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Skift Research Scraped 20,000 Google Hotel Listings: Here’s What We Found

Skift Blog

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.

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Hilton Reports Q1 2024 Results

Lodging

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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Southwest Flight Attendants Score New Contract, to Be Among Highest Paid

Skift Blog

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.

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Driftwood Capital Secures Refinancing for Sheraton Park City Hotel

Lodging

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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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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Michelin Awards 124 U.S. Luxury Hotels New Key Ratings

Skift Blog

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.

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The Balancing Act: The Symbiotic Relationship between Hotel Asset Management and Revenue Optimization

Hospitality Net

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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Wherever You Go, There Is Artificial Intelligence

Hospitality Net

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.

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China’s Golden Week Holiday: What’s Driving Outbound Travel

Skift Blog

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.

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Premier appoints Corina Heizer as its new Vice President of Procurement

Hospitality Net

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.

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Vacation Rental Management Association CEO Kimberly Miles Steps Down

Skift Blog

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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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

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

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Weekender chooses Mews to help fuel their rapid US growth

Hospitality Net

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.

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Tripadvisor’s Potential Sale: Apollo Still a Suitor and a Financing Deadline

Skift Blog

Skift Take: There will be a lot of moving pieces over the next few months if indeed a sale of Tripadvisor gets done.

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Nobu and SODIC Announce Further Development with a Hotel and Restaurant in East Cairo

Hospitality Net

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.

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Inside Southwest’s Push to Court Younger Travelers as U.S. Weighs TikTok Ban

Skift Blog

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.

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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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Design Hotels Launches a New Study on Neuroaesthetics

Hospitality Net

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,

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Boeing Slows 737 Max Production, Expects to Pay Airlines $443 Million for Max 9 Grounding 

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Boeing executives said the company would continue to slow 737 Max production as it weeds out quality control and safety issues.

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Customer Experience Is Like Maintenance on Your Car

Hospitality Net

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.

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Hyatt Loyalty Play: Adding 700 Hotels via Mr & Mrs Smith Mash-Up

Skift Blog

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.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

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.

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Knowland and Amadeus Share Q1 2024 Performance Index Data

Lodging

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.

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Is a TikTok Ban Coming? Here Are the U.S. Airlines That Rely on it Most

Skift Blog

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.

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Travel + Leisure Readers’ 500 Favorite Hotels and Resorts in the World

Hospitality Net

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.

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Elevating Hospitality Through Innovative Design

Skift Blog

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.

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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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BeCause and WTTC Partner to Advance More Sustainable Hotel Operations

Hospitality Net

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.

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Cruise Tourism in India Reaches All-Time High – India Report

Skift Blog

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.

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Asia Pacific Gen-Zs and Millenials Seek to Unlock Value and Maximize Travel Experience With One Loyalty Program

Hospitality Net

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.

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Short-Term Rentals Branch Out: Hourly Rentals, International Student Housing

Skift Blog

Skift Take: As the market grows, so is the variety of short-term rental services.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

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.

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Announcement of the New Book "We are the Glitch. Come AI, Web3 e Metaverso stanno trasformando il settore dell’Accoglienza" by Simone Puorto

Hospitality Net

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

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India’s IHCL Has a New (Old) Brand: Gateway Is Back After Years in the ‘Drawer’

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Know where the growth in India is? In its Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. IHCL definitely seems to know that.

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stayAPT Suites & Powerhouse Hotels Forge Partnership to Expand Presence with 30 New Locations

Hospitality Net

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.

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Tony Fernandes Delays Retirement To Ensure ‘Survival’ of AirAsia Operator

Skift Blog

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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A Buyer’s Guide to Future-Proofing Your Restaurant Tech Stack

The race to 100% digital is on. With the restaurant industry still in the early innings of its digital transformation, brands need an airtight strategy when it comes to building out their tech stack. Download the buyer’s guide to learn where to prioritize your efforts and get the most out of every investment.