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JLL projecting 25 per cent jump in global hotel investment volume

Hotel Management

JLL’s Hotels and Hospitality Group is projecting a 15% to 25% increase in global hotel investment volume compared to 2024, according to the companys latest Global Hotel Investment Outlook. Released during this weeks Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in Los Angeles, California, the report highlights the industry’s resilience and potential for growth as it adapts to evolving travel patterns and consumer preferences.

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Southwest Posts Profit Fueled by Strong Holiday Bookings

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Despite pressure to cut costs and an activist investor campaign, Southwest reported a healthy profit for the fourth quarter.

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AI search is eating the world’s organic traffic

Hospitality Net

HubSpots organic traffic has experienced a pretty scary decline, losing 75% of its traffic in 2024. For a company that built an SEO empire from 5 million to 10 million visits in just two years, this kind of plungefrom 10 million to 2.5 milliondeserves attention.

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Decoding India’s Travel Future at Skift India Forum

Skift Blog

Skift Take: India is at a pivotal moment in its travel evolution, emerging as a global tourism powerhouse with ambitious plans spanning aviation, hospitality, and technology. At Skift India Forum, industry leaders will gather to explore the forces shaping this transformation and what lies ahead.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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How to Personalize the First-Time Guest Experience

Hospitality Net

Personalization has attracted a lot of hype in recent years. So much so that it has almost lost its meaning across most industries. For hotels specifically, as they tackle the day-to-day operational challenges, navigating through the complexities of catering to the individual needs of each guest may seem overwhelming, leaving many wondering where to begin.

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Japan Reports Surge in Arrivals from India

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Japan has successfully moved from a bucket-list destination to a much more realistic getaway for Indian travelers. What would it take for India to crack Japans top five source markets? A little visa-free magic, perhaps?

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Saudi Allows Foreign Investment in Holy Cities - What it Means For Tourism

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Religious tourism is a historic and lucrative business in Saudi Arabia. That should mean it's easier to draw overseas investors.

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Hotel Industry Rallies at ALIS to Support Wildfire Relief in California

Hospitality Net

As the wildfires and their aftermath continue to impact communities across California, the hotel industry is stepping up at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) to provide critical relief to those affected.

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Book-Direct Platform Savvy Shows It Can Save Hundreds of Dollars on a Weekly Airbnb Rental

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Airbnb can cost more than a direct booking with a property manager. Airbnb's customer support people may intervene if a guest is having a problem with a host. But on a pure cost basis, it pays to book direct.

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Templeton Garden, Miiro’s New London Property

Hospitality Net

Slated to open in April of 2025, Templeton Garden is located in a rare oasis of the cosmopolitan capital. The 156-room property is situated in leafy, historic Earls Court. Once a rural idyll, this neighborhood evolved into one of the capitals most well-connected hubs, which Beatrix Potter, Alfred Hitchcock, and Agatha Christie all called home.

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Don't Let AI Pass You By: The New Era of Personalized Sales Coaching & Development

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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Are Hotels and Short-Term Rentals Understating Emissions?

Skift Blog

Skift Take: HCMI has been a great starting point for standardizing how hotels measure emissions, but it may not capture the full picture. Expanding the way emissions are counted could give the industry better data.

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The Social Hub opens new €150 million Florence hub

Hospitality Net

Hybrid hospitality pioneer The Social Hub will open a stunning new 150 million hub Florence - complete with the citys largest rooftop garden with an Olympic length swimming pool this weekend (Saturday, February 1).

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Where to Invest in Short-Term Rentals in 2025: AirDNA’s Top U.S. Markets

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Despite high mortgage rates and rising home prices, AirDNAs 2025 outlook reveals promising opportunities for short-term rental investors, especially in smaller cities where demand and revenue growth are on the rise.

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The Hotels Network Launches Swaps: A Game-Changer in Personalized Hotel Website Experiences

Hospitality Net

The Hotels Network (THN), a direct growth platform serving over 20,000 hotels worldwide, has launched Swaps, an inventive solution designed to personalize hotel websites by dynamically replacing content for each visitor.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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American Air Crash, Travel's Top Innovators and Spirit’s New Suitor

Skift Blog

Skift Take: On todays episode we look at the American Eagle crash in Washington, D.C., innovations and shifts in hospitality, and Frontiers bid for rival Spirit Air.

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11 Long-Distance Valentine’s Day Date Ideas

Hotels by Day

Your long-distance relationship is hard already, but it can be particularly difficult on February 14 th. Buck-up Juliets and Romeosthese eleven long-distance Valentines Day ideas will make you feel like youre really together this year. Don’tletthisbeyouthisValentine’sDay! 1. Long-Range Movie Night Step 1: Set up your video-chatting application of choice.

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2025 hospitality trends to spark change at your hotel

Hospitality Net

Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. Theres something to be said about staying in the moment living for the present and not for the future. Like when a guest walks into your hotel, youre not going to ask them when theyre coming back before theyve even checked in. No, youre going to focus on things like that guests afternoon spa treatment undisturbed and complete with a coconut mask, because its the preferred facial from their guest profile.

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Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park’s newest signature suites

eHotelier

Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park, an iconic landmark in the heart of downtown Atlanta, is thrilled to announce a comprehensive renovation and rebranding.

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Beyond the Basics: How to Develop and Retain a Top-Performing Sales Team

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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U.S. hotel results for week ending 25 January

Hospitality Net

As expected with the MLK Day holiday, the U.S. hotel industry reported mixed year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStars latest data through 25 January. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets.

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Unique Website Content for Every Visitor with Swaps

The Hotels Network Blog

Your guests are more diverse than everfrom local couples looking for a weekend getaway to international families planning their next adventure. When it comes to grabbing their attention and engaging them, calling out the same selling points to everyone isnt enough anymore.

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Invest Now or Pay the Price: UK Tourism losing its global position

eHotelier

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today issued a stark warning to the UK Government: the UKs successful Travel & Tourism industry faces stagnation and long-term decline.

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Knowland’s Q4 and Year&End 2024 Insights Reveal Key Trends in U.S., APAC and Middle East Meetings Industry

Hotel News Resource

2025 is in full swing & now is the time to sharpen your strategy for long&term success before its too late. Knowlands latest Quarterly Insights reveal key trends and market shifts to help you outpace the competition and drive results. This edition features Q4 data, along with a full&year comparison of 2024 versus 2023.

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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I started over at 41

eHotelier

Remember, where youre at is not the end of the road. Its just the beginning of a new one.

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30 Positive Review Response Examples for Businesses

Textedly

Building and maintaining a positive online presence is crucial in establishing trust with potential customers. Did you know that 93% of consumers say online reviews impact their purchasing decisions? Whether you're a local caf or a service provider, these reviews and ratings can be the deciding factor between a customer choosing you or your competitor.

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HotelREZ and Greengage help hotels become environmentally sustainable

eHotelier

HotelREZ, one of the worlds leading and fastest growing hotel representation companies, has teamed up with Greengage,sustainability solutions provider

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Market Segments for Hotels: How to Optimize Distribution and Pricing

Hotel News Resource

Article - Market Segments for Hotels: How to Optimize Distribution and Pricing - Different travelers have different needs and buying habits.

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Diving into Diversity: Decoding the Foundations of Inclusion in Hospitality Talent Acquisition

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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How to Personalize the First-Time Guest Experience

Guest Centric

Reading Time: 6 minutes Personalization has attracted a lot of hype in recent years. So much so that it has almost lost its meaning across most industries. For hotels specifically, as they tackle the day-to-day operational challenges, navigating through the complexities of catering to the individual needs of each guest may seem overwhelming, leaving many wondering where to begin.In.

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European Hospitality Closes 2024 With Strong December Perfromance

Hotel News Resource

The end of the year has been favorable for European hospitality, with notable improvements in performance indicators, both in occupancy and average daily rates (ADR).

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The Destination by Hyatt Brand set to debut in Mississippi with Okhissa Lake Lodge in 2027

eHotelier

Hyatt Hotels Corporationand the Scenic Rivers Development Alliance today announced the planned debut of Okhissa Lake Lodge as the first Destination by Hyatt brand hotel in Mississippi.

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How To Conduct an SEO Audit: A Step&By&Step Guide To Checking & Maintaining the Health of Your Hotel Website

Hotel News Resource

In this step&by&step guide, well walk you through how to audit a hotels SEO to maintain your sites health, keep your content competitive and ensure you stay at the top of the search results.

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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.