Lodging

APRIL 10, 2024

The U.S. hospitality industry has made significant strides within the past year, and the pace only continues to grow despite challenges. The AHLA recently predicted the demand for hotel jobs will outpace overall market job growth over the next five years, but at the same time, two-thirds of hotels are still experiencing staffing shortages. CBRE reported that the commercial real estate lending market demonstrated signs of stabilization at the end of 2023 even though transaction […] The post

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Skift Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Skift Take: Travel remains a top spending priority among younger travelers. We spoke with two millennial travelers to unpack the benefits of vacation ownership and learn why they consider timeshare the best way to enjoy multiple resort vacations a year.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 10, 2024

The international and innovative hotel brand, YOTEL, welcomes guests to its highly anticipated opening of YOTEL Geneva Lake, featuring Switzerland’s first Nordic-inspired gastronomy destination.

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Skift Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Skift Take: The evolving demographics of Chinese outbound travel shows a jump in younger female travelers. This shift will have important implications for how businesses approach their marketing strategies and the kind of products on offer.

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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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Hospitality Net

APRIL 10, 2024

Following its annual investor conference, Driftwood Capital, a leading vertically integrated commercial real estate firm, is proud to announce its hotel development pipeline has now exceeded $1 billion in projected value. This robust portfolio includes $800 million worth of strategically pursued projects either under construction or scheduled to break ground in 2024, showcasing Driftwood Capital’s robust and strategic growth in the hospitality sector.

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Skift Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Skift Take: While a myriad of issues are set to constrain growth in the airline industry, Delta seems almost immune to those headwinds.

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Skift Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Skift Take: Pressure from travel suppliers who want better merchandising tools and lower costs are compelling travel management companies to consolidate.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 10, 2024

IHG Hotels & Resorts is celebrating the launch of its inaugural Vignette Collection hotel in the UK. The Halyard Liverpool, Vignette Collection is the first of 12 properties around the world which will to join IHG’s newest luxury & lifestyle brand in 2024.

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Skift Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Skift Take: Every day, creative minds around the world are shaping the future of the travel industry. If you're one of those innovators - and are looking for an opportunity to showcase your work on a global scale - the Skift IDEA Awards might just be the platform for you.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 10, 2024

An urban oasis overlooking Liberty Square, Verno House Budapest, Vignette Collection presents a 50-room hotel evoking the idea of 19th century Budapest - the notion that one can only truly appreciate all the modern attributes of a city if there is a nurturing, natural environment for them to escape to from time to time.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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Skift Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Skift Take: MGM Resorts CEO William Hornbuckle made around $37.9 million in pay last year. The financial windfall was a reward for seeing the company notch record revenue and sign a landmark loyalty partnership with Marriott.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 10, 2024

InnSpire, the leading provider of innovative hospitality technology solutions that help drive seamless, world-class guest experiences for some of the world’s most iconic hotels and brands, announces the global rollout of its transformative InnSpire.ONE AI platform, which is reshaping the landscape of luxury hotels worldwide. InnSpire.ONE AI represents a monumental leap forward in hotel operations, offering an integrated ecosystem that enhances communication, delivers personalized guest interacti

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Skift Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at Delta's big first quarter, Brazil's delayed visa requirements, and the factors behind corporate travel agency mergers.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 10, 2024

This year, ibis, the world’s best known economy hotel brand, celebrates its 50th anniversary. ibis was established in 1974 on three core promises: affordability, innovation and quality. Democratising travel and hospitality, it was the first hotel brand in Europe to make a high quality, comfortable nights stay accessible to all.

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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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Skift Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Skift Take: MakeMyTrip has been witnessing a robust increase in Indian travelers' interest in Bhutan. This service aims to capture that opportunity.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 10, 2024

In a recent webinar by Bookboost and its partners, industry experts delved into the transformative power of data, personalisation, and automation in the hospitality sector. The session provided interesting insights into how hotels can leverage technology to improve efficiency, guest satisfaction, and profitability. Here’s our recap of that discussion.

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Skift Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Skift Take: Alongside the Indian travel boom is a growing international Indian wedding market, with lucrative opportunities across the tourism ecosystem.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 10, 2024

What if I told you that a satisfied customer could ruin your business? Most people think satisfied customers are happy and will come back. At least, it appears that way.

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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.

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Skift Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Skift Take: Samara’s factory in Mexico will bring the design and production of the units in-house.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 10, 2024

Tambourine, the Fort Lauderdale-headquartered hospitality marketing agency serving hotels, resorts, and tourism destinations worldwide, proudly celebrates its recent acknowledgment of eight platinum Viddy Awards.

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Skift Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Skift Take: Some investors are hesitant to fund startups in places experiencing currency volatility, but Triply overcame that challenge while consolidating payment tools for smaller travel businesses.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 10, 2024

Hotel Centro Sonoma Wine Country, Tapestry Collection by Hilton opened today and is now bookable through all Hilton and Hilton Honors channels. Suitable for fun-loving celebrations, playful meetings, romantic weddings, retreats, and outdoor recreation, Hotel Centro Sonoma provides an ideal space to gather in California’s wine country. Perfectly positioned in the heart of California’s wine country, the four-story, 135-room hotel is well-positioned to offer families, couples, and group travelers a

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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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Lodging

APRIL 10, 2024

Both data collection and analysis are integral to reducing food waste: staff must find out what types of foods are being wasted and in what quantities to then be able to strategize on how to prevent or reduce it. Artificial intelligence (AI) supports those stages of food waste reduction, beginning with the identification of different waste types using machine vision, which becomes increasingly faster and more accurate through machine learning.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 10, 2024

With a career spanning over three decades across the hospitality and technology sectors, I’ve witnessed the evolution of customer engagement and the pivotal role of PMS in revolutionising the guest experience. My experiences, particularly as the VP of Product and Strategy at Shiji Group and leading hotel consulting services for Opera at MICROS in the Asia Pacific, have provided me with deep insights into the importance of a 360-degree unified customer profile in PMS.

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Skift Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Skift Take: Guesty is determined to continue riding the wave of short-term rental growth, with plans for expansion in geography, products, and technology.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 10, 2024

Guests checking in and out. Rooms being prepared by capable hotel staff. Special requests and room service orders coming in from guests via text and phone calls. A reservations team chatting with potential customers to secure new bookings.

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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.

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Are Morch

APRIL 10, 2024

As the hotel business continues to evolve, hoteliers face the ongoing challenge of capturing the attention of potential guests and enticing them to choose their property over competitors. In the dynamic landscape of 2024, hotels need to adopt innovative promotion strategies that not only attract guests but also enhance their overall experience. This article explores […] The post Elevate Your Hotel Business: Innovative Promotion Ideas for 2024 appeared first on Are Morch, Digital Transforma

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 10, 2024

Imagine sending a welcome message right when a guest checks in, offering a special dinner deal as they’re settling into their room, or a quick checkout reminder the night before they leave. This is what HiJiffy is proposing, using WhatsApp or SMS.

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Skift Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at CEO salaries, Ben Drew's next steps, and a new Boeing whistleblower.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 10, 2024

The host of six Taylor Swift concerts, Singapore’s hotel industry posted its highest March average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR) on record, according to preliminary data from CoStar. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets.

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