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Spirit CEO Slams Airline Industry as ‘Rigged Game’ as Carrier’s Losses Widen

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Spirit CEO Ted Christie had some choice words for the current state of the airline industry as the ultra-low-cost carrier reported a greater first-quarter loss.

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AHLA: U.S. Hotels Added 1,200 Jobs in April

Lodging

WASHINGTON—U.S. hotels added 1,200 jobs to their payrolls in April, according to the latest government data that shows employment in the industry is still far from pre-pandemic levels, reported the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Total hotel employment stands at about 1.92 million, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s 193,600 fewer workers in the industry than in February 2020, just before the pandemic hit.

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America’s Best-Paid Tourism Marketers

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Many tourism board CEOs command high compensation. Here's Skift's first major look at the pay packages U.S. destination marketing executives, looking at the city, state, and national levels.

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Accor introduces HERA – a new loyalty and rewards program for travel advisors

Hospitality Net

Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, today announced the launch of HERA, Accor Travel Advisor Program – a new worldwide loyalty and rewards program exclusively for travel advisors. Available now at HERA.Accor.com, the new program includes more brands, more features, and more capabilities as well as an enhanced digital experience with easy and efficient online tools for booking, tracking and reviewing activity.

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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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Emirates Reveals First 9 Destinations for New Airbus A350: Is Your City on the List?

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The Emirates A350 is one of the year's most hotly anticipated aircraft launches. We now know when it'll make its debut and which cities will see it first.

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At U.S. Travel’s IPW, Leaders Say Government Must Increase Focus to Achieve Travel Growth

Hospitality Net

At U.S. Travel’s IPW – the largest generator of international inbound travel to the United States – association President and CEO Geoff Freeman shared a vision to make travel a national priority, solve barriers to visitation growth, and become the most-visited nation in the world.

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Phuket Hotels Association Goes Live With “Absolutely Fabulous Travel Sale” to Raise Funds for Hospitality Students

Hospitality Net

Phuket Hotels Association, the non-profit organisation of hoteliers focused on creating a sustainable future for Phuket, has announced that its “Absolutely Fabulous Travel Sale” is back with an amazing array of prizes, including heavenly hotel stays and aspirational travel experiences all around the globe.

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India Ramps Up Its Promotion as a Wedding Destination – India Report

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Indian weddings mean big money. The Indian government is aiming to harness India's cultural diversity and vast offerings to promote the country as the preferred domestic and international wedding destination.

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137: $600,000 Trash Can - David Lund on Top Floor Podcast

Hospitality Net

David Lund is the Hotel Financial Coach, a thought leader and trainer on using financial data to drive your business decisions and your career. A 30-year hotel vet, David has seen everything, a lot of which he shares in his book, The Prosperous Hotelier. Susan and David talk about railroads, scams, and Russians.

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FAA Opens Another Investigation Into Boeing — Now Focused on the 787

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Scrutiny continues to grow on Boeing as the Federal Aviation Administration opened another probe into the U.S. plane maker.

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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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Maestro PMS Launches MezzoPay Embedded Payments; Excitement Abounds Among Clients to Install the Enhanced, Seamless, Secure Payment Offering

Hospitality Net

Maestro PMS, a Web Browser-based cloud and on-premises all-in-one property-management system, announced the addition of MezzoPay as its new embedded payment processing solution. Powered by Fullsteam, MezzoPay equips hoteliers with the ability to offer seamless and secure transaction capabilities directly embedded within the hotel PMS.

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Expedia Backtracks on Outage Cause: ‘Software Issue’ Took Down Global Operations

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The mission for media companies — including Skift — is to hold companies to account. That's what we did here.

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Urban Rest Strengthens Global Presence with Acquisition of The Urban Butler

Hospitality Net

Urban Rest, a leading provider of flexible alternative accommodations serving the corporate market, proudly announces its acquisition of The Urban Butler, effective 1 May 2024. This strategic move not only solidifies Urban Rest’s position as a key player in the alternative accommodations sector but also marks a significant step towards its continued global expansion.

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TBO Tek’s IPO Is Coming: What We Know About Its Business

Skift Blog

Skift Take: In contrast to some travel companies that adopted a cautious 'wait and watch' stance, hesitating to launch an IPO amid the uncertain landscape of the travel industry, TBO stood out for its proactive approach. Rather than biding its time, TBO swiftly made the decision to launch its IPO.

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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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Lodging Interactive Launches Subscription-Based Hotel Website Development and Marketing Services

Hospitality Net

Lodging Interactive, a leading digital marketing agency specializing in the hospitality industry since 2001, is excited to announce the launch of its innovative ’Pay-As-You-Go’ hotel website development and marketing service. This service offers hotel operators the flexibility to minimize upfront costs while benefiting from comprehensive website development and marketing solutions.

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Accor Revamps How It Rewards Luxury Travel Advisors for Hotel Bookings

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The Paris-based hotel giant is showering travel advisors with points, perks, and online tools. The goal is to inspire loyalty for bookings of its poshest brands, from Raffles to SLS—all while keeping those pesky online travel agency fees at bay.

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Luxury hotels and a ‘sense of place’: The challenge for hoteliers

Hospitality Net

In the final article in this three-part series exploring luxury hotels and a sense of place, Suzanne Godfrey, consultant and lecturer in luxury and luxury hospitality, examines how hoteliers can overcome the challenges in providing local and authentic meaning of sense of place.

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Meetings Momentum: Corporate Group Business Continues to Outgrow Other Segments

Lodging

U.S. hotel performance has continued to inch toward normalized levels over the past three-plus quarters. The trend of normalization is evident across most data segments, but in recent months, particular attention has been drawn to group business. Even with slightly higher supply in the market, group occupancy grew year over year in each month of 2023 except for December.

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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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Hotelbeds extends strategic agreement with Choice Hotels, adding Radisson Americas properties to portfolio

Hospitality Net

Hotelbeds, part of HBX Group, announces the renewal of its strategic agreement with Choice Hotels for the next three years, adding Radisson Americas properties to the TravelTech company’s portfolio.

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PM Hotel Group Publishes Sixth Annual Sustainability Report

Lodging

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland—PM Hotel Group announced the publication of its sixth annual sustainability report. Topics include the strides made in the company’s environmental and social responsibility programs throughout 2023. “At PM Hotel Group, a successful sustainability program is one that has broad engagement and is embedded in every aspect of our operations,” said Joseph Bojanowski, president, PM Hotel Group.

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Accor unveils its first Handwritten Collection address in the United States

Hospitality Net

San Francisco, a city renowned for its commercial hubs and cultural sites, will become the first destination in the United States for one of Accor’s newest brands, Handwritten Collection. Owned and operated by San Francisco based Frame Ventures, Hotel Stratford is a charming European-style boutique property set against the backdrop of bustling Union Square on the renowned Powell Street cable car line.

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Hotelbeds Renews Partnership With Choice Hotels

Lodging

PALMA, Spain—Hotelbeds announced the renewal of its strategic agreement with Choice Hotels for the next three years, adding Radisson Americas properties to the TravelTech company’s portfolio. The alliance emphasizes Hotelbeds’ participation in the business-to-business hotel segment, representing 80 percent of Choice Hotels’ B2B offering.

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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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Anantara to Expand its Luxury Portfolio in the UAE with New-Build Resort and Residences in Sharjah

Hospitality Net

Minor Hotels, an international hotel owner, operator and investor with more than 540 hotels in 56 countries in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe and the Americas, has announced a strategic addition to its pipeline in the UAE - a new resort and residences in Sharjah. Positioned along the picturesque coastline of the Arabian Gulf and just a 30-minute drive from Dubai International Airport, the Anantara Sharjah Resort and Anantara Sharjah Residences are set to open in

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Green check-in: strategies for hotels to adopt and promote sustainability

eHotelier

In the quest for a sustainable future, hotels play a pivotal role in setting a positive example for both guests and industry peers. By embracing energy-efficient technologies, reducing waste, conserving water, sourcing responsibly, engaging with communities, and adopting eco-friendly infrastructure, hotels can contribute significantly to global sustainability efforts.

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STR Weekly Insights: 21-27 April 2024

Hospitality Net

U.S. hotel performance paused due to the Passover observance that began on Monday 22 April. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) declined 2.5% as occupancy fell 0.8 percentage points (ppts) and average daily rate (ADR) declined 1.3%.

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AHLA workforce report: Hotels add 1,200 jobs in April

Hotel Business

U.S. hotels added 1,200 jobs to their payrolls in April, according to the latest government data that shows employment in the industry is still far from pre-pandemic levels. Total hotel employment stands at about 1.92 million, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s 193,600 fewer workers in the industry than in February 2020, just before the pandemic hit.

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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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SNEAK PEEK: Novotel & ibis Styles Melbourne Airport prepares for take off

Hospitality Net

Melbourne Airport and Accor ready to welcome the first new-build hotels in the airport precinct in almost 20 years.

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HVMG names Linda Philp SVP/CFO

Hotel Business

Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG) , an Atlanta-based third-party hotel operator and investor, has named Linda Philp SVP/CFO. In her role, she is responsible for the company’s accounting, financial reporting, tax, systems optimization/technology and risk management functions. “Linda brings with her a wealth of finance and accounting expertise that will not only provide support for our property-level general managers and directors of finance/controllers but will also serve as a valued s

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Tailoring Employee Training to Individual Needs: Experience vs. Inexperience

Hospitality Net

In the modern workplace, the way we approach training for new employees is undergoing a significant transformation. Traditionally, training programs were often standardized, treating all employees equally regardless of their prior experience or background. However, there is a growing recognition that personalized training, tailored to the individual’s unique experiences and skills, can lead to more effective outcomes and enhance employee satisfaction.

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Accor unveils its first Handwritten Collection in U.S.

Hotel Business

San Francisco, a city renowned for its commercial hubs and cultural sites, will become the first destination in the US. for one of Accor’s newest brands, Handwritten Collection. Owned and operated by San Francisco based Frame Ventures , Hotel Stratford is a European-style boutique property set against the backdrop of Union Square on the Powell Street cable car line.

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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.