Lodging

JANUARY 26, 2024

WASHINGTON—U.S. hotel performance decreased from the previous week, while year-over-year comparisons remained mixed, according to CoStar’s latest data through Jan. 20, 2024. U.S. Hotel Performance January 14-20, 2024 Percentage change from comparable week in 2023:Occupancy: 52.2 percent (down 3.8 percent)ADR: $142.27 (up 1.6 percent)RevPAR: $74.31 (down 2.2 percent) Among the Top 25 Markets, Seattle saw the largest year-over-year occupancy increase (up 9.6 percent to 54.1 percent).

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Skift Take: Hotel execs gathered this week to compare the sizes of their hotel pipelines. The companies with the largest hotel development forecasts were Marriott and Hilton, and the types of properties proving popular says a lot about their strategic directions.

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 24, 2024

The Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration announced today it has selected Cornell alumnus Keith Barr ’92, IHG’s former chief executive officer, as the recipient of the 2024 Cornell Hospitality Icon of the Industry Award. The award will be presented at the Cornell Hospitality Icon and Innovator Awards ceremony in New York City on June 4, 2024.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 25, 2024

The dream of every dedicated sales leader and the key to achieving sales team excellence is understanding what drives and inspires their people to perform at their highest potential. What are the competencies and behaviors of those leaders who seem so talented at helping others achieve their very best? We rely on the pioneer and #1 sales management evaluation by Objective Management Group to help understand exactly what it takes to ‘motivate’ a sales team.

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Lodging

JANUARY 25, 2024

In the ever-changing landscape of the U.S. hospitality industry, the Q4 2023 U.S. Construction Pipeline Trend Report by Lodging Econometrics (LE) shed light on cross-market trends. Dallas emerged as the strongest market, leading the nation with a record-breaking 193 projects/22,291 rooms, signifying Dallas’s growth and confidence in the hospitality sector.

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Skift Take: Jolyon Bulley became IHG's CEO of the Americas in July. He aims to bring a “China speed” pace to luxury and lifestyle hotel growth in the group’s largest region.

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 24, 2024

The newest Ritz-Carlton is official, joining the luxury brand’s portfolio of more than 100 hotels and resorts worldwide. Named The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas as of today, the 400-acre property is set in the rolling hills of a former family ranch just minutes from downtown Dallas.

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Lodging

JANUARY 23, 2024

LODGING is live from ALIS 2024, brought to you by Choice Hotels. Access more of our live coverage here. The keynote panel at ALIS brought together executives from a variety of different segments of the travel industry to address some of the current trends and potential challenges to further growth and a key focus of the discussion was leisure and international travel.

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Skift Take: Hotels aren't doing enough to keep their wholesale rates off of smaller retail travel sites. That is damaging to Expedia's effort to gather the best prices online.

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 22, 2024

BWH Hotels is looking to hotel management agreements (HMAs) to build growth in Australasia with the recent appointment of Rod Munro as Managing Director of the region. Having spent 20+ years in global hospitality operations – including as Vice President of Operations – Australasia for Stamford Hotels and Resorts, and over 15 years with Accor in a variety of positions – Munro is eager to put his hotel management expertise into practise to build the presence of BWH Hotels’ brands inclu

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 25, 2024

The battle for direct bookings has entered a new phase as online travel agents (OTAs) ramp up efforts to establish ownership of hotel guests and their booking journeys, a new report from hospitality technology specialist SHR Group reveals1. While OTAs and hotels have a mutually beneficial relationship, the Hotel Industry Trends Report 2024 exposes for the first time the way a recent influx of marketing spend from OTAs is fast reducing hotels’ share of direct bookings.

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Lodging

JANUARY 26, 2024

LODGING is live from ALIS 2024, brought to you by Choice Hotels. Access more of our live coverage here. Remote work, longer stays, wellness and the demand for cutting-edge technology were among the top consumer trends cited by a quartet of female development executives as driving both demand and design within the newest generation of hotels. In a panel entitled “Forward @ ALIS: Part 1 – Development Disruptors”—which was moderated by John Lancaster, VP, emerging markets, Choice […] The post

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 21, 2024

Skift Take: Traveling overseas should be an exciting experience, but you might be surprised to learn about local laws that could land you in big trouble at the airport.

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 24, 2024

New South Wales’ international visitor numbers are approaching pre-pandemic levels, according to December figures from Sydney Airport. The airport’s T1 international terminal welcomed 1.5 million passengers during the last month of 2023 – a 29.4% increase on the same month in 2022, and a 93.3% recovery rate on December 2019. China was the number one international source market for Sydney Airport, followed by New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom and South Korea.

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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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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 26, 2024

Meliá Hotels International, the leading hotel chain in Spain, has announced a strong push for its international expansion, as revealed today at Fitur - the Madrid Tourism Fair - by its President and CEO, Gabriel Escarrer. He stated, ’The future of our company involves becoming larger and better managers, which means adding a minimum of one hotel every two weeks.

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Lodging

JANUARY 26, 2024

LODGING is live from ALIS 2024, brought to you by Choice Hotels. Access more of our live coverage here. Dennis Nessler sat down with Anthony Capuano, president and CEO of Marriott International at ALIS 2024 in Los Angeles. The post Anthony Capuano, Marriott International at ALIS 2024 appeared first on LODGING Magazine.

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Skift Take: Sam Nazarian once built buzzy hotel brands Hyde, SLS, and Mondrian. Can Nazarian repeat the trick with the help of unlikely partners Wyndham and musical artist (and investor) Mark Anthony?

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 23, 2024

Hilton has made its first foray into the world of virtual reality in partnership with Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media. The global hotels giant has teamed up with the media company to launch a loyalty campaign in Paris Hilton’s Slivingland metaverse on online gaming platform, Roblox. Users will have the opportunity to earn Hilton Honors rewards by engaging in immersive challenges within Slivingland, including at a virtual Hilton hotel.

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 26, 2024

Booking.com, global leader in connecting travelers with the widest choice of incredible places to stay, great things to do, and transport options, such as flights, car rentals and taxis, is announcing the recipients of its 12th annual Traveller Review Awards. Based on more than 309 million verified customer reviews, and in recognition of delivering consistently excellent service and hospitality, a record 1.48 million travel partners are receiving a Booking.com Traveller Review Award 2024.

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Lodging

JANUARY 23, 2024

Food and beverage expenses are on the rise, and it’s prompting hoteliers to rethink their strategies. An STR analysis published in LODGING found that heightened labor costs along with other F&B expenses cut into hotel profit margins in 2023. This reality has prompted operators to scale back some services and invest in new solutions, according to an October 2023 CBRE analysis for LODGING.

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Skift Take: United Nations World Tourism Organization was a mouthful and it sounded clunky. Seems the UN wants to make life easier for everyone with a simpler name.

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Hotel Business

JANUARY 25, 2024

JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group ‘s Global Hotel Investment Outlook 2024 forecasts that global hotel investment volume will increase 15% to 25% year-over-year. Though 2023 proved to be a challenging year for commercial real estate, marked by geopolitical tensions and capital market dislocation, the lodging industry demonstrated resilience, with RevPAR achieving a full recovery and surpassing 2019 levels by 12%.

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Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales at Allego

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 24, 2024

Radisson Hotel Group has announced plans to open a new beachfront Radisson Resort, situated in the charming coastal town of Anyer, Indonesia. The 150-key Radisson Resort Anyer is tucked away on a peaceful private shoreline and is set to introduce modern hospitality within the tropical ambiance of Indonesia when it opens in 2027.

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Lodging

JANUARY 22, 2024

LODGING is live from ALIS 2024. Access more of our live coverage here. The lodging industry is convening for the first time in 2024 as the 23rd annual ALIS conference kicks off today in Los Angeles with a number of highlights for the roughly 2,000 attendees, including the recognition of former Best Western chieftain David Kong. Kong—who retired as president and CEO of Best Western Hotels at the end of 2021—will be presented with the […] The post ALIS Conference Kicks Off With Kong Receivin

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Skift Take: Already India’s largest airline, IndiGo is gearing up for even greater success. CEO Pieter Elbers tells Skift how he plans to do it.

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Refine

JANUARY 25, 2024

Your hotel's website might be buzzing with traffic due to all the hard work and resources you're putting into attracting visitors. But is your website as efficient as you wish it was? Imagine a potential guest, excited and ready to book, but something doesn't click, and they leave without completing the reservation. That's booking engine The post 5 Ways For Hotels to Minimize Booking Engine Drop-Off appeared first on Revfine.com.

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 26, 2024

StepStone Hospitality announces the newest addition to its management portfolio, the 148-key Homewood Suites Pittsburgh – Southpointe. With a strong history of successful hotel operations, StepStone Hospitality is poised to bring its expertise to this premium extended-stay property, located at 3000 Horizon Vue Dr, Canonsburg, PA 15317.

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Lodging

JANUARY 23, 2024

LODGING is live from ALIS 2024, brought to you by Choice Hotels. Access more of our live coverage here. Once again, LODGING is live at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS). For 2024, hundreds of attendees congregated for the first day of the show, which was filled with opportunities to network with colleagues and learn about industry updates through educational and general sessions.

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Skift Take: Boeing 737 Max updates, a doubling down on basic economy and soaring Mediterranean demand defined United's fourth quarter earnings call.

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eHotelier

JANUARY 24, 2024

How can you capture demand when your hotel is no longer the hot new thing on the market? How can you compete with newer properties and their aggressive sales and marketing tactics?

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