Skift Blog

MAY 23, 2024

Skift Take: OpenAI, Google, and Meta all envision their chatbots as being digital assistants for travel and more. They're not perfect yet, but they're getting closer.

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Hotel Management

MAY 23, 2024

EVT-operated Hotel Telegraph in Singapore is preparing to relaunch as a QT Hotels and Resorts property this September, marking the brand’s first location outside Australia and New Zealand. Since securing the management contract in December 2023, EVT has been operating the hotel at full capacity. On April 1, the Sunray Singapore-owned hotel closed its doors to commence an full-scale refurbishment project, after which it will reopen as QT Singapore.

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Skift Blog

MAY 23, 2024

Skift Take: If a soft economy is causing luxury travelers to limit their discretionary spending, that's sour news for Chase Travel in the short term. But over the long term, Chase Travel and some of its banking peers are trending upwards in travel.

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Lodging

MAY 23, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.—AAA projects 43.8 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Memorial Day holiday travel period. This year’s total number of travelers is a 4 percent increase over last year and comes close to matching 2005’s record of 44 million Memorial Day travelers. “We haven’t seen Memorial Day weekend travel numbers like these in almost 20 years,” said Paula Twidale, senior vice president of AAA Travel.

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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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Skift Blog

MAY 23, 2024

Skift Take: Introducing “The Data Snap,” a monthly article series that will paint a clearer picture of the dynamic hotel booking landscape, empowering hotels and agencies to make data-driven decisions that help them build productive partner relationships and drive more revenue. Be sure to check back next month for the newest installment of the series.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 23, 2024

InnSpire, the leading provider of innovative hospitality technology solutions that help drive seamless, world-class guest experiences for some of the world’s most iconic hotels and brands, has announced a strategic partnership with Optii Solutions, a leading hotel operations and service delivery platform. Optii leverages machine-learning and predictive intelligence to automate and enhance hotel housekeeping, maintenance, service delivery, and operations management.

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Lodging

MAY 23, 2024

CHICAGO—First Hospitality assumed management and operations of Hotel Ardent, Dayton, Ohio; Lively Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and opened Tempo by Hilton Louisville Downtown NuLu, bringing the number of lifestyle properties to 25+ in its overall portfolio of 70 hotels. First Hospitality is set to open and has assumed management of seven new restaurants, bringing the total number to 30+ restaurants in the portfolio, including its first international property, Carnivale Bahamas located on Parad

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Hospitality Net

MAY 23, 2024

Inversiones Laguardia S.A. de C.V. (Inverlag) is pleased to announce that HILSV, El Salvador’s first tokenized debt issuance, is now live. The issuance aims to raise USD 6.25 million to finance the construction of a Hampton by Hilton hotel at El Salvador International Airport.

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Skift Blog

MAY 23, 2024

Skift Take: If approved, the codeshare would be JetBlue’s most significant partnership since a federal judge struck down the Northeast Alliance.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 23, 2024

Newport Hospitality Group, a leading hospitality company, announces the promotion of two exceptional leaders, Brendan McCoy and Whitney Altizer, to key roles within the organization. Brendan McCoy has been appointed as Senior Vice President & Chief Operations Officer, while Whitney Altizer assumes the role of Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer.

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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

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Skift Blog

MAY 23, 2024

Skift Take: Of course, we know that Indians are traveling more than ever, but nothing like statistics to highlight just how significant travel spending has become.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 23, 2024

LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort, a Noble House Resort nestled along the pristine white sands and sparkling waters of the Gulf of Mexico, proudly announces the successful culmination of its comprehensive 18-month restoration journey. Meticulously undertaken, this endeavor marks the restoration of the award-winning resort to its former esteemed glory following significant damages incurred from Hurricane Ian in September of 2022.

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Skift Blog

MAY 23, 2024

Skift Take: It may not be surprising that beach destinations are a popular choice to ring in the summer, but rustic stays are also of interest.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 23, 2024

A capitalization rate (“cap rate”) is a shorthand expression of a given investment’s return and represents the weighted average return to the debt and equity positions. As detailed in this article, hotel cap rates are higher than they’ve been in recent years and are unlikely to decline anytime soon.

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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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Skift Blog

MAY 23, 2024

Skift Take: The CEO of Travelsoft said earlier this month that more acquisitions were coming.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 23, 2024

Last year, Scandic’s Executive Committee selected 21 people to participate in the company’s internal leadership program, Talent@Scandic. Together with industry representatives, mentors and leadership experts, the talents worked intensively over the past seven months, getting ready to take on leadership roles within the company. And now, they have finally graduated!

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Skift Blog

MAY 23, 2024

Skift Take: With a business class configuration, is it still possible to call IndiGo a low-cost carrier?

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Hospitality Net

MAY 23, 2024

Whether it’s a Friday evening flight, a hotel during the holidays, or a taxi ride in a downpour, we have all been burned by higher-than-normal prices due to excess demand. Raising costs when businesses are busiest is the norm across the travel industry, for instance – but now, consumers are beginning to see these ’surge prices’ in more sectors.

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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.

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Lodging

MAY 23, 2024

Due to staffing issues and difficulties finding the right talent, the level of guest experience is slipping from what we used to offer at our hotel. What advice do you have for properties facing this challenge? In the fast-paced world of hospitality, maintaining high standards is paramount, even amidst employment challenges and the shift to remote work environments.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 23, 2024

The first and only hotel project in partnership with the University of Colorado, Limelight Boulder will feature 252 rooms, a ground-floor restaurant, and an outdoor plaza designed as a public gathering space for the local community and various events. The hotel boasts 30,000 square feet of conference space among which is a highly versatile 15,000-square-foot ballroom, suitable for hosting a wide range of events from academic conferences to community gatherings.

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Lodging

MAY 23, 2024

WorldVue announced the appointment of Dean Wood as senior director of sales and channel partners. In his new role, Wood is responsible for increasing market share in the United Kingdom and internationally. McNeill Hotel Company announced the promotion of Kimberly Jensen to general manager of the Homewood Suites by Hilton in Boise, Idaho. Jensen has been in the hospitality industry for over 20 years.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 23, 2024

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, is excited to announce its new strategic partnership with Central Restaurants Group (CRG), a leader in Thailand’s food chain industry, further enhancing the benefits offered to CentaraThe1 members. As part of this collaboration, members will now have the opportunity to exchange their loyalty points for cash vouchers and other perks redeemable at Central Restaurants Group outlets across Thailand.

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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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Lodging

MAY 23, 2024

ARLINGTON, Virginia—Knowland announced an advanced data enhancement, Sub-Market Filter, to its popular Market Snapshot Report. The new filter was added to Knowland search and dashboard functions, including Market Snapshot and New-to-Market capabilities, enabling filtering down to the sub-market level within larger markets and pinpointing localized opportunities.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 23, 2024

In this episode of the Hotel Moment podcast, Karen Stephens, Revinate CMO, and Aaron Miller, VP of CRM, Digital at Highgate, explain why data collection isn’t something you can just pay attention to “sometimes.” Miller emphasizes that every property is a chance for hoteliers to see what data touchpoints provide the most value and which touchpoints could improve.

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Hotel Management

MAY 23, 2024

A recent report by STR on Japan’s hotel market shows impressive growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR) over the past 15 months amidst above-average inflation and an influx of international demand following its later reopening post-pandemic. While occupancy growth has trailed off, with single-digit increases or declines year over year for the past five months, rates have grown more than 20% year over year for each of the past 19 months, with no signs of deceleration.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 23, 2024

The Crawford Hotel in downtown Denver is excited to unveil a major refresh, including a luxurious design update to each of its 112 magnificent guest rooms.

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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.

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Hotel Business

MAY 23, 2024

Lion Star Hospitality Inc. , Everest Place and Paramount have unveiled their partnership to develop the Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Orlando in Kissimmee, FL. Slated to open in 2026, this resort will be located in the 220-acre Everest Place development and operated by Lion Star, the exclusive U.S. licensee for Karisma Hotels & Resorts. The property’s more than 400 hotel rooms and condo units will include suites inspired by Nickelodeon characters, while guests will have the opportun

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Hospitality Net

MAY 23, 2024

In June 2020, soon after the COVID pandemic struck, HVS – together with our friends at Bird & Bird (lawyers), AlixPartners (restructuring specialists) and EP Business in Hospitality (publishers) – embarked on the first of what was to be a series of webinars. Little did we know at the time how much our respective clients and friends would come to appreciate the opportunity to hear from knowledgeable guest speakers with talented panellists adding their experience to each topic discussed.

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Demand Calendar

MAY 23, 2024

In reality, the successful integration of AI into revenue management hinges on addressing a critical skills gap. Many current revenue managers, while seasoned in traditional practices, often lack the formal training and expertise in data science and AI required to leverage these new tools effectively. Hotels need the ability to interpret complex AI-generated data, adjust strategies based on these insights, and ensure the quality of data input, which are essential skills that cannot be overlooked

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Hospitality Net

MAY 23, 2024

Lion Star, Everest Place, and Paramount have unveiled their partnership to bring to life the much-anticipated Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Orlando in Kissimmee, Florida. Slated to open in 2026, this resort will be located in the Everest Place development and expertly operated by Lion Star Hospitality Inc., the exclusive US licensee for Karisma Hotels & Resorts, welcoming guests to explore a world of limitless fun and boundless opportunity.

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