Skift Blog
MARCH 31, 2023
Skift Take: A cut in IPO size to almost half may be significant, but the confidential pre-filing route provides Oyo the flexibility to change primary issue size to almost $900 million. A lot of that will depend on market conditions.
Lodging
MARCH 17, 2023
A prominent sign of the era of sustainable lodgings is the success of Soul Community Planet (SCP), a hotelier that prioritizes environmental responsibility, along with wellness and social stewardship. Ken Cruse, co-founder and chief executive officer, and Pam Cruse, co-founder and chief marketing officer, lead the company, which currently owns and operates nine hotels: three in California, three in Oregon, and three in Colorado, Hawaii, and Costa Rica, respectively.
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Hotel Management
MARCH 29, 2023
Marriott International’s highly anticipated W Sydney hotel is formulating its management team ahead of its October opening with the appointment of three industry leaders. Judd Rabbidge, takes up the position of Hotel Manager, Richard Millar joins as Culinary Director, and Christopher Stedman as Director of Rooms. Rabbidge was previously the Director of Sales and Marketing for W Bali and Director of Sales for One&Only Reethi Rah in the Maldives.
eHotelier
MARCH 2, 2023
The sooner you identify and plan for the major trends and changes in the industry, the better chance you'll have to improve your guests' experience, drive direct bookings, and succeed in 2023.
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Hotel Business
MARCH 14, 2023
Raines , a fully integrated hotel development, management and investment company, has acquired HP Hotels , a full-service, third-party hotel management company, resulting in operational expansion throughout the Southeast and Southwestern U.S. The financial terms of the transaction are not being publicly disclosed. “Assets alone will not get Raines to where it needs to be as a company,” said Grey Raines, managing partner, Raines.
Lure Agency
MARCH 24, 2023
Working Collaborative Group Gatherings: A New Segment is Being Defined for Hotels The concept of a hybrid workstyle is revolutionizing businesses and salespeople. Thanks to recent technological breakthroughs, companies have the option to hire employees from any geographic location, thereby reducing overhead costs associated with office space and equipment.
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Lodging
MARCH 27, 2023
ATLANTA—Officials of the former Banyan Tree Management announced that the company has relaunched as Aperture Hotels. The new company will continue to provide hotel management services but with an eye on expanding its third-party management portfolio and possible management company mergers and acquisitions. “Historically, we have been seen almost exclusively as an extension of Banyan Investment Group, providing services only for their portfolio,” said Charles Oswald, president and CEO, Aperture H
Hotel Management
MARCH 28, 2023
TFE Hotels has appointed South Australian Katie Obst to the General Manager position at Vibe Hotel Adelaide. Obst’s appointment to her first pre-opening General Manager role comes after 10 years at TFE Hotels, the past four of which have been spent at the helm of Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury. The 123-room new-build Vibe hotel, which opened on March 1, marks the brand’s entry into South Australia.
eHotelier
MARCH 20, 2023
David Steyn, General Manager of Shinta Mani Wild has announced the appointment of Bernard Hartzenberg as Executive Chef for the all-inclusive luxury tented camp in the jungle of the South Cardamom National Park in Cambodia.
Hospitality Tech
MARCH 21, 2023
As the economic outlook of the country changes and consumers seek out more cost-effective ways to live and work, the trend of bleisure travel will only continue to rise.
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Little Hotelier
MARCH 28, 2023
What is hotel content marketing? Hotel content marketing aims to attract and retain customers by offering them assets that they find informative, entertaining or otherwise useful. This ‘content’ can take many forms: videos, blogs, newsletters, social media posts, how-to guides and more. The idea is that a business earns a customer’s attention, trust and ideally loyalty by offering this valuable content for free.
Skift Blog
MARCH 27, 2023
Skift Take: Tourism marketing slogans should stick to their domain when they try to spur locals to civic pride and action: focusing on what makes the destination so great to attract locals and visitors in the first place.
Lodging
MARCH 24, 2023
What initially inspired you to get into the hospitality business? My father started Budget Host when I was 13. One of my earliest jobs was stuffing marketing mailers to let independent motel owners know about Budget Host. My father encouraged me to study what interested me and follow my own path, but I continued to closely follow the growth of the business.
Hotel Management
MARCH 28, 2023
Hilton is advancing its LGBTQIA+ inclusion efforts across marketing and guest experience through a training program in partnership with Husbands That Travel (HTT). A HTT survey of over 500 LGBTQIA+ travellers in Australia found that 98% have changed their behaviour while travelling to avoid drawing attention to their sexuality or gender, and 60% said it was their default to go back into the closet when they travel.
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
eHotelier
MARCH 27, 2023
It’s now possible for hotels to use digital communications technology to intercept guest requests and reviews as they appear. Hoteliers can use this technology to shape their reputation rather than allowing third-party review sites to define them.
Hospitality Tech
MARCH 29, 2023
During this innovator roundtable, executives from Fortinet, Sabre and Tabit answered a series of thought-provoking questions that revolved around industry challenges, dos and donts, ways to provide differentiation from the competition, and more.
Hotel Business
MARCH 29, 2023
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has stepped up to the plate and entered into a new multi-season partnership with Minor League Baseball. The deal makes Wyndham the Official Hotel Partner of Minor League Baseball (MiLB) with its loyalty program, Wyndham Rewards, becoming MiLB’s Official Hotel Loyalty Partner. “It could not be a better match of a partnership for Wyndham Rewards and our everyday traveler,” Dana Rosenberg, SVP, marketing, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, told Hotel Business.
Skift Blog
MARCH 31, 2023
Skift Take: Despite the LGBTQ+ community's growing clout in the travel industry, many travelers in the rapidly growing segment still face enormous challenges. Here's a look at how Skift has covered the progress LGBTQ+ travelers have seen as well as the setbacks the group has encountered.
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Lodging
MARCH 23, 2023
In a joint venture, Dallas, Texas-based NewcrestImage and Phoenix, Arizona-based Hospitality Capital Partners (HCP) have acquired 16 hotels with a total of 2,155 rooms for $137.3 million from Service Properties Trust, a Massachusetts-based REIT. The transaction was handled by Al Calhoun and Mark Fair at CBRE in Atlanta. The portfolio consists of 13 Courtyard by Marriott hotels and three Residence Inn by Marriott hotels that are located in nine states—Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, North Carol
Hotel Management
MARCH 21, 2023
Palm Beach is set to welcome a 126-room lifestyle hotel in 2025 after development approval was granted to Gold Coast luxury property group, Steer Developments, for a $120 million project. The six-storey Palm Beach Hotel, at 1081-1089 Gold Coast Highway in Palm Beach, will feature state-of-the-art amenities, including a rooftop pool, gym, spa, and in-house dining.
eHotelier
MARCH 30, 2023
Every hotel has an optimal distribution channel mix – meaning that channels are selected and managed in such a way that they will drive optimal profitability for the hotel in the long run.
Hospitality Tech
MARCH 20, 2023
As the industry struggles to fill nearly 2 million job openings, hospitality brands are rethinking their technology budgets and deciding to equip their frontline employees with digital workplace tools that boost productivity, job happiness and retent
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Hotel Business
MARCH 24, 2023
Shaner Hotels has completed the conversion of the 124-room Courtyard by Marriott Marathon Florida Keys to the Courtyard Faro Blanco Resort in Marathon, FL. The newly converted property, owned by Prime Group and operated by Shaner, marks Marriott International ’s first Courtyard resort in the U.S. The hotel plans to add cabanas and additional lighting to the pool deck with more activities and on-site experiences for guests. “The conversion of the Marriott property into a fully integrated re
Skift Blog
MARCH 31, 2023
Skift Take: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Kayak won't be opening any new hotels near you, but still hopes to make a go of building a hotel tech business. That, too, could be a big challenge.
Lodging
MARCH 23, 2023
What initially inspired you to get into the hospitality business? The first time I heard Ritz Carlton’s Gold Standards Motto: “Ladies and Gentlemen Serving Ladies and Gentlemen,” was during a Total Quality Management course at James Madison University. As I learned more about leadership, strategic planning, customer service and marketing, I was excited about the career path opportunities.
Hotel Management
MARCH 30, 2023
The Ascott Limited’s co-living brand lyf is eyeing its third location in Australia, with a new property in Sydney expected to be announced soon. Almost a year on from the opening of its first Australian property in Melbourne’s trendy inner-city suburb of Collingwood, and with another under construction in Bondi Junction, the brand is exploring further opportunities for growth – in dynamic metropolitan neighbourhoods.
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales at Allego
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eHotelier
MARCH 7, 2023
In this episode, we discuss how to use personalisation on your website to increase direct booking conversion. My guest is Juanjo Rodriguez, founder and CEO of technology company The Hotels Network.
Hospitality Tech
MARCH 20, 2023
Jeff McConathy of Kasa shares how his lodging brand can employ only four full-time staff members per property and still give guests the hospitable experience they want and deserve.
Hotel Business
MARCH 10, 2023
Marriott International Inc. has received approval from Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) for the acquisition of the City Express brand portfolio from Hoteles City Express S.A.B. de C.V., paving the way for the company’s entry into the affordable midscale segment. Marriott expects that the transaction, originally announced in October 2022 , could close in the second quarter, subject to the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.
Skift Blog
MARCH 24, 2023
Skift Take: Young workers across Portugal, many in the tourism industry, are struggling to pay rents as foreign investment through visa programs has put real estate out of reach. One of the more visible targets of criticism, still: Airbnb.
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