Skift Blog
APRIL 5, 2024
Skift Take: Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun was awarded some of his highest compensation during his short tenure at the helm of the beleaguered U.S. plane maker, but he did not receive a bonus for 2023.
Lodging
APRIL 5, 2024
As a handful of major brand CEOs assembled during AAHOACON ’24 to weigh in on key industry issues, a major focal point was increased operating costs and their impact on margins. Speaking during the opening general session, the executives identified a number of ongoing challenges and potential industry disruptors, including increased government regulation, as well as the continued emergence of artificial intelligence.
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Anthony Cole Training
APRIL 5, 2024
You don’t want to look, act, or sound like every other salesperson when asking your prospect questions. There is an art and a science to being masterful at asking your prospect better questions and building a strong, credible relationship with them. Read on to learn 5 tips for asking meaningful, exploratory, and courageous questions.
Lodging
APRIL 5, 2024
ARLINGTON, Virginia—Knowland reported that the St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois market led the top 25 markets in March for meetings and events growth with 24.3 percent year-over-year growth. Las Vegas came in second with 20.9 percent growth. National associations and education groups led in four of the five top markets. This data is sourced from Knowland’s sales intelligence platform and designed to help hoteliers protect and grow their revenue base.
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
APRIL 5, 2024
Skift Take: Marriott Bonvoy's new AI tool probably isn’t sharp enough yet to be reliable. But as one of the first tools like it by a major hotel brand, it offers an early glimpse at how lodging search could look in the future.
Lodging
APRIL 5, 2024
NEWTON, Massachusetts—Sonesta International Hotels Corporation announced the opening of two new upper-midscale Sonesta Essential hotels in March. Sonesta Essential Morgantown is a 57-room hotel located at 15 Lawless Road in Morgantown, West Virginia, and Sonesta Essential Gonzales is a 52-room hotel located at 2019 Water Street in Gonzales, Texas. “The opening of two new Sonesta Essential hotels showcases the continued growth of one of Sonesta’s newest brands,” said Keith Pierce, EVP and preside
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Hospitality Net
APRIL 5, 2024
At Accor, people are at the heart of everything we do, and being a Heartist® is all about the art of connecting with others in an authentic way. Our renewed employee promise celebrates individuality, fosters growth, ignites purpose-driven work, and values every team member’s contribution.
Skift Blog
APRIL 5, 2024
Skift Take: India is a strong player in Accor's global vision. The record-breaking expansion in 2023 is a step towards its goal of opening 30 properties in the country over the next three to five years.
Hospitality Net
APRIL 5, 2024
Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, is proud to announce the signing of a partnership agreement with EBU Estate Developers Private Limited for the development of a Sofitel hotel in India, the Sofitel Jaipur Jawahar Circle. This new-build luxury hotel is scheduled to open its doors in 2028 and promises to redefine hospitality in the vibrant city of Jaipur.
Skift Blog
APRIL 5, 2024
Skift Take: Disney has released a new lineup of experiences at its flagship resort that could give anxious visitors, and rival competitors, a taste of its priorities as it plans to double its parks investment over the next decade.
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
APRIL 5, 2024
Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands which this year marks its 20th anniversary, is expanding its award-winning loyalty programme, GHA DISCOVERY, to include luxury serviced apartments in London, Edinburgh and Dubai with Cheval Collection.
Skift Blog
APRIL 5, 2024
Skift Take: Scotland sees itself as a content creator and curator for tourists, not an information provider anymore.
Hospitality Net
APRIL 5, 2024
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury and lifestyle portfolio, announced today it will open a new boutique luxury hotel in the bustling urban destination of Santo Domingo. Marking the brand’s first property in the Dominican Republic, Kimpton Las Mercedes will complement its picturesque and historic surroundings while serving as an ideal launch point for exploration.
Skift Blog
APRIL 5, 2024
Skift Take: Sonder's second notice of potential delisting is for a different reason than the first notice a year earlier. Neither, though, is a good look for the struggling company.
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
APRIL 5, 2024
Luxury hotel tower, state-of-the-art entertainment arena and additional premium MICE space to deliver new economic, employment and visitorship contributions to Singapore.
Skift Blog
APRIL 5, 2024
The capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has unveiled a new grand plan for tourism, comprising $10 billion worth of investment.
Hospitality Net
APRIL 5, 2024
A cool breeze while climbing a sacred mountain. Smooth clay between one’s fingers. An unusual tea beneath a grand English clock. The quintessence of an exclusive evening in the heart of a chapel. The endless ocean and the shifting of waves in the wee hours of the morning. These are the moments MGallery makes unforgettable in its new brand campaign.
Skift Blog
APRIL 5, 2024
Skift Take: The residences, starting at $3.5 million, are slated to be completed in 2027.
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
APRIL 5, 2024
The hotel distribution channel landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. Online travel agencies (OTAs) that once leveled the playing field for independent properties now dominate, their economic muscle squeezing hotel margins. Metasearch engines commoditize the search experience, making standalone properties indistinguishable. Meanwhile, the growth in alternative lodging threatens hotels’ grip on the accommodations sector.
Lodging
APRIL 5, 2024
When hoteliers aim to enhance sustainability, energy and water conservation typically come to mind first, as those are the most well-trodden paths to both operational savings and environmental stewardship. But food waste reduction brings those same benefits and has become much easier to achieve in a systematic way thanks to specialized tech tools from companies such as Beaverton, Oregon-based Leanpath and Utrecht, The Netherlands-based Orbisk.
Hospitality Net
APRIL 5, 2024
In 2023, Airbnb guests traveled to more than 100,000 cities and towns around the world making it the most dispersed year of travel ever on the platform. In the US, nearly 600 cities and towns welcomed their first guest, demonstrating that travel on Airbnb continues to be a popular way for people to experience new places.
Lodging
APRIL 5, 2024
WASHINGTON—As expected ahead of the Easter holiday, U.S. hotel performance decreased from the previous week, according to CoStar’s latest data through March 30, 2024. U.S. Hotel Performance March 24-30, 2024 Percentage change from comparable week in 2023:Occupancy: 62.3 percent (down 5.6 percent)ADR: $157.14 (down 0.7 percent)RevPAR: $97.83 (down 6.3 percent) Among the Top 25 Markets, New York City reported the largest year-over-year increases in each of the three key performance metrics:
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
APRIL 5, 2024
On the latest episode of The Travel Leader Podcast Rachel Vandenberg asked about Stephanie’s story which is one of self-reflection, growth and pushing boundaries.
Hotel Designs
APRIL 5, 2024
Hotel Designs Product watch: Kanso from Arte Product watch: Kanso from Arte Arte invites us to step into the world of Kanso, inspired by the Japanese concept of minimalism and simplicity in interior design… The Kanso Collection embodies the essence of design, bringing together sleek and seemingly simple geometric patterns. The pronounced texture of these Arte wallcoverings adds a tactile dimension to the room, while the soft velvet fabric lends it a sense of warmth and cosiness.
Hospitality Net
APRIL 5, 2024
With design inspired by artistic movements of the early 1900s, Curio Collection by Hilton makes its debut in Florence.
Hotel Designs
APRIL 5, 2024
Hotel Designs Hilton Acquires Majority Controlling Interest in Sydell Group Hilton Acquires Majority Controlling Interest in Sydell Group Hilton has announced it has acquired a majority controlling interest in Sydell Group to expand the NoMad Hotels brand from its existing London flagship location to high-end markets around the world… The addition of NoMad to Hilton’s brand portfolio marks the global hospitality leader’s entry into the fast-growing luxury lifestyle hotel market with a meti
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
APRIL 5, 2024
With job skills constantly shifting in line with technological and industry-specific developments, businesses and their employees are having to work harder than ever to keep up. The World Economic Forum predicts a 44% disruption of skills over the next five years, and organizations are increasingly turning to e-learning trends to reskill and upskill their teams.
MediaBoom
APRIL 5, 2024
Did you know that nearly 70% of travelers turn to search engines when planning their trips. With this in mind, understanding the full impact of travel marketing has never been more essential. Travel marketing targets potential tourists by promoting unique destinations, accommodations, and services through digital channels. It’s essential for influencing the vast majority of consumers who begin their travel planning online.
Hospitality Net
APRIL 5, 2024
This marks India's third Conrad Hotels & Resorts property and Hilton's second luxury offering in Jaipur after Waldorf Astoria.
Webrezpro
APRIL 5, 2024
Stay at The Butterbox at Windberry Farms in Abbotsford, British Columbia. You can stroll the flower gardens, enjoy the mountain views, and take a dip in the saltwater pool…or the hot tub if you’re there in winter.
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