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Hotel marketing tips for Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Revinate

Black Friday is the biggest shopping weekend of the year — and the hospitality sector is no exception. Black Friday hotel marketing has become a significant opportunity for hoteliers to drive direct bookings and personally connect with past and future guests. Because guests will be spending. In 2022, Black Friday spending topped $9.12 billion — [.] The post Hotel marketing tips for Black Friday and Cyber Monday appeared first on Revinate.

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America’s Favorite Flight Destinations in 2023? Cancun and London

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Flight booking data reveals Americans' top worldwide and domestic destinations so far this year. Tourism marketers take note, especially of changes from the 2019 rankings.

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Embassy Suites Gulf Shore Commences Development

Lodging

GULF SHORES, Alabama—DD Partners, LLC of Birmingham, Alabama, and Marietta, Georgia, Peachtree Group of Atlanta, and Woodbine Development Corporation of Dallas announced the development of Embassy Suites Gulf Shores. Now underway, Embassy Suites Gulf Shores is a joint venture among the three firms. DD Partners and Woodbine are leading development and asset management efforts, and Peachtree will manage operations for the resort upon completion in the summer of 2025.

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Travelodge transformed into outdoor art gallery for Darwin festival

Hotel Management

TFE Hotels’ Travelodge Resort Darwin has served as a five-storey blank canvas for Australian artist, Adnate’s latest creation as part of the Darwin Street Art Festival (DSAF). In less than six days – working in 33.7 °C heat and 90% humidity – Adnate created two large scale artworks on the hotel’s exterior wall in tribute to the local Larrakia mob. “The children featured in Travelodge mural are both from the Fejo family – they are Larrakia people and are the Traditional Owners of Garramilla (Darw

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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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Dubai Airshow: Tracking the Biggest Aircraft Buyers

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The most important airshow in the Middle East will see airlines from the UAE and Saudi Arabia trying to grab the best aircraft delivery slots for their growth plans. Airlines from India will also be there to do business.

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Amadeus and Microsoft Are Working on More AI Innovations — Here Are 3

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Major companies that have resources to invest are starting to show the potential for generative AI in travel aside from chatbots alone.

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U.S.-Australia Business Travel Jump Seen – Here’s What’s Driving It

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Business travel may finally return to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, and a boost in flight connectivity is helping.

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SAS Secures $1.2 Billion From Consortium Led by Castlelake, Air France

Skift Blog

Skift Take: If Europe's regulators back Air France-KLM taking a stake in SAS, along with IAG buying Air Europa, and Lufthansa acquiring ITA, Europe's aviation market will become more like the U.S. one, which has been the world’s most profitable.

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‘Win’ for tourism as China and Australia agree to multi-entry visa

Hotel Management

An agreement to create a new multi-entry visa to facilitate exchanges and closer links between China and Australia has been welcomed by peak accommodation industry body, Accommodation Australia. During meetings this week between Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese, Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and premier, Li Qiang, leaders discussed ways to facilitate exchanges and closer links between people in the two countries.

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CoStar: U.S. Hotel Labor Costs Normalize Business Mix

Lodging

WASHINGTON—A recent increase in U.S. hotel labor costs reflects a normalizing business mix and significant gains in group demand, according to September year-to-date P&L data from CoStar. U.S. Hotel Performance September 2023 YTD Per-Available-Room Metrics (Percentage change from September 2022 YTD)GOPPAR: $75.74 (up 6.2 percent)TRevPAR: $208.34 (up 8.6 percent)EBITDA PAR: $52.95 (up 5.1 percent)LPAR (Labor Costs): $69.36 (up 13.1 percent) “September labor costs were higher than the summer m

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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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Inside Atlantis The Royal’s Strategy to Capture the Ultra-Luxury Travel Segment

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Ultra-luxury travelers’ accelerating desire for exceptional and exclusive experiences is driving hospitality to reach new heights in a rarefied segment. Atlantis The Royal is setting new standards in its quest to anticipate the needs of a continuously evolving high-end travel market.

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FAA to Name a Panel to Tackle Pilot Mental Health Issues

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The FAA's mental health committee is a long overdue step to help pilots overcome the many of the issues making their jobs difficult.

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Choice Hotels Defends Pipeline as It Pushes Wyndham Bid

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Choice Hotels is seeing weakness in its hotel development pipeline. That may not improve much if it remains distracted by pursuing a merger with Wyndham.

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Tripadvisor Sees Viator at Full-Year Profitability in 2024

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Until now, Tripadvisor has emphasized growth for Viator, backed by ample marketing, at the expense of profitability. It appears as though the company will moderate that strategy for 2024.

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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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The New Chinese Traveler: Latest Trends From Trip.com

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The post-pandemic Chinese traveler is a whole new ballgame, and travel companies need to understand that and step up their game.

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