Revinate
DECEMBER 26, 2023
While the spotlight often shines on the front-facing aspects of hospitality, there’s an unsung hero that can play a pivotal role in your hotel’s success: the hotel reservation team. An effective hotel reservation team is a nexus, bringing together all of the intricate details necessary for a flawless guest experience. Your hotel reservation team’s expertise [.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 25, 2023
Skift Take: The trend of themes in vacation rentals is niche, but popular — is it also a viable investment in the long-term?
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Lodging
DECEMBER 29, 2023
It may have taken a pandemic to really wake the lodging market—including investors, developers, and hoteliers, as well as their consumers—to the beauty of the extended-stay concept. Yet, as Matt McElhare, Senior Director, Extended Stay Brands at Choice Hotels International, explained, the extended-stay hotel segment was never a sleeping giant so much as a quiet but constant player in the brand mix of hotel companies.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Skift Take: After a volatile 2023, next year may see demand and supply back in balance.
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Skift Blog
DECEMBER 24, 2023
Skift Take: For an events-led tourism destination like Singapore, the Taylor Swift concert has been music to the coffers, errr… ears!
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 28, 2023
Skift Take: Alaska may not be the sexiest carrier in North America, but its brand management and consistent execution across various customer touch points is a masterclass.
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Skift Blog
DECEMBER 28, 2023
Skift Take: The junk fee issue isn't new – but the fight against them is getting more intense.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Skift Take: The travel industry faces several challenges entering the new year, and here's a list of the biggest ones it faces on its ongoing road to a full recovery.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2023
Skift Take: You can imagine one major security lapse putting pressure on the gutting of self-screening. On the other hand, TSA manual screening has been rife with miscues, as well.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Skift Take: A new year means new resolutions and what better way to develop your 2024 professional resolutions than by attending Skift Megatrends, our most popular event forecasting the top trends that will define the travel industry for the year ahead.
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Skift Blog
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Skift Take: Did you miss some of our Skift Research reports during a busy year? Have no fear! We've gone back and hand-picked our favorite 12 must-read reports for the year.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Skift Take: While we're sure your parents love all their children equally, for our analysts, there’s always a data story that stands out.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2023
Skift Take: Startup founders and investors have been saying all year that funding is tighter, but travel startups still raised billions in venture capital.
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Skift Take: As Saudi Arabia opens up to tourism, its national carrier prepares for its role of bringing visitors from around the globe to Saudi Arabia.
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
Skift Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Skift Take: Lots of talk about profitability but very little intention of going public. These are the emerging trends we're keeping an eye on for these three key tours and activities online platforms.
Lodging
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Through the third quarter of 2023, the U.S. hotel industry showed some continuation of profitability trends as well as new developments in the data that aligned with the start of corporate travel season. Margins are being pressured. With the overall demand mix and topline performance normalizing, year-over-year growth rates are weakening. At the same time, expenses continue to grow with total operating expenses per available room (TOEPAR) increasing roughly 1 percent from month to month. […
Lodging
DECEMBER 28, 2023
The hospitality industry has always thrived on adaptability, and the realm of compliance is no exception. Amidst the ongoing evolution of regulations, one crucial development that hoteliers need to be well-versed in is the revised Form I-9 and its revamped verification process, published by USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) this summer.
Lodging
DECEMBER 26, 2023
While consumers’ interest in grab-and-go items rose with the COVID-19 pandemic, the trend has been in place for at least a decade as part of a shift toward less-structured eating behaviors. The change is most evident among younger generations. “While older generations are holding on to the traditional three-times-per-day meal pattern, younger generations are fueling the grab-and-go snacking lifestyle,” said Tina Griffin, manager of foodservice and lodging commercial strategy, Kellanova Away From
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