Skift Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Skift Take: Marriott sees an opportunity to tap into luxury travel spending by millennials and Gen Z, expected to inherit tens of trillions of dollars worldwide over the next couple of decades.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 3, 2024
This strategy positions hotels as pioneers in creating new market spaces where AI and human synergy redefine hospitality, surpassing competition, and focusing on value innovation. It addresses challenges with a systematic and people-first digital transformation process that encompasses AI readiness, AI implementation, and AI in day-to-day operations.
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Skift Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Skift Take: With its Airbnb-friendly programs for apartments and condos, the short-term rental giant is expanding into markets that were once forbidden. Risks include whether landlords will continue to be enthusiastic and how other residents feel.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Meliá Hotels International has announced the expansion of its INNSiDE by Meliá brand in the Dominican Republic, which is deemed a strategic destination for the company. The plan includes the opening of two new establishments in Punta Cana. Notably, these will be Meliá’s first franchised hotels in the Caribbean, marking a significant milestone in the group’s regional expansion.
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive
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Skift Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Skift Take: First class seats will soon be available on Frontier flights as the carrier looks to boost its revenues amid high consumer demand for premium products.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Lodging Interactive and CoMMingle are spreading holiday cheer with their 3rd Annual Hotel Christmas Tree Contest! This year’s contest offers hotels a chance to give back to their communities. The winning hotel will receive $1,500 to donate to local charities.
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Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Canary Technologies, the industry’s leading Guest Management System, today announced that Guldsmeden Hotels has chosen Canary to power its digital guest journey across its portfolio throughout Europe and Indonesia. This partnership is set to transform the Guldsmeden guest experience, making it more seamless, personalized and efficient.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Skift Take: Curious about the future of travel or how digital ecosystems are shaping it? Wondering how to keep the brand agile in a fiercely competitive market? It all starts with understanding how Gen Z and millennials travel.
Hotel Management
DECEMBER 3, 2024
New Zealand hotelier Chris Dickinson has introduced a new luxury accommodation brand to the market with four Auckland properties slated to launch within the first half of 2025. Luminous Living, which will offer premium property management services for owners, aims to disrupt the high-end lifestyle hotels category by raising the bar with “elevated guest experiences, seamless service, designer amenities, and an all-inclusive offering”.
Lodging
DECEMBER 3, 2024
NORTH BETHESDA, Maryland—Choice Hotels International, Inc. announced the 2024 recipients of its “Your Community, Your Choice” grant program. Through this program, Choice Hotels supports causes that are meaningful to hotel owners by offering grants to local organizations. These grants have funded causes that address food security, veteran support, aid for abuse and trafficking victims, youth education, animal shelters, and more.
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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
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Four Points Flex by Sheraton, a new hotel brand from Marriott Bonvoy’s global brand portfolio of 31 extraordinary brands, has opened its second property in London, with the launch of the new Four Points Flex by Sheraton London Shoreditch East.
Lodging
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Marriott International, Inc. announced global expansion from the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) in Cannes. The Luxury Group’s new brand extensions, tented camps, remote lodges, and experiences are poised for growth. Spanning brands like The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, W Hotels, The Luxury Collection, EDITION, JW Marriott, and Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts, the portfolio includes a new vision of experiential travel.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Mandarin Oriental has announced full ownership in its branded collection of the world’s finest private vacation homes and mansions and will operate the business independently. In line with the Group’s brand-led, guest-centric vision, the portfolio offers more exceptional luxury experiences for guests in sought-after destinations. Launched as a limited collection of eight properties in 2022, the Group plans to grow the portfolio and further cement its leadership in the luxury villa market and sim
Lodging
DECEMBER 3, 2024
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—Extended Stay America announced the opening of the Extended Stay America Premier Suites — Pensacola – NAS Corry Station, located in Pensacola, Florida. Artemis Hotel Group developed the property. The four-story, 124-room newly constructed Extended Stay America Premier Suites has WiFi, breakfast, cable, a 24-hour fitness room, onsite guest laundry, a dedicated pet area, an outdoor patio area, EMV charging stations, and Extended Stay America Premier Suites’ signatur
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
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest independent hotel brand, is set to expand its global portfolio with 10 new luxury openings from September 2024 through 2025. Spanning a range of stunning locations – from a sleek, contemporary hotel in central London to a lush Caribbean private island hideaway – these new additions promise to offer travelers more than just a place to stay.
Lodging
DECEMBER 3, 2024
LONDON—IHG Hotels & Resorts celebrated the Vignette Collection as it reached 50+ open and pipeline properties. Just three years after the brand’s introduction to IHG’s luxury and lifestyle portfolio, the collection brand has surpassed the halfway point in its initial aim to reach 100 open and pipeline hotels in 10 years. Launched in 2021, Vignette Collection is IHG’s first collection brand and represents a curation of distinct hotels.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, announced the signing of a resort in Kandla, Gujarat. This conversion project will be branded a Gateway resort.
Lodging
DECEMBER 3, 2024
ATLANTA—Otelier announced the appointment of Rob Lawrence as its new chief executive officer. Lawrence will lead Otelier through its next chapter of growth. Ali Moloo will remain the executive chairperson of Otelier and will continue to play an active role with the company. Lawrence joins Otelier with experience in scaling SaaS companies and leading organizations to achieve results.
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.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Skift Take: Saudi Arabia's flag carrier is ramping up operations in India to support the kingdom's ambitious tourism goals. The real test will be how it competes with already popular Middle Eastern airlines.
Hotel Management
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Parkroyal Parramatta is set to unveil a transformation of over two thirds of its 286 rooms and suites in the hotel’s original tower in April 2025. Renowned designer John Dunn of IDC Designs will introduce signature design elements that reflect Parramatta’s unique Australian landscape, from squiggly gum carpets and native flora wall motifs to white marble furniture accents reminiscent of the Sydney Basin.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Digital marketing is changing with lightning speed, and it’s a struggle for hotels to keep up. Yet with the growing necessity for accommodation providers to have a robust direct booking strategy, catching up and building momentum can seem a mammoth task. So how can hotels leverage digital tools and tap into new trends to stay relevant and drive bookings?
Hotel Management
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The Tapestry Collection by Hilton brand has marked its Australian debut with The Motley Hotel Richmond joining an international portfolio of over 139 distinctive hotels across 16 countries and territories this week. The 80-room Richmond hotel, which opened 18 months ago, aligns with the brand’s focus on distinctive and locally inspired design, décor and artwork.
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
DECEMBER 3, 2024
From the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) in Cannes, Marriott International, Inc. announces an exciting new chapter in global growth and strategic expansion. The Luxury Group’s new brand extensions, tented camps, remote lodges, and bespoke experiences are poised to further elevate the company as a leader in high-end hospitality. Spanning iconic names like The Ritz-Carlton, St.
Hotel Management
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Adina Town Hall Sydney is set to unveil a multi-million-dollar “top-to-tail transformation” by designers Bates Smart with its reopening scheduled for February 2025. The 27-storey Toga-owned property is the latest in a new generation of Adina-branded hotels to launch globally. “This major scale project represents a huge repositioning of the asset, and ultimately supports our contemporary vision for the Adina brand,” said TFE Hotels Group Chief Operating Officer, Chris Sedgwick.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 3, 2024
ONYX Hospitality Group, a leading force in Southeast Asia’s hospitality industry, is proud to announce the grand opening of Amari Colombo in Sri Lanka, set to welcome its first guests on 1st December 2024. This much-anticipated launch marks the beginning of a new chapter for Sri Lanka’s hospitality sector, coinciding with the season’s start and heralding a vibrant new era of sophistication and modernity in the region.
Hotel Management
DECEMBER 3, 2024
AI is transforming hotels through personalisation, automation, and predictive analytics, enhancing guest experiences and operational efficiency while addressing ethical challenges for a competitive, tech-driven future. Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to revolutionise guest experiences and operational efficiencies in the hotel sector, marking a significant shift in how hotels interact with customers and manage services.
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.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Jumeirah, a global leader in luxury hospitality and a member of Dubai Holding, unveils a unique partnership with the Thanda Group, a refined collection of privately owned hospitality experiences, for the introduction of two new iconic destinations: Jumeirah Thanda Island in Tanzania, and Jumeirah Thanda Safari in South Africa.
eHotelier
DECEMBER 3, 2024
In the wild world of welltech that we’re now entering, robo technologies are not here to supplant traditional spa teams or services, but to help hotels maximize the use of their spaces and find new customers.
Hospitality Net
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Loyal customers spend 22% more than single-visit guests. That goes some way to explaining why 77% of hoteliers consider guest loyalty a key priority, yet it’s an area where many hotels struggle to deliver.
STAAH
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Keeping up with the latest trends is essential. Serving as a guiding North Star, they can help you refine your approach and assess your hotel’s standing in the market. The Covid era behind us, there is definitely no going back to business as usual for the hospitality sector. From technology demands to purchasing behaviours, guests have evolved considerably.
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