Thu.Nov 07, 2024

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Why Travel Planning With Friends and Family Starts With Snapchat

Skift Blog

Skift Take: As Gen Z and millennial travelers increase their travel spending, they’re turning to social media to discover, plan, and share life-changing travel. Snap’s native features and core principles support travelers across the trip life cycle while helping brands attract and convert these high-value consumers.

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Responsible AI in Hospitality: Priorities for Hotels Adopting Generative AI

Hospitality Net

In the evolving hospitality industry, generative AI has the potential to transform guest experiences, streamline operations, and personalize interactions like never before. However, deploying such transformative technology requires careful planning and responsibility.

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Airbnb CEO: Co-Host Initiative Is an ‘Alternative’ to Property Management Companies

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Turf wars between individual and professional hosts on Airbnb have been long-standing. Chesky isn't making friends with professional hosts when touting Airbnb's co-hosting network as a way to replace them.

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Hotel Internet Services Hosts 11th Annual Golf for the Future Tournament to Raise Funds and Awareness for Community Education Programs

Hospitality Net

Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a full-service provider of internet connectivity services and solutions for the hospitality industry, is proud to announce that it is hosting and sponsoring the 11th annual Golf for the Future Tournament in Seminole, Florida. With the goal of raising funds to benefit both children and adults relying on Community Learning Center (CLC) services, the tournament is set to take place on November 9th at Seminole’s Bardmoor Golf & Tennis Club.

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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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Q&A: The Path to Scale for Events and Experiences

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The global marketplace for travel experiences offers a more than $1 trillion opportunity, but the customer journey is still disjointed and cumbersome. Tours, experiences, and transportation operators can increase revenue and simplify their operations by scaling a holistic offering from end to end through a single platform.

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Les Roches Introduces New Sports Business Management Degree

Hospitality Net

Marbella, November 7 th , 2024 – Les Roches, one of the world’s leading institutions in hospitality management and luxury tourism education, announces the launch of a new Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Sports Business Management. This program is crafted for sports enthusiasts, professional athletes, and business-minded individuals aspiring to careers in sports tourism and sports business.

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Cvent Honours Excellence Award Winners at Annual Cvent CONNECT Europe Conference

Hospitality Net

Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, celebrated the finalists and winners of the 2024 Cvent Excellence Awards at the company’s annual customer and industry conference, Cvent CONNECT Europe. The annual awards programme highlights event, hospitality and marketing leaders using Cvent technology to improve efficiency, increase event value, enhance MICE sales and marketing strategies, and deliver greater results for their hotels and organisations.

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Leading a Sales Team: 10 Keys to Success (Part 2)

Anthony Cole Training

Sales leaders must be both effective managers and great coaches by arming their salespeople with the skills to be successful and managing their strengths. This week, we identify the final 5 keys to success in leading a sales team.

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Latest Cvent Planner Sourcing Report Reveals Anticipated 2025 In-person Event Growth Comes with Increased AI Adoption and Higher Expectations for Faster, More Customised Hotel Responses

Hospitality Net

Cvent, a market-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider, has published its 2025 Cvent Planner Sourcing Report: Europe Edition. This annual report provides hoteliers, venue operators and destination management organisations with valuable insights into the sourcing priorities of UK and European event professionals, alongside actionable strategies to meet evolving industry demands and capitalise on meetings and events growth.

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Air France Reveals How Much Money it Lost From the Olympics

Skift Blog

Skift Take: For Air France, Paris 2024 is a marathon rather than a sprint. The financial impact of a one-off 'hosting hit' should be comfortably absorbed by longer term benefits for the brand.

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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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Peachtree Group Expands Third-Party Hotel Management Business with New Partnership with Group 10 Management

Hospitality Net

Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”) has announced a long-term partnership with Southfield, Michigan-based Group 10 Management (“Group 10”), expanding its managed portfolio with 14 new hotels totaling 1,648 rooms. This milestone growth pushes Peachtree’s total managed operations beyond 100 hotels and solidifies its position as a leading third-party hotel manager.

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Indian Hotels Company Doubles Down on Luxury With Claridges Deal

Skift Blog

Skift Take: IHCL's bid to manage the Claridges Collection portfolio in India highlights its luxury strategy, especially as it follows the acquisition of the Tree of Life boutique hotels chain.

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Les Roches & ILUNION Hotels Present the Results of the First Hotel Innovation Barometer

Hospitality Net

ILUNION Hotels and Les Roches Global Hospitality Education, one of the world’s leading institutions in hospitality management and luxury tourism education, have unveiled the results of the First Hotel Innovation Barometer during the III Global Summit by ILUNION Hotels. This pioneering study, conducted in collaboration between both organizations, provides a comprehensive view of how over 40 international hotel companies of various sizes in Spain and abroad are adopting innovation to enhance their

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Booking Holdings: How It’s Using AI at its 5 Biggest Brands

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Glenn Fogel recognizes that generative AI is still young — and full of bugs — but there's no time to experiment like the present.

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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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Radisson Hotel Group bolsters presence in Devbhumi Uttarakhand by opening Namah Nainital, a member of Radisson Individuals Retreats

Hospitality Net

With a strategic focus on strengthening its presence in the leisure towns of India, Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce the opening of Namah Nainital, a member of Radisson Individuals Retreats. This new addition is the Group’s fourth operational hotel in Uttarakhand where its portfolio includes hotels and resorts under multiple brands like Radisson Blu and Radisson Individuals.

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Tripadvisor’s Deal: No Outside Suitors, Talks Ongoing With Controlling Shareholder

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Tripadvisor has well-documented struggles of its own, but its relationship with Greg Maffei's Liberty Tripadvisor has weighed down Tripadvisor for years.

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Alumni Association of Glion Launches the second edition of the Glion Alumni Accelerator Program to boost Hospitality innovation

Hospitality Net

The Glion Institute of Higher Education (GIHE) and its Alumni Association (AAG) are proud to announce the launch of the second edition of the Glion Alumni Accelerator Program. Following the success of the inaugural initiative in 2023, this program offers Glion students and alumni a unique opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial ideas through mentorship, access to investors, and industry support.

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India’s Biggest Hotelier: 2025 Outlook, Goa Slowdown, and Making Money in Low Season

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Analysts were skeptical that Indian Hotels Company Ltd. could hit its lofty goals for profit margins. But it's been delivering.

Hotels 263
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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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Minor Hotels Roadshow Highlights the Importance of the Indian Tourism Market

Hospitality Net

Minor Hotels, a global hotel owner and operator with more than 550 properties in 56 countries, has successfully concluded a three-city India roadshow in Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad introducing signature travel experiences to Indian travel agents.

Tourism 244
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Expedia Group CFO Julie Whalen to Depart

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Whalen started in Sept. 2022 as the first woman in the role.

Travel 246
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Hotel CEOs Say Demographics Are the Future of Travel

Hospitality Net

Yes, AI is going to be everywhere one day, and yes, lifestyle hotels are the hot new thing. But if you want to track the future of travel, the answer lies in demographics.

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ALL pop-ups prompt travellers to donate unused currency to good cause

Hotel Management

Accor’s loyalty offering ALL is this month opening pop-up currency exchange booths across three key cities to enable travellers to donate unused foreign currency to support people impacted by domestic violence. The move follows a national study commissioned by ALL last month that found 1-in-7 (14%) of Australians (1001 surveyed) who have travelled overseas, are holding onto at least AU$300 AUD in foreign currency since returning from abroad, while a third (34%) have the equivalent of AU$49 post

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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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Galaxy Hotels Group Debuts New Courtyard by Marriott Reno Sparks in Northern Nevada

Hospitality Net

Galaxy Hotels Group today announced the opening of the company’s newly built Courtyard by Marriott Reno Sparks in northern Nevada. Offering 127 rooms/suites, the four-story Courtyard by Marriott Reno Sparks is conveniently located near the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (TRI Center), home to some of the world’s most recognized tech companies. Frisco, Texas-based Galaxy Hotels Group, also known as Galaxy Management, is an approved Marriott International franchisee, hotel developer, and management c

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Club Wyndham acquires 32-room resort in Asia’s largest ski field

Hotel Management

Club Wyndham, part of global vacation ownership business Travel and Leisure Co., has acquired its second property in Japan – a 32-room ski resort in Shiga Kogen, home of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. Shirakabaso Resort will be rebranded to Club Wyndham Shirakabaso Shiga Kogen and become the first international resort located within the Joshin‘etsu Kogen National Park.

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Dusit Expands Retreats portfolio with its first holistic wellness retreat in India

Hospitality Net

Dusit Hotels and Resorts, under Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, has entered into a strategic hotel management agreement with Shravanthi Hotels and Resorts Private Limited, a prominent developer of luxury hotels and resorts in India, to operate Devarana Sakleshpur, Karnataka - A Dusit Retreat.

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Rydges Port Macquarie unveils new-look rooms and lobby

Hotel Management

EVT Hotels and Resorts has revealed the latest Rydges hotel transformation following an extensive refurbishment of a Port Macquarie property. Rydges Port Macquarie, positioned on the waterfront of Hastings River, features nine transformed room types – including King and Twin, Superior and Deluxe King and Twin, Accessible King Rooms, and Family and Deluxe Family Interconnecting Rooms – and a fresh lobby space.

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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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Meet the couple marking Airbnb’s 2 billionth guest arrival

Hospitality Net

Airbnb welcomed its 1 billionth guest arrival in October, 2021—14 years after being founded. Now, just three short years later, we’ve hit a new extraordinary milestone—surpassing 2 billion guest arrivals on Airbnb—a feat we’re incredibly proud of and one we have intentionally built towards in the last three years.

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Pan Pacific partners with renowned perfumer Jo Malone on signature scent

Hotel Management

Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts and luxury fragrance brand Jo Loves have sealed an exclusive global partnership which will see the brand’s signature scent, Mango Thai Lime, introduced to all properties in the network. Created by renowned British perfumer Jo Malone, the collection takes inspiration from her travels across Asia and was selected for Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts as a tribute to its Asian heritage.

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The ultimate RM Fitness Challenge: Flex your data, lift your forecasts, and balance your Inventory

Hospitality Net

Revenue management: it’s like signing up for a gym membership you thought would be light and easy…until you realize you’re actually training for the RM Olympics.

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Luxury by the numbers: why Australia is winning favour with Asian travellers

Hotel Management

Marriott International’s Managing Director, Luxury, Asia Pacific excluding China, Oriol Montal, unpacks key findings from a recent Asia Pacific travel report, including Australia’s lure as a luxury destination. A recent report from the Luxury Group by Marriott International has identified Australia as Asia Pacific’s top luxury destination. What in your view has led to the rise of Australia’s luxury status?

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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.