Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: We web-scraped 20k+ hotels listed on Google across the U.S., Europe, Asia and Middle East to understand which online travel agencies and direct sites compete for bookings in Google's sponsored and organic listings.
Lodging
APRIL 24, 2024
MCLEAN, Virginia—Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. reported its first quarter 2024 results. Highlights from the first quarter include: The post Hilton Reports Q1 2024 Results appeared first on LODGING Magazine.
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Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: After overwhelmingly rejecting a previous contract in December, this one will make Southwest flight attendants some of the most highly paid in the industry.
Lodging
APRIL 24, 2024
PARK CITY, Utah—Driftwood Capital announced it secured $33 million in refinancing for the Sheraton Park City hotel in Park City, Utah, a 200-key hotel situated near ski trails, training facilities, and year-round outdoor amenities. Berkadia South Florida’s Managing Directors Michael Weinberg and Scott Wadler, along with their team members Alec Fox and Edmund Aramayo, arranged the five-year, fixed-rate CMBS loan through Goldman Sachs Bank USA. “The hotel, with its extensive meeting space co
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Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: New York and California dominated in the top "key" category with Michelin's new U.S. hotel ratings. Maybe it's time to take a trip to wine country.
Hospitality Net
APRIL 24, 2024
In a recent conversation I had with an asset manager who was underwriting a hotel in the metro Atlanta area, it was determined that for each incremental 50k of profit achieved, the hotel asset value went up approximately 600k. Imagine if your revenue team fully understood this.
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Hospitality Net
APRIL 24, 2024
It’s a daily occurrence to see mentions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) throughout multiple industries, including the hotel space. And why not? AI systems can effortlessly perform tasks associated with the cognitive functions of humans, and rather than reducing jobs, AI applications seek to enhance employment opportunities.
Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: Understanding what Chinese travelers want is crucial for stakeholders in the tourism industry to tailor offerings and experiences that match these changing preferences.
Hospitality Net
APRIL 24, 2024
Premier, an end-to-end architecture, design, procurement, project management, and development firm, is pleased to announce that Corina Heizer has been appointed as the firm’s new Vice President of Procurement. With more than 15 years of interior design experience and 11 years of procurement expertise, Heizer will oversee the daily operations of the Procurement team, and will be responsible for managing the department’s Procurement Associates.
Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: There are many theories about Miles' departure. Now the board will have to decide what's next for the association.
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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
APRIL 24, 2024
Mews, the industry-leading hospitality cloud and winner of Best property management system at the HotelTechAwards 2024, has been chosen by Weekender to power their portfolio of hotels across the northeast of the US.
Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: There will be a lot of moving pieces over the next few months if indeed a sale of Tripadvisor gets done.
Hospitality Net
APRIL 24, 2024
Nobu, the renowned luxury lifestyle brand known for its iconic 41 hotels, 77 restaurants, and 12 residences, proudly announces the signing of Nobu Hotel and Restaurant East Cairo, in a continuing collaboration with Egypt’s leading real estate developer, SODIC. The signing, which took place at Nobu Fifty Seven in New York, marks Nobu and SODIC’s third venture in Egypt, following the unveiling of Nobu Hotel, Restaurant, and Residences in both West Cairo and North Coast Egypt last summer.
Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: Skift speaks with Southwest’s vice president of marketing about the carrier’s latest advertising campaign that seeks to attract more Gen Z and Millennial travelers.
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 24, 2024
Diving deep into the impacts of a growing trend first explored in our Further Forecast 2024, Design Hotels announces the launch of "Neuroaesthetics — Design for the Mind", a new cultural study on neuroaesthetics, uncovering how aesthetics, culture, and technology impact our brains, bodies, and behaviors. Researched and developed by neuroaesthetics studio Kinda Studios and created in partnership with FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, the study collates insights across science, technology, and the arts,
Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: Boeing executives said the company would continue to slow 737 Max production as it weeds out quality control and safety issues.
Hospitality Net
APRIL 24, 2024
I was talking to a friend the other day. He purchased an expensive new car just eight months ago. Unfortunately, the car turned out to be a “lemon,” and he has taken it back to the dealer multiple times for various problems. The car has spent more time at the repair center than in his garage. If it were me, I’d ask the dealer to replace the car. Apparently, he has more patience than I do and was giving the dealer another chance to fix the car.
Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: Hyatt has begun letting members of its loyalty program earn and redeem points at about 700 boutique and luxury hotels via Mr & Mrs Smith, a service that curates boutique properties.
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
APRIL 24, 2024
ARLINGTON, Virginia—Knowland and Amadeus presented the metrics from the companies’ Hospitality Group and Business Performance Index. Beginning with the first quarter of 2024, the Index focuses on year-over-year (YOY) performance. This first report shows the group health index is 102.3 percent YOY and six of the top 25 U.S. markets have achieved 110 percent compared to the same time in 2023.
Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: TikTok is a big deal in the airline industry, with most of the major U.S. carriers using the platform to enhance brand recognition and loyalty.
Hospitality Net
APRIL 24, 2024
Sometimes a hotel is so special that it becomes a destination in its own right. If you’re on the hunt for a property worth planning a trip around, look no further than the T+L 500, our annual list of the hotels and resorts our readers love the most.
Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: In the first dispatch of the Skift Travel Spotlight podcast from ITB Berlin, Skift speaks with Boutique Group about the role innovative design plays in developing Saudi Arabia’s hospitality sector.
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 24, 2024
BeCause, the Danish start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel, and tourism industries manage their sustainability data, is simplifying the sustainability journey for members by integrating the industry association’s Hotel Sustainability Basics (HSB) framework into its platform.
Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: India is seeking to boost its cruise tourism. It aims to attract 4 million cruise tourists by 2041, up from 300,000 in 2023.
Hospitality Net
APRIL 24, 2024
A survey by Marriott Bonvoy, the award-winning travel program of Marriott International, has found that a majority of Gen Zs and Millennials in Asia Pacific excluding China (APEC) prefer the simplicity of belonging to one comprehensive loyalty travel program.
Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: As the market grows, so is the variety of short-term rental services.
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 24, 2024
In an era marked by continuous technological evolution, which incessantly alters the fabric of our daily reality, a book emerges that promises to illuminate the path towards the future: "We are the Glitch. Come AI, Web3 e Metaverso stanno trasformando il settore dell’Accoglienza" ("We are the Glitch. How AI, Web3, and Metaverse are Transforming the Hospitality Sector"), written by Simone Puorto and published by Dario Flaccovio Editore for the “Accadde Domani FuTurismo” series, curated by digital
Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: Know where the growth in India is? In its Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. IHCL definitely seems to know that.
Hospitality Net
APRIL 24, 2024
stayAPT Suites, the innovative apartment-style hotel brand, is pleased to announce a significant expansion initiative in partnership with Powerhouse Hotels, a joint venture between JCap Realty Group and Cullinan Holdings. This collaboration involves signing a multi-unit development agreement, adding 30 new locations to stayAPT Suites’ portfolio, and expanding the brand footprint to 25 states over the next five years, with six locations that will break ground in 2024.
Skift Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
Skift Take: Fernandes is taking on the challenge of transforming AirAsia’s parent company as it tries to shake off its pandemic-era problems.
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