Skift Blog
JULY 31, 2024
Skift Take: The U.S. Senate moved forward in an effort to force U.S.-based hotels and short-term rentals to adopt a new national standard for price comparison. It has adopted similar language to a comparable bill in the House, so it's possible the bill will become law before the November elections.
Lodging
JULY 31, 2024
The Marriott Hotels brand opened its first all-inclusive property in Cancun, Mexico. The Marriott Cancun, an All-Inclusive Resort, welcomes guests of all ages and generations to explore the local culture and on-property entertainment through an all-exclusive experience. Marriott Hotels’ entry into the all-inclusive market underscores its dedication to meeting the demand for multigenerational travel experiences.
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Skift Blog
JULY 31, 2024
Skift Take: Year after year, Skift Global Forum welcomes top leaders from the online travel to our stage to share their views on the future of the industry. Hear directly from leaders of Booking Holdings, Expedia Group, TripAdvisor and many others.
Hospitality Net
JULY 31, 2024
Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead announces the completion of its guest room and suite renovation, including the addition of the spacious and luxurious Grand Peach Suite and state-of-the-art Pure Rooms. With a total renovation of 439 guest rooms including 21 suites, this milestone marks a significant step in a multi-phase transformational renovation, redefining the hospitality experience and world-class wellness standards.Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead is setting a new standard within Atlanta’s v
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive
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Skift Blog
JULY 31, 2024
Skift Take: America's casino resort giant posts record revenues, buoyed by a recent loyalty alliance with Marriott. But Las Vegas's Formula 1 fever appears to be cooling, casting a shadow over the fourth quarter.
Hospitality Net
JULY 31, 2024
Alexander Hotel, a new boutique hotel in the iconic Torre Virreyes skyscraper, is now open. Positioned in the heart of Mexico City’s financial hub, the hotel combines sleek design, meticulous attention to detail, and a Caviar Bar, the first of its kind in Mexico. The five-star hotel features 26 light-filled suites and luxury amenities, including a spa, restaurant, a complete Technogym, and a premium concierge.
Hotel Sales Focus brings together the best content for hotel sales and marketing professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Hospitality Net
JULY 31, 2024
Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce the opening of Radisson Residences, Cairo Heliopolis located in the heart of Egypt’s vibrant capital in the famous Heliopolis district and the first Radisson Residences in Cairo.
Skift Blog
JULY 31, 2024
Skift Take: Despite strong performance elsewhere, weakness in Greater China — Marriott's second-largest market outside the U.S. — has led to a slight downward revision in the company's full-year RevPAR growth forecast.
Hospitality Net
JULY 31, 2024
Marriott Hotels, the signature flag of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of more than 30 extraordinary brands, hasn’t just set the standard for hospitality, it’s raised it: innovating at every opportunity and earning the trust of travelers all around the globe. Building on its legacy, the brand is redefining the all-inclusive vacation with the grand opening of its newest property, Marriott Cancun, An All-Inclusive Resort.
Skift Blog
JULY 31, 2024
Skift Take: Tourism in India is growing, especially from domestic travelers. This is leading to a robust demand for accommodation across the country. But the India hotel industry needs to provide enough supply.
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
Hospitality Net
JULY 31, 2024
Tourism Hero Dr. Jens Thraenhart is up to a new beginning, which is the continuation of what his passion is. A new angle put on sustainability tourism is High Yield Tourism, and Jens explained this at the recently concluded Cebu Call to Action conference in the Philippines.
Skift Blog
JULY 31, 2024
Skift Take: Ortberg is an industry veteran with more than 35 years in the aerospace sector. Heading up Boeing will be his biggest challenge yet.
Hospitality Net
JULY 31, 2024
The new Cambria Hotel in Denver Downtown RiNo puts guests in the trendy heart of Denver’s River North Art District. Revamped industrial buildings are home to some of the hippest mural art, live music and food trucks the city has to offer. The 153-guestroom property, which opened in May, reflects the city’s industrial roots and the transformation it has undergone, while the design embodies the creative spirit that has given the city new life and inspires guests to take a fresh look at the possibi
Skift Blog
JULY 31, 2024
Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at The persistence of airline junk fees, Spirit Air’s attempt to move upmarket, and Venice’s move to stem the tourist hordes.
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
JULY 31, 2024
Confidence in taking an annual vacation has never been higher as new consumer data illustrates Americans’ desperation to find ways to travel, as revealed by Allianz Partners USA‘s 16th Annual Vacation Confidence Index*.
Skift Blog
JULY 31, 2024
Skift Take: Norwegian Cruise Line executives say they have a number of advantages over hotels to keep guests spending.
Hospitality Net
JULY 31, 2024
The perfect homebase for sunny and snowy journeys alike, Cambria North Conway is New Hampshire’s newest gateway for White Mountain adventures. With 115 guestrooms, an indoor pool, 1,550 sq. ft. of meeting space, contemporary comforts, tastes of local flavors and close proximity to Mt. Washington, this hotel invites every explorer to recharge for everything tomorrow may bring.
Skift Blog
JULY 31, 2024
Skift Take: Delta CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC that the carrier had “no choice” but to seek damages from CrowdStrike for the outage.
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.
Hospitality Net
JULY 31, 2024
HIIVE by fusion Binh Duong New City, the latest premier hotel in Fusion Hotel Group’s expanding portfolio, is now open in the fast-growing industrial and logistics hub of Binh Duong in southern Vietnam.
Lodging
JULY 31, 2024
Dreamscape Hospitality announced the appointment of Christina Pedersen as vice president of sales and marketing. In this role, Pedersen will oversee strategic initiatives to drive revenue growth and elevate the guest experience. McNeill Hotel Company named Emily Soulier as e-commerce manager for a portfolio of properties under management. Soulier will be responsible for a range of e-commerce activities for the portfolio of properties.
Hospitality Net
JULY 31, 2024
Resolute Road Hospitality, a third-party management company founded on the promise to change the way owners think of their management company, announced today the grand opening of The Newberry Hotel, a stunning addition to the Tapestry Collection by Hilton. Previously the DoubleTree by Hilton, The Newberry Hotel has undergone extensive renovations and rebranding to convert the DoubleTree to part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton, offering an upscale boutique experience for guests visiting dow
Lodging
JULY 31, 2024
NORWALK, Connecticut—HEI Hotels & Resorts has added The Westin Dallas Downtown to its portfolio, bringing the total number of hotels managed in the Dallas market to five. HEI now manages a total of 15 properties in the state of Texas. The Westin Dallas Downtown opened in 2015 and features 326 rooms, 34,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space, a three-meal restaurant and lobby bar, an indoor swimming pool, and a fitness center.
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
JULY 31, 2024
We all know the backstory: After COVID forced many hotels to close their doors for months on end, travel came roaring back, and for a few years the industry benefitted from “revenge travel” that paved the way for record-breaking rate growth.
Lodging
JULY 31, 2024
As seen in the Q2 2024 U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), at the end of the second quarter, there were 6,095 projects with 713,151 rooms in the pipeline. This new all-time high represents a 9 percent year-over-year (YOY) increase in projects and an 8 percent YOY increase in rooms compared to Q2 2023 totals.
Hospitality Net
JULY 31, 2024
Highline Hospitality Partners (HHP), the hospitality investment platform launched by Highline Real Estate Partners, has acquired the Hilton Garden Inn Courthouse Plaza Arlington Courthouse Plaza. The 193-room, premium select-service hotel marks HHP’s 12th property and its first venture into the Washington DC metro area.Situated in Arlington’s Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, the hotel is ideally situated in Northern Virginia’s stable and growing demand generators, including the Pentagon, Amazon’s HQ2
Lodging
JULY 31, 2024
BOISE, Idaho—Resolute Road Hospitality announced the opening of The Newberry Hotel, an addition to the Tapestry Collection by Hilton. Previously the DoubleTree by Hilton, The Newberry Hotel has undergone renovations and a rebranding to convert the DoubleTree to part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton, offering a boutique experience for guests visiting downtown Bend.
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
JULY 31, 2024
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) in collaboration with Maya Rio Development announced today plans for the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Belize with The Placencia Resort, which is entering the Hyatt portfolio as an affiliated hotel before joining the Destination by Hyatt brand and World of Hyatt loyalty program late next year. Nestled south of Mexico, east of Guatemala, and next to the Caribbean Sea, The Placencia Resort is located on the Placencia Peninsula, a verdant, 13-mile long beach in sout
Lodging
JULY 31, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.—AHLA Foundation announced the 2024–2025 No Room for Trafficking (NRFT) Survivor Fund grantees, eight community-based organizations that provide services and resources to help support human trafficking survivors on their path forward. This year’s Survivor Fund grantees were announced at the third annual NRFT Summit, hosted on United Nation’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, a global campaign urging action to end child trafficking.
Hospitality Net
JULY 31, 2024
The Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa is proud to announce the launch of a selection of captivating experiences located within the prestigious Steyn City residential lifestyle estate. The hotel welcomes the opening of Saxon Spa Steyn City, Steyn City Hotel and Guild restaurant, shared work space and conferencing by Saxon. These esteemed luxury experiences welcome guests to a world of luxury and wellness.
Hotel Management
JULY 31, 2024
There will be plenty of cause for celebration at Cordis Auckland on Friday, November 1 as the hotel industry gathers to celebrate the top hotels, resorts, departments and people across New Zealand and the South Pacific at HM Awards’ first-ever satellite event in Auckland. A limited release of just 200 tickets for the 2024 HM Awards Aotearoa-Pacific awards ceremony are now available.
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