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Hotel Photography Guide: Essential Tips for Making a Visual Impact

Are Morch

In the bustling world of hospitality, the visual appeal of a hotel can make or break its success. Photography isn’t just about capturing images; it’s an art form that breathes life into the very essence of a hotel. This article delves into the heart of hotel photography, exploring essential tips that elevate your visual storytelling, […] The post Hotel Photography Guide: Essential Tips for Making a Visual Impact appeared first on Are Morch, Digital Transformation Coach.

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Alaska Airlines to Buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 Billion

Skift Blog

Skift Take: In a surprising twist, Alaska wants to buy Hawaiian.

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Amadeus: Hotel Occupancy Soars This Holiday Season

Lodging

As the world heads toward the holiday season, hoteliers are preparing for demand as people look to travel over Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Amadeus is seeing a peak in demand over the Christmas and New Year period across major markets around the world. Amadeus’ Demand360+ data as of November 27, 2023, showed that global hotel occupancy for the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s is at 23 percent.

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Marriott signs new-build Moxy in Sydney CBD

Hotel Management

Marriott International is expanding its Moxy brand in Australia with the signing of its second Sydney hotel, in partnership with a hotel development consortium, led by Metrics, Rebel Property Group, Pelligra Group and Mustaca Group. The new-build Moxy Sydney Pitt Street, scheduled to open in August 2025, is expected to feature 314 rooms, Sydney’s highest outdoor rooftop bar on level 34, as well as high street retail.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Biden Administration Unveils $8 Billion for Train Projects, With First U.S. High-Speed Rail Line

Skift Blog

Skift Take: President Biden is living up to his nickname Amtrak Joe with some big dollars for new passenger rail service across the country.

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Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Faces a Justice Department Wary of Airline Combos

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Alaska and Hawaiian are singing a similar tune about their combo that other airlines did before their mergers faced the full force of an anti-consolidation Justice Department.

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Accor, Booking.com, Cathay Pacific: New AI Tools Made With AWS

Skift Blog

Skift Take: More travel companies are investing in the potential for an AI-powered overhaul of both customer sales and internal operations.

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Booking vs. Google in Travel AI

Skift Blog

Skift Take: No one truly knows how generative AI will shake up the travel industry. Will Google stick with advertising instead of booking? Meanwhile, Booking feels it has advantages as a booking site.

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Peru Set to Increase Tourist Cap For Machu Picchu

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Macchu Picchu is to Peru what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. Making it more available to tourists could reverse its sluggish recovery.

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New York City Needs ‘Affordable Tourism’ to Reach Young Travelers

Skift Blog

Younger budget tourists are putting off trips to New York City. Maybe it's because they are finding it harder to find affordable rooms.

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Don't Let AI Pass You By: The New Era of Personalized Sales Coaching & Development

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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Pilot Mental Health: Safety Board Chair Calls for FAA Action on ‘Bureaucratic Nightmare’

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Unraveling the "bureaucratic nightmare" that is the FAA's mental health processes will be tough. But NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy is firm that it needs to be done.

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Airbnb Announces a New CFO and the Departure of Head of Hosting

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The reshuffle of Airbnb's executive ranks should be viewed in the context of the need to reinvigorate the company's growth prospects, including international expansion.

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Klook Raises $210 Million to Compete With Viator and GetYourGuide

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Klook turning profitable is good news. And the travel startup's failure to get additional follow-on funding from troubled backer Softbank is unsurprising. Klook has made great strides, but it must someday find an exit for its early investors.

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Peek CEO Pegs AI Tools for Tour Operators as Priority in 2024

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Peek CEO Ruzwana Bashir isn’t looking for an exit and instead says she wants to be the biggest independent company providing operating systems for tours and expenses businesses.

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Diving into Diversity: Decoding the Foundations of Inclusion in Hospitality Talent Acquisition

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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Navan Lays Off 145 People as Part of ‘Profitability’ Goal

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Navan is not answering how a layoff affects the potential for an eventual IPO.

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U.K. Ad Watchdog Bans 3 Airline Ads Over ‘Greenwashing’ Claims

Skift Blog

Skift Take: European regulatory agencies are increasingly cracking down on airline ads that claim they have a positive environmental impact.

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Travelport Raises $570 Million and Adds New Owners

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Travelport has now received $770 million in private equity this year.

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Kerzner Group Plans 15 More Hotels In 3 Years

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Kerzner is turning on the jets when it comes to expansion. The Bahamas-born group wants to open 15 hotels in three years, nearly as many as it has opened over the course of 30 years.

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A Buyer’s Guide to Future-Proofing Your Restaurant Tech Stack

The race to 100% digital is on. With the restaurant industry still in the early innings of its digital transformation, brands need an airtight strategy when it comes to building out their tech stack. Download the buyer’s guide to learn where to prioritize your efforts and get the most out of every investment.

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Will Smith in Saudi Arabia: Actor Shows Off Neom to 60 Million Followers

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Will Smith has visited Neom, a post card project of Saudi Arabia's tourism vision.

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Travel Agency Group Doubles Down on Dispute With American Airlines

Skift Blog

Skift Take: In an exclusive, the leading group of U.S. travel advisors responds to claims by American Airlines that they're Luddites. The group says the carrier's effort to force them to adopt its preferred technology for booking flights is too fast and that, essentially, it's a bully.

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Saudi Arabia’s Wealth Fund Takes 49% of Rocco Forte in Luxury Hotel Play

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Saudi's main investment fund is a wolf in cashmere that knows the value of luxury assets. This deal underscores the enduring resilience and allure of European luxury travel.

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Southwest Airlines Nears New Pilot Deal Ahead of the Holidays

Skift Blog

Southwest Airlines and its pilots' union were nearing a new labor deal just in time for the busy holiday travel season.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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IHG CEO Sees Credit Cards as Key to Unlocking More Growth

Skift Blog

Skift Take: IHG believes its larger peers make 10 times as much in fees from co-branded credit cards than it does. So it has room to grow this profitable revenue.

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Qiddiya Project Relaunched By Saudi Crown Prince Without Opening Date

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Saudi's super sports city is back. It's called Qiddiya, a land 600,000 will call home and be able to easily walk between their hospital, school, water park and race track.

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International Passenger Traffic Touches 198.5 Million in November: India Report

Skift Blog

Skift Take: A notable increase in both international and domestic air travel reflects positive trends in the country's aviation industry. This should stem the worry of those who fear a decline within the industry.

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Hawaii’s Maui Locals Speak Out Against Tourism Amid Housing Shortage

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Hawaii and Maui won't see a full tourism recovery if the public perceive them as responsible for leaving the wildfire victims homeless.

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Beyond the Basics: How to Develop and Retain a Top-Performing Sales Team

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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Inside Las Vegas’ Newest Luxury Resort and Meeting Space: Watch Video

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Designed with both guests and planners in mind, the new Fontainebleau Las Vegas is positioned to redefine luxury for the hotel meeting experience. In this video, Colleen Birch, COO of Fontainebleau Las Vegas, shares how the resort’s personalized approach to hospitality allows guests “to experience luxury on their own terms.

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Sri Lanka and Sharjah Are Top Destinations For Indian Families: India Report

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Already a preferred destination, Sri Lanka is set to benefit more now that it has made tourist visa free for Indians. This is good news for the country's cash-strapped economy.

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What Could an Alaska-Hawaiian Loyalty Program Look Like? Think Marriott Bonvoy

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Alaska Airlines CEO said a loyalty program for a combined Alaska-Hawaii may look similar to Marriott Bonvoy, an idea that is somewhat unusual for the airline industry.

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Announcing the New Skift WhatsApp Channel

Skift Blog

Skift Take: It's been a ongoing focus of ours to meet our audience where they are. Here's another way we're doing just that.

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Beyond The Meeting Room: Luxury Magazine Resource

Escape into a world of luxury and dive into the future of tech, fun takes on the American pastime, and many inspirational individuals. With engaging reports on fashion, food, travel, finance, sports, and more, download now and enjoy the read!