Skift Blog
JULY 5, 2024
Skift Take: After a snap U.K. election, the results are in. A landslide for the Labour party means aviation pledges should soon turn into practice. The industry will be watching.
Anthony Cole Training
JULY 5, 2024
Remember the tagline and series of commercials by American Express, “Don't leave home without it?” In this case, we don't want salespeople to leave the office without pre-call planning and pre-call preparation. This is a specific discipline, a hallmark and habit of all great salespeople.
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Skift Blog
JULY 5, 2024
Skift Take: While the extended-stay hotel boom may be more of a slow burn than a supernova, hotel brands with patience and deep pockets may find the long-term rewards to be substantial.
Hospitality Net
JULY 5, 2024
Luxury Group by Marriott International, the unrivaled portfolio of eight hotel brands including The Ritz-Carlton, Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, EDITION, The Luxury Collection, JW Marriott, and W Hotels, today announces a curated slate of exclusive experiences in collaboration with urban air mobility platform Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc.
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!
Skift Blog
JULY 5, 2024
Skift Take: Earlier this year, the Indian government gave a boost to the tourism budget for development, but cut down the global promotion allocation by 97%. Now, as the final Budget is around the corner, the industry is hoping for a more significant resolution to its challenges.
Hospitality Net
JULY 5, 2024
Maintaining a strong hotel brand is essential for long-term success in the hospitality industry, as the behemoths Marriott, Hilton and Accor prove. Robust brands provide stability and reliability, crucial during uncertain times. Smaller brands and independent hotels invest in guest experience, but often not in their brand. Despite the convenience of third-party platforms, small brands and independent hotels have the opportunity to run a direct-first strategy by controlling their brand and safegu
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 5, 2024
Meliá Hotels International expands its portfolio in Greece with the signing of a new franchise agreement under the label INNSiDE by Meliá in Elounda, Crete, signaling a new chapter in lifestyle travel within the country. This move introduces a fresh concept to Greek hospitality - a premium lifestyle brand geared towards the discerning tastes of the new generation of travelers.
Skift Blog
JULY 5, 2024
Hear how mid-sized cities are becoming the new hotspots for July 4th getaways and about the shifting dynamics in the short-term rental market.
Hospitality Net
JULY 5, 2024
Episode three of the Shiji Insights Podcast features Fernando Vives, Chief Commercial Officer at Minor Hotels, who shares his wealth of experience and thoughts on reputation’s influence on revenue, the concept of attribute-based selling (ABS), and current trends in the hospitality industry. The Shiji Insights Podcast aims to provide listeners with valuable perspectives from industry leaders, and this episode is no exception.
Skift Blog
JULY 5, 2024
Skift Take: Ixigo's got it figured out: Why go superapp when you have loyal users? Ixigo's multi-brand, multi-app strategy meets all travel needs and makes cross-selling easy. No one-size-fits-all solution needed.
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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 5, 2024
In this episode of Hotel Moment, host Karen Stephens is joined by Nick Cavanaugh, Founder and CEO of Sensible Weather. Together, they discuss the technical and financial aspects of providing a weather guarantee and how Sensible partners with hotels and booking platforms to integrate this service seamlessly into the booking flow. They also touch on the increased demand for travel insurance post-COVID, Sensible Weather’s strategic partnership with AMEX Ventures, and their plans for expanding their
MediaBoom
JULY 5, 2024
With the global events industry set to hit $2.1 trillion by 2032 , the need for standout event planner websites is growing. In the current digital landscape, establishing a robust online presence is crucial for any business, and event planners are no exception. So, what defines a winning Event Planner Website Design? A polished and professional website design achieves this by seamlessly blending captivating visuals with clear information about your services, experience, and client testimonials.
Hospitality Net
JULY 5, 2024
One of the hospitality industry’s key bottom-line metrics, gross operating profit per available room measures the relationship between hotel revenues and expenses. In general, the better you understand GOPPAR, the better you will be at turning revenue into profit. That is why it is important to benchmark your GOPPAR, along with the other key P&L metrics, on a consistent basis.
Hotel News Resource
JULY 5, 2024
With slightly over three weeks until the start of Paris 2024, SiteMinder, the name behind the only software platform that unlocks the full revenue potential of hotels, has analysed hotel arrivals during the Olympics period (26 July to August 11), and compared them to the same dates last year.
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 5, 2024
In June 2024, we reached a major milestone with the eco-certification of our 1,000th hotel, bringing us closer to our ambitious goal of achieving 100% of our network eco-certified by 2026. Join us as we spotlight inspiring stories showcasing properties and their journeys towards a more sustainable model through their pursuit of eco-certifications.
Hotel Business
JULY 5, 2024
The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Americas recently held its first Commercial Strategy Conference, which took place from June 25-26, in Charlotte. The sold-out event, an evolution of HSMAI’s Marketing Strategy Conference and HSMAI ROC, brought together a record 860 industry professionals from 152 unique hotel brands and management companies, and more than 40 partner companies, from across the hospitality sector to explore the latest trends, strategies and inno
Hospitality Net
JULY 5, 2024
Melissa Lou is a woman with many interests, and is unafraid of pursuing them. Currently a Senior Venture Architect at Boston Consulting Group X (X.Ventures) which invents, builds, scales and invests in startups with the globally established companies; she had previously co-founded Delegate, an events startup that provides technological tools to create offline, virtual, and hybrid event environments.
Hotelier Magazine
JULY 5, 2024
TORONTO — More than 9,000 LCBO workers represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) are now on strike after talks broke down at the bargaining table yesterday. All 669 retail locations will close for a period of 14 days. On July 19, if a deal hasn’t been reached by the two sides, just 32 LCBO stores will open province-wide for in-store shopping but will only operate on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays with limited hours.
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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 5, 2024
With slightly over three weeks until the start of Paris 2024, SiteMinder, the name behind the only software platform that unlocks the full revenue potential of hotels, has analysed hotel arrivals during the Olympics period (26 July to August 11), and compared them to the same dates last year. The results are derived from SiteMinder’s platform, which generates more than 120 million reservations annually, worth over US$50 billion in revenue for its more than 41,000 hotel customers.
Hotel Business
JULY 5, 2024
Cloudbeds has released its 2024 State of Independent Lodging Report , which spotlighted key developments expected to reshape the travel industry this year, including new spins on experiential travel, the rising popularity of inflation-busting travel hacks and a growing demand for new skills among next-generation hoteliers. “The economy seems poised to dodge a recession again this year, but that doesn’t mean it’s smooth sailing for hotels,” said Adam Harris, cofounder/CEO, Cloudbeds. “
Hospitality Net
JULY 5, 2024
Artificial intelligence is a game-changer for hospitality, not least for the new ways in which it will appeal to customers throughout the booking process. Chief among these is a more personalized experience. According to Amadeus’ 2024 Travel Tech Investment Trends for the hospitality sector, 85% of those surveyed anticipate that personalization could help them to deliver more than 5% growth in incremental value.
Hospitality Tech
JULY 5, 2024
By enrolling in both programs and linking accounts, members can earn Marriott Bonvoy points and Starbucks Stars and be on their way toward free stays and coffee as well as access to curated travel experiences.
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 5, 2024
With less than a month to go until the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, Airbnb bookings in the Paris area have increased significantly.
Hospitality Tech
JULY 5, 2024
By enrolling in both programs and linking accounts, members can earn Marriott Bonvoy points and Starbucks Stars and be on their way toward free stays and coffee as well as access to curated travel experiences.
Hospitality Net
JULY 5, 2024
Germans’ desire to travel in summer 2024 is greater than it has been for a long time. Significantly higher prices do little to change this.
Hotel Designs
JULY 5, 2024
Hotel Designs Introducing InterContinental Crete Introducing InterContinental Crete InterContinental has made its Greek Island debut with a modern Mediterranean escape overlooking Mirabello Bay. We stepped inside for a closer look… InterContinental Crete has opened its doors as the inaugural property for InterContinental Hotels & Resorts in the Greek Islands.
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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 5, 2024
Located in the heart of Hobart, DoubleTree by Hilton Hobart is slated for opening within 2024.
Hotelogix
JULY 5, 2024
Reservation software for a small hotel is like a helpful assistant that makes booking rooms easier. It lets hotels manage bookings, shows room availability online, and keep track of guest details. It's handy for guests too, letting them book rooms directly on the hotel's website. What is hotel reservation software for small hotels? Hotel reservation software for small hotels is like a super helper that makes booking rooms easy and keeps guests happy.
Hospitality Net
JULY 5, 2024
Aparium Hotel Group launches Hotel Heron in Alexandria, beckoning travelers and locals to experience the new Old Town.
Hotel Business
JULY 5, 2024
The U.S. hotel industry reported higher performance results from the previous week and positive comparisons year-over-year (YOY), according to CoStar’s latest data through June 29. June 23-29 (percentage change from comparable week in 2023): Occupancy: 71.9% (+3.2%) ADR: $162.81 (+3.6%) RevPAR: $117.13 (+6.9%) Among the top 25 markets, Minneapolis saw the highest YOY increases in each of the three key performance metrics: occupancy (+20.1% to 74.8%), ADR (+15.7% to $150.42) and RevPAR (+39.0% to
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