. But it’s no longer all about being flashy and pricey, today’s luxury shopper is more influenced by personalization, innovation, conscious consumerism, and an emotional experience. So while today’s luxury industry is broader and more accessible than ever before, it’s also more challenging.
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
DECEMBER 8, 2023
ATLANTA, Georgia—Access Point Financial (APF) has arranged a $18.5 million acquisition loan for the Hampton Inn & Suites St. Augustine-Vilano Beach, located in St. Augustine, Florida. APF stepped in after another lender backed out and helped the sponsor, Innisfree Hotels, close in less than three weeks as Hurricane Idalia was making landfall and headed towards St.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 8, 2023
ACCOR STRENGTHENS PRESENCE IN SOUTHERN INDIA WITH SIGNING OF THE CLUSTER PROPERTIES, SET TO OPEN IN, 2027.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Skift Take: U.S. hotels' disappointing job growth for November is just the latest sign the sector is struggling to attract the workers needed for a full recovery.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 8, 2023
More than just another farm in the Lausanne area, the EHL “Ferme” has a history all its own. Let’s take a closer look at its past and discover together the history of architecture and the hidden treasures in our archives!
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
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Skift Take: When an investment banker says the market isn't going to deliver value, it's a wake up call.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Airbnb.org is proud to share its first-ever impact report, which offers an overview of the organization’s work since its launch in December 2020.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Skift Take: Beond is selling a "premium luxury" air travel experience, and Minut wants to help short-term rental hosts detect things like cigarette smoke and noisy guests.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 8, 2023
All-in-one leisure and business lifestyle destination to welcome guests from 8 December 2023.
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 Tech
DECEMBER 8, 2023
As an added bonus, hotel sees significant labor savings within housekeeping department.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 8, 2023
On December 5, 2023, the Los Angeles City Council removed a contentious measure from the March 2024 ballot which would have required hotels in the city to provide accommodation for homeless individuals alongside paying customers. The proposed ordinance, initially sponsored by hospitality worker union UNITE HERE Local 11, was withdrawn at the request of the union following a compromise ordinance.
Hotel Business
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Marriott International ’s Moxy Hotels has made its debut in Houston with the opening of the Moxy Houston Downtown. The hotel is owned by Highrock Hospitality LLC. The 118-room hotel is located in the “bar row” area of downtown Houston, close to Minute Maid Stadium, William P. Hobby Airport, the Houston Aquarium, Wortham Theatre Center and Alley Theatre.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Stonebridge Cos. (“Stonebridge”), a privately owned, nationally recognized, innovative hotel owner and manager headquartered in Denver, acquired a five-property, approximately 1,200 key hotel portfolio spanning the U.S. in late November.
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