Skift Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Skift Take: In an exclusive, the leading group of U.S. travel advisors responds to claims by American Airlines that they're Luddites. The group says the carrier's effort to force them to adopt its preferred technology for booking flights is too fast and that, essentially, it's a bully.
Lodging
DECEMBER 4, 2023
All-Inclusive by Marriott Bonvoy welcomed Marriott Hotels to its portfolio. Beginning in early 2024 with Marriott Cancun, An All-Inclusive Resort, guests can connect with the local culture through experiences, entertainment, and hospitality. With nearly 600 hotels and resorts, Marriott Hotels has affected modern business and leisure travelers, which represents an opportunity to invite travelers of Marriott Bonvoy’s flagship hotel brand for all-inclusive trips.
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Skift Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Skift Take: Alaska Airlines CEO said a loyalty program for a combined Alaska-Hawaii may look similar to Marriott Bonvoy, an idea that is somewhat unusual for the airline industry.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Meliá Hotels International, Spain’s leading hotel group and the third largest in Europe, has announced the ambitious global expansion of its luxury brands, with one in three of its pipeline openings within its luxury portfolio. From Europe and Africa to Central America, Meliá brings its signature Spanish hospitality to some of the world’s most captivating locations, with each development offering luxury experiences responsibly.
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 4, 2023
Skift Take: Saudi's main investment fund is a wolf in cashmere that knows the value of luxury assets. This deal underscores the enduring resilience and allure of European luxury travel.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 4, 2023
The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (the Alliance) has unveiled a groundbreaking Resource Directory at COP28, designed to empower hospitality businesses in their pursuit of sustainable practices and the vision of Net Positive Hospitality.
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Lodging
DECEMBER 4, 2023
WASHINGTON—American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) President and CEO Chip Rogers spoke in support of the No Hidden FEES Act, which was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Young Kim, R-Calif., and Kathy Castor, D-Fla. “The No Hidden FEES Act creates a single standard for mandatory fee display across the lodging industry—from short-term rental platforms to online travel agencies, search engines, metasearch sites, and hotels.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Skift Take: Macchu Picchu is to Peru what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. Making it more available to tourists could reverse its sluggish recovery.
Lodging
DECEMBER 4, 2023
DALLAS, Texas—Remington Hospitality announced the rebranding of Crowne Plaza La Concha Hotel in Key West, Florida, to La Concha Key West, Autograph Collection. Remington Hospitality, which managed the property previously, will continue management in conjunction with Premier, which is leading the renovation’s interior design, procurement, and project management.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Skift Take: Skift Global Forum East in Dubai is just around the corner - take a look at who is planning to attend and add your company's name to the list.
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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 4, 2023
In this case study, we dive into the journey of a Hotel Management company located in the US that faced initial setbacks with their Facebook Ads efforts and how a strategic and complex approach led to remarkable success in driving bookings for their Branded Hotel.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Skift Take: The rise in luxury travel signifies more than just deep pockets — it's a shift towards meaningful experiences. Millennials and Gen Zers are setting the pace, choosing travel as a form of self-expression. Jumeirah is tapping into this trend to accelerate its global reach, shifting the definition of luxury from mere opulence to personalized, purpose-driven experiences.
Lodging
DECEMBER 4, 2023
BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico and MCLEAN, Virginia—Hilton signed two franchise agreements for the upcoming conversions of the 90-room Perla La Paz, Tapestry Collection by Hilton in La Paz and 70-room Tropicana Los Cabos, Tapestry Collection by Hilton in San Jose del Cabo. Expected to open in early 2024, the properties will mark the debut of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton in Baja California, Mexico.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Skift Take: Eight mergers have really shaped the U.S. airline industry we have today.
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 4, 2023
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Radisson Salt Lake City Downtown announced a renovation spanning the property’s guestrooms, dining outlets, lobby, fitness center, and pool. The project is expected to be completed in early 2024. “We are delighted to reveal to our guests, the refreshed look and feel of the hotel”, says John Green, general manager, Radisson Salt Lake City Downtown.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Skift Take: It's been a ongoing focus of ours to meet our audience where they are. Here's another way we're doing just that.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 4, 2023
On yesterday’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Accor’s SVP Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Care Anne-Sophie Beraud sat down with Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, to discuss the opportunities ahead in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities and the importance of Paris 2024 as a catalyst for change.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Skift Take: Travelport has now received $770 million in private equity this year.
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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
DECEMBER 4, 2023
The hospitality industry is always changing and schools need to keep up with the latest trends to provide students with the best education possible. In this blog post, we’ll be talking about the significance of adaptive curricula and providing some helpful tips for schools to stay relevant and attract more students. We’ll also be discussing some of the exciting new trends in the hospitality industry and education, and how schools can align their curricula with these trends to provide students wi
Hotel Business
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Lodging Analytics Research & Consulting (LARC) expects U.S. RevPAR to increase by 5.5% to $98.51 this year, resulting in an annual RevPAR 14% above 2019 levels. It anticipates ADR to rise by 4.4% this year to $155.88, or 19% above 2019 levels, while occupancy will increase by 1.0% to 63.2%. For 2024, LARC expects RevPAR to increase by 3.6%, driven by a 2.8% increase in ADR and a 0.8% increase in occupancy.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 4, 2023
U.S. hotel performance the week before Thanksgiving showed a strong, 7.0% rate increase year over year (YoY). At the same time, occupancy remained essentially flat YoY (-0.4 percentage points), which limited RevPAR growth to 6.3%. Weekends and shoulder periods saw greater occupancy declines, while weekdays remained unchanged compared to last year (-0.1%), an indication that business travelers were on the road getting work done before the holiday.
Hotel Designs
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Hotel Designs Breaking: here’s where citizenM is opening hotels in 2024 Breaking: here’s where citizenM is opening hotels in 2024 The ‘affordable luxury’ lifestyle brand that we all know and love has announced its expansion plans for the year ahead, which will take its total number of hotels to 36 across Europe, North America and Asia… citizenM , the trailblazing hotel brand that arguably wrote the anti-chapter in traditional concept of hospitality, is expanding.
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
DECEMBER 4, 2023
IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) is delighted to announce the signing of the seventh voco in Australasia, partnering with leading Sydney developer ALAND to open voco Gosford in regional New South Wales in early 2025.
Hotel News Resource
DECEMBER 4, 2023
The hospitality industry saw unprecedented travel demand in 2022. Pent-up desire to get out of the house and escape the same 10-person circle incited the masses to jump on planes to anywhere outside their 50-mile radius. As a result, the average booking conversion rate (CVR) on SEM jumped from 0.90% in 2021 to 1.40% in 2022, an increase of 56% YoY. That's almost 3x the average during the height of the pandemic in 2020.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Accor Greater China announced a new partnership with China Hospitality Association (CHA) for the purpose of designating its hotels across the country with Green Hotel Certification, in line with national standards. Accor is the first international hotel company in China to sign a network-wide sustainable certification agreement with CHA. The initiative will provide consistent, reliable, and independently audited information on Accor’s hotel operations, while helping consumers to make more eco-fr
Hotel Designs
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Hotel Designs Hyperion Tiles accessorise the bathroom with form and function Hyperion Tiles accessorise the bathroom with form and function Hyperion Tiles, best known for its extensive collection of tiles and flooring, also offer a wide range of bathroom accessories, mirrors and storage options combining form and function… Hyperion Tiles may be best known for its extensive collection of tiles and flooring, but it also offers a wide range of bathroom accessories, mirrors and storage options
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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
DECEMBER 4, 2023
In this episode, host Simone Puorto sits down with Vincent Somsen, a seasoned Hospitality and Travel Tech Advisor at GAIN, with a particular focus on Web3 technologies.
Hotel Designs
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Hotel Designs James Latham adds Accoya Color Grey to its cladding and decking portfolio James Latham adds Accoya Color Grey to its cladding and decking portfolio James Latham announces the arrival of Accoya Color Grey (Accoya Grey), the latest addition to Accsys’ pioneering modified wood range, in the UK and Irish specifiers markets… Available nationwide, across the distributor’s network of 13 depots, Accoya Grey from James Latham , combines the modified timber’s unique attributes with a n
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Ensuring the satisfaction of your team members involves offering benefits that cater to their unique needs. It requires a deep understanding of your workforce and tailoring benefits to different groups within your organization. While your management and sales leaders play a vital role in driving revenue, it’s your team members who interact with guests on a daily basis and hold down the fort overnight, contributing significantly to your bottom line.
eHotelier
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Unlike chain hotels, owners of little boutique hotels have the space to go the extra mile to impress their guests and create an experience they’ll never forget. These tips will help you create an unforgettable stay for every guest every time.
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