Skift Blog
MARCH 25, 2024
Skift Take: It's not wholly surprising that Michael Brown, CEO of Travel and Leisure Co., topped the list of compensation among the top bosses of timeshare operators. His company led its peers in revenue and net income last year.
Lodging
MARCH 25, 2024
Sensory branding is a powerful marketing strategy that engages guests’ senses to create a memorable and immersive experience. This valuable tool enhances guest satisfaction and builds brand loyalty. Here’s how. Scent marketing. Infuse the hotel’s signature scent in common areas, spa, and guestrooms. For example, a beachfront hotel might use a subtle coconut or ocean breeze fragrance to evoke a seaside atmosphere.
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Skift Blog
MARCH 25, 2024
Booking.com was forced to abandon its Travel Sustainable plan for hotels after Netherlands regulators found the name "possibly misleading.
Lodging
MARCH 25, 2024
ATLANTA—Officials of Aperture Hotels announced the company added 12 hotels to its portfolio over the past 12 months. Located from Florida to California, the 12 new properties are comprised of Hilton-, Marriott-, and IHG-branded hotels, as well as some independent flags. “We have enjoyed strong, steady growth over the past 12 months and plan to continue this trajectory moving forward,” said Charles Oswald, president and CEO, Aperture Hotels.
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive
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Skift Blog
MARCH 25, 2024
Skift Take: Boeing will be hoping that the departure of three of its most senior leaders will mark a fresh start for company.
Hospitality Net
MARCH 25, 2024
Radisson Hotel Group has set a goal of expanding its current portfolio of 11 hotels in operation and under development in Morocco to 25 hotels by 2030. As Morocco continues to be a crucial market for development, the Group is accelerating its expansion in the country and has therefore extended the portfolio of Erwan Garnier, Senior Director for Development, to include Morocco.
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Hospitality Net
MARCH 25, 2024
The Atlanta Marriott Marquis was bustling this week with another successful Hunter Hotel Investment Conference. Kudos to the Hunter and Marriott teams for executing an extraordinary event! Some key takeaways from the HVS brokerage and consulting staff members who attended the conference are summarized in this article.
Skift Blog
MARCH 25, 2024
Skift Take: The deal would absorb one of the industry's older corporate travel companies.
Hospitality Net
MARCH 25, 2024
At one time, sales reps were able to close deals by simply walking their prospects through the many features and benefits of their product.
Skift Blog
MARCH 25, 2024
Skift Take: In rewriting its tourism narrative, Saudi Arabia’s shift towards broader offerings, digital integration, and infrastructure improvements signals a forward-looking approach aimed at tapping into new growth avenues within the global travel industry.
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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
MARCH 25, 2024
The 2024 Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society (PSHRS) Industry Awards and Reception will be held on Tuesday, April 2 at the Penn State School of Hospitality Management on the University Park campus.
Skift Blog
MARCH 25, 2024
Skift Take: The two largest corporate travel agencies want to join forces to create a single giant.
Lodging
MARCH 25, 2024
What initially inspired you to get into the hospitality business? The opportunity to create data-driven, client-focused outcomes and deliver exceptional experiences initially drew me to the hospitality business. I was inspired by the industry’s ability to adapt and innovate in response to the ever-evolving needs and preferences of its dynamic clientele.
Skift Blog
MARCH 25, 2024
Skift Take: Airbnb is mandated to collect and remit and tourist taxes in most countries.
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
MARCH 25, 2024
Today, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury & lifestyle portfolio, announces the Summer 2024 opening of InterContinental San Antonio Riverwalk. The 21-story property, boasting incredible views, features 390 rooms with 20 suites, 18,000-sqft of meeting space, a Club InterContinental lounge, and four unique restaurant and bar concepts.
Lodging
MARCH 25, 2024
NORTH BETHESDA, Maryland—Choice Hotels International, Inc. announced that it has promoted Sireesha Kunduri to chief of product engineering. In her new role, Kunduri will lead the software product delivery functions within Choice’s technology team to support its portfolio of hotel brands, revenue management, membership rewards, and more. Kunduri joined Choice in 2016 as director, engineering and was promoted to vice president, engineering in 2019. “Choice operates at the intersection
Hospitality Net
MARCH 25, 2024
amã Stays & Trails, Indian Hotel Company’s premium homestay offering reaches a milestone of 150+ bungalows in its portfolio with 100 operating bungalows.
Hotel Management
MARCH 25, 2024
Following a successful 2.5 years leading the PR function for EVT Hotels and Resorts multi-award-winning media communications executive, Karena Noble, is bidding farewell to her role at the end of this month to launch her own consultancy, Karena Noble Communications. The boutique PR consultancy will specialise in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry, bringing over 20 years of top-level experience to her clients.
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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
MARCH 25, 2024
Our latest Ireland Hospitality Marketbeat shows that from an economic perspective, the outlook for the hotel sector remains positive – the latest Irish labor market data show an all-time high employment of 2.66 million across the economy while average weekly earnings grew by 4.6% compared to the same period in 2022, both of which supports the leisure spending outlook.
Hotel Management
MARCH 25, 2024
Intellisoftware Pty Ltd, a leading Australian start-up in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) space has today unveiled a new wide-ranging strategic partnership with the Australian Revenue Management Association (ARMA) – a peak industry body active in the hospitality and tourism sectors focused on elevating the standards of revenue and yield management and driving continuous growth in professional skills, knowledge and innovation.
Hospitality Net
MARCH 25, 2024
Situated directly on the turquoise waters of the Andean Sea in southern Thailand, Casa de La Flora boasts an iconic brutalist design that is now abloom with green roofs and refreshed interiors. Having fully reopened on March 1, following a nearly year-long overhaul, the resort welcomes guests into refurbished accommodations, a radically transformed duplex villa, and reorganized public spaces, including a fitness center, lobby, and beachside restaurant—all overseen by the ultramodern studio Vasla
Hotel Management
MARCH 25, 2024
Following a successful 2.5 years leading the PR function for EVT Hotels and Resorts multi-award-winning media communications executive, Karena Noble, is bidding farewell to her role at the end of this month to launch her own consultancy, Karena Noble Communications. The boutique PR consultancy will specialise in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry, bringing over 20 years of top-level experience to her clients.
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
MARCH 25, 2024
When thousands of security researchers descend on Las Vegas every August for what’s come to be known as “hacker summer camp,” the back-to-back Black Hat and Defcon hacker conferences, it’s a given that some of them will experiment with hacking the infrastructure of Vegas itself, the city’s elaborate array of casino and hospitality technology. But at one private event in 2022, a select group of researchers were actually invited to hack a Vegas hotel room, competing in a suite crowded with their l
eHotelier
MARCH 25, 2024
Of all the places to learn about how to successfully embed sustainability into large-scale hotel operations, few would think to start with Las Vegas. And yet, largely stemming from its desert location, water recycling and renewable energy programs have been up and running for quite some time at these casino resorts.
Hospitality Net
MARCH 25, 2024
Hard hats, flashlights, and hiking boots aren’t the type of toiletries one is used to receiving at their overnight accommodations, but visiting the world’s deepest hotel isn’t your usual retreat. Known as the Deep Sleep, the property is located in Snowdonia, Wales, at the base of an abandoned slate mine, reports CBS. The vacation experience is among the most evident tangible examples of the old maxim, the journey is more important than the destination.
Hotel Designs
MARCH 25, 2024
Hotel Designs Recommended Reads: Part 1 Recommended Reads: Part 1 Didn’t catch everything last week? We’ve got yo u covered… It’s a busy world, and with so much content out there, it’s easy to miss some of our most interesting and informative articles. That’s where our weekly ‘ Recommended Reads ’ comes in. Each week we’ll be curating a list of our top 5 articles you might have missed.
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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
MARCH 25, 2024
Eager to shower and get to bed after a late-night arrival in Brussels last summer, my husband and I were disappointed — but not surprised — to find that my wheelchair didn’t fit into the bathroom of our supposedly accessible hotel room.
Hotel Designs
MARCH 25, 2024
Hotel Designs Marriott International signs agreement to bring W Hotels to Sanya Marriott International signs agreement to bring W Hotels to Sanya Marriott International, Inc. recently announced it has signed an agreement with Hainan Qianrui Industrial Development Co., Ltd. to bring the W Hotels brand to Sanya, the popular tourist hub located on China’s southerly island province of Hainan… Located in Sanya Bay, W Sanya is slated to open in the second quarter of 2028.
Hospitality Net
MARCH 25, 2024
Imperial Riding School, Autograph Collection is expected to open in May in Ungargasse, Vienna’s third municipal district, marking the brand debut of Autograph Collection Hotels in Austria. Transforming from the former imperial and royal military riding school, the hotel has been redesigned by London-based design studio Goddard Littlefair to combine its historic elegance with the inspiring zeitgeist.
Hotel Designs
MARCH 25, 2024
Hotel Designs Product watch: Reflect from Harlequin Product watch: Reflect from Harlequin Embracing colour, tactility and the expressive formations found in the natural world, Reflect from Harlequin is an artistically composed collection of fabric and wallpaper… Part of the SS24 collection, Harlequin has harnessed the powerful tones of nature in Reflect.
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