Anthony Cole Training
DECEMBER 13, 2024
'Tis the season for prospecting, right? Actually, 'tis the season for every sales leader and company to wonder: Are my people reaching out to enough prospects and customers so that we can begin the year strong? The runway is shortening, and this can be a challenging time to reach decision-makers because they, too, may be out of the office or otherwise busy.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Skift Take: From ordinary passengers to airline CEOs, Heathrow has no shortage of detractors however these latest numbers suggest the London airport still boasts serious pulling power.
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Hotel Management
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Minor Hotels has signed the management letting rights for the landmark 64-storey Queens Wharf Residences development from early 2025. Queens Wharf Residences occupy the tallest tower within the new world-class Queens Wharf Brisbane precinct, offering a collection of 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom apartments with balconies and winter gardens. Guests will have exclusive access to luxury amenities including a pool, spa, steam room, theatre, leisure lounge room, gym, as well as direct access to the precincts
Lodging
DECEMBER 10, 2024
AUSTIN, TexasShiny, a leading provider of associate engagement and retention software, today released its second annual report on tipping for the hospitality industry.Entitled Harnessing Tipping Data to Empower and Motivate Hospitality Workers, the report offers a comprehensive analysis of tipping behaviors and patterns across a diverse sample of hotels utilizing Shiny’s digital tipping software.
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Hotel Business
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Shiny , a provider of associate engagement and retention software, has released its second annual report on tipping for the hospitality industry, which finds that offering digital tipping increases associates take-home pay. Entitled Harnessing Tipping Data to Empower and Motivate Hospitality Workers, the report offers a comprehensive analysis of tipping behaviors and patterns across a diverse sample of hotels utilizing the companys digital tipping software.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Skift Take: Its been a sky-high saga worthy of a K-Drama script. After more than four years, South Koreas two biggest airline groups have become one. Skift is here to help make sense of it all.
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Lodging
DECEMBER 13, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.The U.S. hotel industry reported positive year-over-year performance comparisons, according to CoStar’s latest data through Dec. 7. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets. Dec. 1-7, 2024 (percentage change from comparable week in 2023): Among the Top 25 Markets, Chicago reported the largest year-over-year increases in occupancy (+17.8 percent to 67.6 percent) and RevPAR (+42.9 percent to $110.59).
Are Morch
DECEMBER 8, 2024
Digital transformation and AI implementation are more than just buzzwords; they’re the keys to unlocking unprecedented efficiency, satisfaction, and growth in the hotel industry. But let’s be real change isn’t always easy. It can be downright painful, stirring up feelings of fear, anxiety, and confusion among hotel staff. Yet, just like a caterpillar’s metamorphosis into […] The post Discover the Secret to Transforming Your Hotel from PAIN to POWER with Interactive
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Skift Take: There is a lot that can be done, both from an awareness and, even more importantly, from a policy perspective. Most of it requires changes that the travelers of today, seeking more authentic experiences, would welcome.
Hotel Management
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Gurner Group hires former Crown Hotels CEO Gurner Group has appointed former Crown Sydney and Crown Hotels Chief Executive Officer, Peter Crinis, as Group Chief Operating Officer of Hospitality the latest of five major hires within the group from a stable of ex-Crown Resorts employees. Crinis spent 24 years at Crown Resorts overseeing hospitality and service across 3,500 hotel rooms and 90 hospitality brands, before serving as Director of Melbourne Place Hotel.
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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
Lodging
DECEMBER 13, 2024
DALLAS, TexasHotel bookings at American properties for the days leading up to Christmas, Dec. 21-25, are up 22 percent from last year, shows new data from SiteMinder, a leading hotel distribution and revenue platform. International bookings are driving the surge, rising by over 15 percent annually to 32 percent of total bookings at American hotels this year, compared to 28 percent during the same period in 2023.
eHotelier
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Is victim thinking that is holding you back from jumping in the deep end with the financials in your hotel career?
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Skift Take: Saudi Arabia's 2034 FIFA World Cup promises to be a big moment for the kingdom, but it's already getting scrutiny.
Hotel Management
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The Mornington Peninsulas Hotel Sorrento has unveiled a new rooftop bar and restaurant with panoramic sea views of Port Phillip Bay and surrounds, as part of a multi-phase development. Designed by Six Degrees Architects and Jack Merlo Landscape Architecture, the fully open-air venue is designed to be relaxed yet refined, taking inspiration from the work of Italian photographer and furniture designer, Willy Rizzo, and the rooftop bars of Saint-Tropez and la Cte dAzur.
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
Lodging
DECEMBER 13, 2024
FORT WORTH, TexasNamed the #1 hotel in Dallas-Fort Worth by Travel + Leisure, and recipient of the coveted Michelin Key, Hotel Drover,an Autograph Collection hotel located in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, is proud to announce the growth of its executive team. The 200-room urban resort continues to build upon its success with the appointment of Aaron Ide as General Manager.
Hotel Designs
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Hotel Designs Poised to open the masterful reimagination of Waldorf Astoria New York Poised to open the masterful reimagination of Waldorf Astoria New York Following a multi-year meticulously and thoughtfully-crafted restoration effort led by renowned architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and interior design from Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR), the Waldorf Astoria New York is ready to usher in a new era of luxury for New York City… For nearly a century, Waldorf Astoria New York has been a
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Skift Take: There has been a push toward more disclosure of fees and that's likely to continue. But a rule from the new FTC is unlikely.
Hotel Management
DECEMBER 12, 2024
iji Airways has bolstered its global footprint with the launch of its longest flight and first-ever direct service between Dallas Fort Worth, Texas and Nadi, Fiji. The new service operates three times per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays initially with seamless connections from Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific via Fiji. The inaugural 13-hour flight from Nadi, Fiji touched down at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport this week (10 Dec) and was greeted with a water cannon s
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Lodging
DECEMBER 13, 2024
MEMPHIS, TennesseeMarcus & Millichap announced today the sale of Hu. Hotel, a 110-room hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Mitchell Presas, Skyler Cooper, Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap’s Miller-Gomes Hotel Team, represented the local private buyer in the transaction. Jody McKibben is Marcus & Millichaps broker of record in Tennessee.
Hotel News Resource
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Article - GlobalData Forecasts an Acceleration in Global Economic Growth In 2025 - GlobalData expects the global economy to grow by 2.54% in 2025 despite geopolitical hurdles and possible policy shifts.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Skift Take: Tourism shapes what gets cooked, grown, and served. Over time, it even shapes what locals think their own cuisine is.
Hotel Management
DECEMBER 12, 2024
A 25-room boutique hotel curated by award-winning creative director and designer, George Gorrow and his wife, Cisco Tschurtschenthaler opened last month Sea Sea Hotel, located at 30-34 Pacific St, Crescent Head centres around local surf culture, hospitality, art, and music, with 70s surf inspired interiors and artisan furniture and crafts. The hotel features a communal surf club, a hi-fi audio lounge for live music, and art exhibitions that showcase local and international talent.
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.
Lodging
DECEMBER 13, 2024
WENCESLAS SQUARE, PragueW Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoys portfolio of over 30 extraordinary hotel brands, announces the highly anticipated unveiling of W Prague, marking the brands entry into the Czech Republic and the start of a new chapter forthe former Grand Hotel Evropa, a renowned Art Nouveau-style property. With the brands signature, unconventional approach to luxury, W Prague joins newly unveiled and celebrated European gems such as W Rome and W Budapest, redefining luxury lifestyle [&#
Hotel Speak
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Improving the guest experience is a key priority for any hotel establishment. Most hoteliers know that happy customers mean more business, so finding new ways to upgrade your guests stay is always a rewarding process. Most hotels employ two key pieces of software to improve the guest experience. First up is a point of sale system (POS), used to process check-in transactions; second is a CRM system , installed to help your team manage interactions with each guest and store their data for any futu
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Skift Take: Marriott's tuck-in deal for Postcard Cabins is a nice payout for the startup's early investors, including Certares and Starwood Capital. The deal gives the hotel giant access to 1,200 cabins near parks that are drivable from urban hubs.
Hotel Management
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The Aloha Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition ( AHICE Aloha ) made a spectacular return to the Hawaiian Islands in November, with key executives flying from across the world to speak at the 2024 event. The tourism sector in Hawaii is critically important to the states economy and the growth and recovery of the industry was the key theme at the 2024 Aloha Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition, held in November at the Ala Moana Hotel by Mantra.
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Lodging
DECEMBER 9, 2024
PHOENIX, ArizonaOfficials of the 143-room Aloft Phoenix-Airport today announced the completion of a comprehensive, property-wide renovation.The hotel, owned by The RADCO Companies, a vertically integrated real estate investor, manager and developer, and operated by HEI Hotel & Resorts, a leading hospitality investment and management company, received a full refurbishment to upgrade guest rooms and baths, public spaces, restaurant and bar, meeting room, fitness center and swimming pool area t
Hotel Speak
DECEMBER 12, 2024
A new survey revealed that 91 per cent of hoteliers say costs have surged since the Autumn Budget, with six out of 10 reporting a hike of more than 20 per cent. In stark findings from Great Britain’s largest group of independently run hotels, BWH Hotels, that represent over 200 hotels including Best Western branded properties, more than a third (36 per cent) of hoteliers expect their costs to rise by more than 100,000.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Skift Take: After cutting dozens of unprofitable routes, including some in Europe, JetBlue is launching its first-ever route to Spain in May.
Hotel Management
DECEMBER 12, 2024
HolidayInnExpressHotels has partnered with Melbourne-based craft brewery,Local Brewing Co., on a craft beer for a charitable cause. Guests at all Holiday Inn Express hotels throughout Australia can now enjoy a signature Express Pale Ale, exclusively labelled for the brand. Each beer sold will help provide meals to those in need through food rescue organisation Second Bite.
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