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India’s Sarovar Hotels Has a New Playbook

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Sarovar Hotels and Resorts is one of the fastest-growing hotel chains in India. It is now reviving its presence in Africa, where it has been witnessing strong traction post-Covid.

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Hospitality Financial Leadership – $600,000 Trash Can

Hotel Financial Coach Blog

Hospitality Financial Leadership $600,000 Trash Can 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. Susan’s Top Floor podcast is awesome. She asks the tough questions. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Why it is so important to ask questions How to get better at understanding the P&L What railroads have to do with luxury hotels How much time to spend on

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Airbnb’s Brian Chesky Tells Us What He’s Doing With His Billion-Dollar Payday

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Brian Chesky’s pay package leaves a lot of money to potentially give away. With an Obama Foundation scholarship, he’s hoping to use his money to go beyond Silicon Valley.

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Navigating challenges of AI and maximizing value in the service sector

eHotelier

Ethical AI practices must be championed to promote a symbiotic relationship between humans and technology. In this era of technological advancement, the celebration of the 'human touch' becomes paramount, embodying progress with empathy and ensuring a harmonious integration of AI into the fabric of organizational culture.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Expedia Group Websites Subject to Outages

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Expedia Group websites from the U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico, India and Dubai were experiencing outages.

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STAAH channel manager a game changer for The Greenwood Hotel, Beltola

STAAH

The powerful, but easy-to-use, features of STAAH have resulted in significant increase in online reach and revenue for the northeast Indian hotel. The Greenwood Hotel, Beltola is a boutique hospitality brand that echoes the traits of an evergreen forest, humbly opens the gateway to the largely unexplored lands of the Seven Sisters of Northeast India, where natural wonders and vibrant traditions abound.

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AI Doctors, Robot Butlers, & NYC to London in 90 Minutes: Is This the Future?

Hotel Marketer

For those that may not know him, Vinod Khosla is a Silicon Valley titan and a pioneer of technological innovation.

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Booking.com cutting paid media spending to focus on direct bookings

Hospitality Today

The OTA is reducing its investment in paid media as it seeks to drive more direct bookings through its loyalty program

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Epson to Showcase Latest Technology at National Restaurant Association Show 2024

Hospitality Tech

Epson's True Order KDS kitchen display system digitizes kitchen operations to enhance productivity and streamline workflow.

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Accor signs landmark management agreement with Shakespeare Property Group for Hotel Woolstore 1888 Sydney

eHotelier

Accor announced today that one of Sydney’s finest heritage hotels, Hotel Woolstore 1888, is joining its portfolio of Handwritten Collection hotels in May 2024 under a hotel management agreement with the hotel’s new owners Shakespeare Property Group.

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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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Pressed Juicery Selects New POS

Hospitality Tech

Aloha Cloud by NCR Voyix is a comprehensive solution that integrates an easy-to-use interface with robust consumer loyalty and marketing tools, all-in-one reporting, and next-day payment processing, streamlining operations and elevating the guest exp

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IHG Hotels & Resorts expands Luxury & Lifestyle footprint in Saudi Arabia with a new Hotel Indigo signing

eHotelier

IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement with Refad Real estate investment & development company part of Abdulhadi AlQahtani, sons group Company to bring Hotel Indigo & Residences Al Khobar to Saudi Arabia by September 2027.

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SONIFI's Sora Named Guest Engagement Solution of the Year

Hospitality Tech

SORA automates the personalization of guest experiences such as turning on the TV at check-in with a personal and time-aware greeting, displaying in a guest's preferred language, sending custom messages, and more.

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Luigi Wix appointed General Manager at Radisson Blu Aruba

eHotelier

Radisson Blu Aruba is thrilled to announce the return of Luigi Wix as General Manager. Luigi previously served as the pre-opening and opening General Manager of Radisson Blu Aruba, guiding the resort through its early days of establishment.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Checkmate Rebrands, Showcases Expanded Restaurant Ordering Solutions

Hospitality Tech

B2B restaurant software company evolves beyond third-party integrations to offer enterprise online ordering solutions for multi-unit brands.

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Sean Olmstead appointed General Manager at Dream Downtown in New York

eHotelier

Dream Downtown, a lifestyle hotel with a talented staff that knows the ins and outs of New York City, announces the appointment of Sean Olmstead as the new General Manager. With over 24 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Olmstead brings a wealth of knowledge from his previous roles to Dream, focusing on upholding the hotel's reputation as a premier lifestyle brand, maximizing revenue, and overseeing day-to-day operations.

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REPORT: Hotels Add 1,200 Jobs in April

Hospitality Tech

Acccording to the AHLA workforce report, hotels are 193,600 jobs short of pre-pandemic levels amid economy-wide labor shortage.

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UN Tourism: Putting Communities at the Centre of Tourism Development in the Americas

eHotelier

The Seminar “Enhancing Tourism Development through Innovation in Community-Based Tourism” was held within the framework of the 69th meeting of the UN Tourism Regional Commission for the Americas. The meeting served as a prelude to the institutional event and brought together leading players in the sector to address challenges, strategies and good practices in this tourism segment.

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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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The hotel industry should refine its definition of 'brand'

Hospitality Today

Brands are being seen differently by industry insiders and travelers. It's time to bridge this gap.

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WTTC’s Hotel Sustainability Basics reaches 3,400 verified properties

eHotelier

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has today announced that its Hotel Sustainability Basics (Basics) has achieved a significant milestone, with 3,400 properties now verified across almost 80 countries.

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