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U.S. Budget Hotels Feel the Pinch: Is Inflation the Culprit?

Skift Blog

Skift Take: America's economy hotels experienced a case of the first-quarter blues as the budget travel crowd appeared to spend less. Could inflation be to blame?

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June Six Hotel Hannover City – Primestar Group unveils its second boutique hotel under the June Six Hotels brand at IHIF

Hospitality Net

PRIMESTAR Group has opened its second hotel with an integrated offering in the hotel, long-stay, and workspace segments in Hannover at the beginning of IHIF.

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Hospitality Financial Leadership – The Top 10 Cash Controls

Hotel Financial Coach Blog

Click on image to learn more 🔊 Listen to Post Cash is King. That’s an old expression but it’s also one that still rings true today. Everyone likes cash even if we don’t carry so much with us personally anymore. It’s important to recognize that some people will help themselves to your cash if you let them. That might sound extremely clinical and you’re right it is, but it’s also a fact.

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The Top 10 Cash Controls - Hospitality Financial Leadership

Hospitality Net

Cash is King. That’s an old expression but it’s also one that still rings true today. Everyone likes cash even if we don’t carry so much with us personally anymore. It’s important to recognize that some people will help themselves to your cash if you let them. That might sound extremely clinical and you’re right it is, but it’s also a fact. The only way to minimize your risk is to have a set of controls in place to keep honest people honest and the less than trusty, on their back foot.

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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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Hospitality workers and addiction – statistics, recovery and treatment options

eHotelier

Hospitality workers often endure long hours, high levels of stress, and, in many cases, unrestricted access to alcohol, which collectively contribute to a higher susceptibility to substance abuse.

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Cloudbeds Observes Shift Towards Longer Stays

Hospitality Tech

Findings suggest the surge in three to four-night stays may be an indication of the rising popularity of “bleisure” or blended travel, as more travelers take advantage of the flexibility of remote work to extend their stays.

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Concord Hospitality Appoints Marsha Ray As New EVP Of Operations

Hospitality Tech

With an extensive background serving both the Canadian and U.S. hospitality markets, Ray boasts comprehensive expertise in all operational aspects, from food and beverage management to front office pre-openings, transitions, conversions, and beyond.

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Little Hotelier makes first-time accommodation management a breeze for Haven Hall Hotel

Little Hotelier

Haven Hall Hotel is a luxurious 14-room property on the picturesque Isle of Wight off the southern coast of England. Eight years ago, David & Arielle Barratt thought they were buying their ideal retirement retreat overlooking the sea. They enthusiastically embarked on the huge renovation needed by this large Edwardian house. It quickly became obvious that this lovely seafront property deserved to be shared.

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Now Hiring: Digital Marketing Manager

Inn Sight

If you love food, beverage and brands, you’ll fit right in with our team! Part-time contract opportunity for an experienced digital marketer. Bring your SEO and paid search skills to drive growth in hospitality and food & beverage brands. Make an impact with interesting digital projects in a positive hybrid work environment.

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Day 30 – Bringing It All Together With An AI Trailer – 30 Day AI Challenge 2024

Hotel Marketer

Welcome to the 2024 Edition of the #30DayAIChallenge. This year, we'll be focusing on making Generative AI more accessible for all. So follow along and give each challenge a try yourself, plus share your own thoughts and experiments with a community of like-minded learners and tinkerers!

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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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12 distinctly different properties to join IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Vignette Collection in 2024

eHotelier

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 join IHG’s newest luxury & lifestyle brand in 2024.

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Now Hiring: Junior Social Media Coordinator

Inn Sight

Sydney Design Social is looking to hire a junior social media coordinator to join their digital marketing & graphic design agency based in Surry Hills.

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IHG Hotels & Resorts brings Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants to Lisbon

eHotelier

IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), announces the signing of Kimpton Lisbon, the first Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants property in the Portuguese capital. Set to open its doors in 2026, the boutique luxury hotel marks the second Kimpton to come to Portugal, following the signing of Kimpton Algarve São Rafael Atlántico in late 2023.

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Hotels need to think local

Hospitality Today

Get this right and guests no longer feel like they’re staying in a hotel; they feel like they’re living in the area temporarily (which is what they want)

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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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Jin Kim appointed Executive Assistant Manager of Rooms at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore

eHotelier

As Executive Assistant Manager of Rooms, Jin will oversee all Room operations, including Housekeeping, Guest Services, The Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge, The Ritz-Carlton Spa and the Fitness Centre.

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East Coast Wings + Grill Hires New VP of Marketing: Ashley Mitchell

Hospitality Tech

Franchise veteran and Entrepreneur's Top 50 Franchise CMO joins popular family dining franchise.

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IHG Partners with China UnionPay, pioneering a new era of digital payments in the hotel industry

eHotelier

IHG Hotels & Resorts announces a strategic partnership with China UnionPay that offers a new level of digital convenience for travellers in Greater China. Through this partnership, holders of both domestically and internationally issued UnionPay credit cards can now complete pre-authorization without card presence for online reservations through IHG’s direct channels, such as the IHG APP and WeChat mini-program.

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World’s busiest airports show surge in international travel

Hospitality Today

International travel roared back last year, pushing airports from London to Tokyo up in a global ranking of passenger traffic

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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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Sabre and InterparkTriple announce strategic technology partnership to harness the power of Sabre Travel AI

eHotelier

Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, today announced a strategic technology partnership with South Korea’s largest Online Travel Agency (OTA), InterparkTriple. The agreement will bring together InterparkTriple’s online travel platform and Sabre’s cutting-edge Travel AI technology, which was developed with Google.

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AI’s impact on non-linear customer service in hospitality

Hospitality Today

Non-linear customer service breaks away from traditional models by meeting customers anywhere they are in their journey

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Hoteliers to gather in Toronto for Maestro PMS’s sold out ‘Accelerate 2024 Users Conference’; game-changing tech to be showcased

eHotelier

Next week users of the widely popular Maestro PMS platform, a Web Browser based cloud and on-premises all-in-one property-management system, will gather at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto for the SOLD OUT “Accelerate 2024” users conference. The four-day event, to be held April 15 to 18, will enable attendees to exchange ideas, build alliances, and leverage innovative tools and actionable business strategies to capitalize on their Maestro PMS investment.

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Booking.com to repay $110 million in COVID-19

Hospitality Today

Dutch politicians had criticized 2020 total compensation for CEO Glenn Fogel and CFO David Goulden

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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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Stéphane Ormand appointed Sales and Revenue Director at Adagio

eHotelier

Adagio, the European leader in aparthotels, is proud to announce the appointment of Stéphane Ormand as new Sales and Revenue Director, member of the Management Committee.

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Summer travel in 2024 will be expensive in every way

Hospitality Today

Hotel, tour and air prices are not falling as companies are overwhelmed with summer reservations

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