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Introducing Sleap.io: The First Web3 Hotel Booking Platform

Hospitality Net

Excitement abounds at Sleap.io with the introduction of an unprecedented Web3 hotel booking interface. Sleap.io takes a bold step into the travel future, weaving together advanced decentralized technology and cryptocurrency, setting a new standard in user experience.

Hotels 279
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Exclusive: Hopper Terminates Booking.com Partnership in Preemptive Strike

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Hopper is in a much deeper state of hurt than it is letting on. It has a trimmed down vision to focus on direct hotel relationships after two of the biggest online travel agencies in the world departed as partners.

Travel 317
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Effective Coaching with Sales Performance Metrics

Anthony Cole Training

Sales organizations typically have plenty of sales data due to the growth and usage of CRM systems, critical to capturing the activities that are occurring with the sales team. But effective coaching with sales performance data often becomes the greater challenge with sales managers and leaders. In our coaching platform, we offer several tools to help in this area and one of the most effective, easy to understand and utilize is sales data insight that comes from regular Sales Huddles.

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Soho House confirms first Australian venue

Hotel Management

Members-only hotel brand Soho House has confirmed that it will make its Australian debut in Sydney’s Darlinghurst, building on its portfolio of more than 40 locations globally. In a website update on Thursday evening, Soho House revealed that the venue, near Sydney’s entertainment district of Oxford Street, will offer five floors for members to meet and mingle.

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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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The Iconic & Historic Mauna Kea Beach Hotel to Undergo $180 Million Renovation

Hospitality Net

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, an Autograph Collection, Hawaiʻi Islandʻs most iconic and historic resort, announces a $180-million renovation in 2024 that will signal the evolution of its offerings for today’s sophisticated travelers - while preserving its remarkable heritage and timelessness that has captivated guests since Laurance S. Rockefeller opened the resort in 1965.

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Lifestyle Hotels Are Booming: This Week’s Top Stories

Skift Blog

Skift Take: JLL has released an investor's guide to lifestyle hotels, a fast-growing category. Plus, other highlights from this week's news in hotel deals and development worldwide.

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La Quinta by Wyndham makes brand debut in New Zealand’s City of Sails

Hotel Management

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has introduced its first La Quinta hotel to Auckland with the opening of La Quinta by Wyndham Ellerslie Auckland on Monday October 2. It’s the second La Quinta hotel in New Zealand – and in the South-East Asia and Pacific Rim (SEAPR) region – following La Quinta by Wyndham Remarkables Park Queenstown, which opened in 2020.

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IHCL Plans New Skill Centres in Partnership with Head Held High Foundation

Hospitality Net

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today announced its partnership with Head Held High (HHH), India’s foremost non-profit driving youth transformation, women empowerment and economic empowerment in rural communities across India.

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The Future of AI and Travel: 12 Industry Leaders Explain the Impact

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Executives speaking at the Skift Global Forum 2023 had no shortage of opinions about how AI will affect travel. Here are their most noteworthy predictions.

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Hotel Rates Likely to Continue Upward Trajectory in 2024 Despite Softening of Leisure Travel Demand

Hotel News Resource

Article - Hotel Rates Likely to Continue Upward Trajectory in 2024 Despite Softening of Leisure Travel Demand - American Express Global Business Travel Consulting studies the impact of new business travel patterns on hotel trends

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

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

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Shangri-La Sydney gets creative with artfully-curated stays for guests

Hotel Management

Shangri-La Sydney has partnered with Australian artist Goompi Ugerbabah on an Artist in Residence program and stay package that it says will be a first for an Australian hotel. The harbourside hotel will exhibit ten of Ugerbabah’s artworks in public spaces throughout the hotel and Ugerbabah will be in residence for two weeks a year to meet guests and create art.

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Michelin Guide awards 1 star and 1 Bib Gourmand to Stéphane Décotterd for his gourmet destination in the heart of Glion Institute of Higher Education

Hospitality Net

The Swiss Michelin Guide has awarded for the second year in a row 1 star to Stéphane Décotterd for his gourmet restaurant "Stéphane Décotterd" along 1 Bib Gourmand for “Le Bistro by Décotterd”.

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Marketing British Tourism With Movies and TV

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast examines Saudi Arabia's dry World Cup bid, short-term rentals in the EU, and VistiBritain's entertaining tourism ideas.

Tourism 315
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How to stay on top of your guest feedback

eHotelier

How to stay on top of your guest feedback - Insights - Insights Guest feedback holds the key to unlocking invaluable insights that can drive operational improvements and enhance guest satisfaction.

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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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Mulpha adds boutique retreat in the vines at Bimbadgen, Hunter Valley

Hotel Management

A new premium accommodation offering set within the Hunter Valley’s Bimbadgen vineyards is set to open in mid-October. The Lane Retreat, Bimbadgen, developed by property and hospitality group Mulpha Australia, is nestled within 15 hectares of secluded vineyard and natural bushlands. With 60 premium studio retreats – each featuring their own outdoor decks – The Lake Retreat is designed to offer unique accommodation that complements Bimbadgen’s Palmer’s Lane wedding and events venue and the winery

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WaterWalk Unveils LIVE | STAY Property in Jacksonville

Hospitality Net

Lodging industry innovator WaterWalk opened the doors of its newest property under the brand’s Gen 2.0 model, WaterWalk Jacksonville, on October 2. Located at 8895 Perimeter Park Blvd. in Jacksonville, the property blends the best of an upscale extended-stay hotel and home with fully furnished ’STAY’ units and ready-to-furnish ’LIVE’ units.

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Saudi Arabia Will Bid For FIFA World Cup 2034

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Not everybody had nice things to say about last year's World Cup in Qatar. Saudi Arabia wants to do a better job, planning to host the FIFA World Cup 2034, amid stricter guidelines on human rights and sustainability.

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Has hospitality recovered in the post-Covid world?

eHotelier

Has hospitality recovered in the post-Covid world? - Insights - Insights We revisit a 2019 Covid report to see which forecasts were accurate and how they are still impacting the global hospitality industry.

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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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Crowne Plaza overhauls MICE offering in Greater China to meet demands of bleisure travellers

Hotel Management

IHG’s Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts brand is launching a new meetings concept for the Greater China market to better address the needs of the modern business traveller. ‘Meetings without Boundaries’ is designed to capitalise on rising demand for domestic cultural tourism and bleisure travel at time when the brand is expanding further into primary economic centres such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, as well as high-tech zones in the likes of Hangzhou, Xiamen, Chengdu, and Qingdao

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Warner Leisure Hotels Boosts Portfolio with Two New Landmark Hotels

Hospitality Net

Warner Leisure Hotels, the UK’s only hotel chain to cater exclusively for adults and a Bourne Leisure portfolio company, today announces the continued expansion of its portfolio with the acquisition of two high-quality hotels – Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, near Edinburgh, and Forest of Arden Country Club, near Birmingham.

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Japan Airlines’ Big Updates to Business and First Class for the A350-1000

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Asian airlines’ customers still take innovation and premium cabins seriously and are willing to pay for them. For these customers, Japan Airlines is bringing in their new flagship, the A350-1000s in a premium-heavy configuration.

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HB Exclusive: Innovation and collaboration keys to labor challenges

Hotel Business

Workforce automation company Unifocus convened a dozen C-Suite brand executives, owners and industry influencers to focus on the labor crisis at The Lodging Conference in Phoenix. Moderated by Michael Frenkel, president, Travel Conversations LLC, the panel included Brian Kirkland, CIO, Choice Hotels; Bharat Patel, chairman, AAHOA; Neal Patel, immediate past chair, AAHOA; Chris Trick, CMO, Sonesta; Todd Felsen, CEO, OTH Hotels; Chris Henry, CEO, Majestic Hospitality Group; Peter Kressaty, chief c

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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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YHA funnels membership fee into sustainability efforts to drive greener future

Hotel Management

YHA Australia has relaunched its Sustainable Properties Fund – formerly known as the Sustainable Hostels Fund – with the $5 Membership Fee from guests’ first stays now used to help reduce the environmental impact of its properties. The initiative is aimed at supporting YHA’s net zero target through energy, carbon and waste reduction, and water conservation.

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Apple’s iOS17 Release: Introduction to Link Tracking Protection (LTP) and its impact on email deliverability

Hospitality Net

Two years ago, Apple released iOS15 and disrupted the email marketing world with Mail Privacy Protection (MPP). That happened in September of 2021, and to this day we are still working with clients to shift their mindset on email “engagement.

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How Sheila Johnson Shifted From Media Mogul To Hotel Tycoon – Full Video

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Sheila Johnson - a billionaire you can empathize with - looks back on her journey to become a luxury hotel chief, and how Salamander is guided by the same principles she has followed across all of her businesses.

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5 tips to get more hotel reviews

eHotelier

In the highly competitive landscape of the hospitality industry, mastering the art of collecting online reviews is a strategic move that can set you apart from the competition. You'll not only boost your online reputation but also gain valuable insights to improve your service.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

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.

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Air New Zealand rolls-out baggage tracking on all flights

Hotel Management

Air New Zealand has launched its all-new baggage tracking feature, which is now available to all app users. Customers travelling on the airline’s domestic and international services will now be able to track the last recorded status of their bag as it makes its way through the airport processing system, onto the aircraft, and finally, arrives at its destination.

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3 Ideas to Capitalize on the Boom in Food Tourism

Hospitality Net

As summer ends, the F&B business of many hotels can take a hit during the off-season. It is great to see that hotel F&B has seen a 5.5% annual growth each year since 2011, however, hoteliers are constantly trying to find new ways to gain momentum in their F&B efforts. Whether this is accomplished through more robust marketing plans, implementing new technologies on property, working with local companies, travel influencers, or restructuring their entire F&B program, hoteliers are always looking

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China’s Golden Week Holiday Spending Per Capita Tops Pre-Covid Levels

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Outbound travel from China still has a long way to go to reach 2019 levels, but the country's domestic travel industry has been booming in recent weeks — a much needed boost for the nation's economy.

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Help safeguard your hotel fitness center

Hotel Business

We all know accidents do happen, but we seldom expect them to take place in a setting that is supposed to be a sanctuary of rest, relaxation and recharging. Unfortunately, as much as hotels want to create an environment that allows people to escape their problems, the hotel industry is not exempt from the potential of a mishap or a dangerous situation.

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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!