Skift Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Skift Take: If you thought Etihad’s recent growth was running out of steam, think again. Speaking exclusively to Skift, the airline’s CCO revealed that further big changes are coming in 2025.
Lodging
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
FLORENCE, South Carolina—Raines partnered with the City of York, South Carolina, to accelerate the economic expansion of York’s downtown. The agreed-upon economic development project will introduce a lodging market to the area. This will boost future economic growth and job creation and increase tourism in the region. “The City of York is excited about this substantial investment downtown, which aligns with the community’s continued progress, optimism, and opportunities,” said Dalton
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Skift Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Skift Take: San Francisco is still far from seeing a full recovery in its conferences and meetings business. Hiring a permanent CEO for its destination marketing organization is an important step.
Lodging
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
NEW DELHI and DALLAS—Oravel Stays, the parent company of the global travel technology company OYO, announced that it has agreed to acquire G6 Hospitality, the parent company of the Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, from Blackstone Real Estate for $525 million, in an all-cash transaction. OYO has expanded its footprint in the United States since its launch in the region in 2019 and currently operates over 320 hotels across 35 states.
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Skift Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Skift Take: The Motel 6 acquisition marks a huge step forward for Oyo. With an IPO on the horizon, the big question is: Will it be the blockbuster Oyo’s aiming for?
Lodging
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
NORTH BETHESDA, Maryland—Choice Hotels International, Inc. opened 17 MainStay Suites and Suburban Studios between January 1 and September 17, 2024. Breaking into the markets of Las Vegas, Nevada (with a second hotel opening later this month); Moreno Valley, California; and Orlando and Tampa, Florida; 16 of the 17 hotels opened across the two brands are conversions, with the average length of time between contract signing and doors opening around 120 days.
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Hotel Management
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Hyatt Hotels Corporation is set to bring its luxury lifestyle brand Andaz to Australia in a collaboration with one of Australia’s largest integrated multi-tower resorts, The Star Gold Coast. Under an agreement with Destination Gold Coast Consortium – a joint venture between parent company, The Star Entertainment Group, and its two partners, Far East Consortium and Chow Tai Fook Enterprises – Andaz Gold Coast will form part of the exclusive mixed-use development.
Skift Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Skift Take: New hotel strikes in San Francisco are part of a larger labor action that could involve nearly 40,000 U.S. hotel workers by year's end.
Skift Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Skift Take: Travel accounts for lion's share in overseas payments, driven by more willingness to spend and interest in exploring other countries.
Skift Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Skift Take: Airbnb’s total price display policy has pushed some hosts to reconsider how they use cleaning fees. Experts say it’s better to determine what makes a fair fee than it is to eliminate it entirely.
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Skift Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at travel slowdowns, hotel labor unrest, and good news in air traffic control.
Skift Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Skift Take: Travel, as a discretionary item, will never be fully immune to the impacts of a recession. But in today's environment, travel could be more recession resistant, if not fully recession proof.
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