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Unlocking Innovation 

Lodging

When it comes to in-room entertainment technology, the guest experience is driven by guest expectations. Hoteliers looking to foster loyalty often feel pressure to meet these preferences, which tend to be generational. “As Millennial and Gen Z travelers represent an increasing share of bookings, they’re bringing their technology expectations with them,” observed Peter Feeney, vice president, DISH Business.

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Fifth Tourist Dies in Greek Heatwave – Can European Destinations Do More to Prepare?

Skift Blog

Skift Take: A fifth tourist has died due to high temperatures in Greece this month. The country is acting quickly to close down popular attractions. But this is only the start of the summer, and Southern European cities are likely to face one climate-related disaster after the next.

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NSW budget: boost for tourism, events and nightlife

Hotel Management

The New South Wales government has vowed to increase support for tourism, nightlife and major events in the state budget, announced on Tuesday, marking a positive outcome for the hotel sector, according to Accommodation Australia NSW General Manager, Stacey McBride. Destination NSW will receive AU$324.5 million in funding to support the development of a ‘Foundation Events’ category, recognising the role that key events play, while the new Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality a

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10 things you didn’t know about the Holiday Inn brand

Hospitality Net

According to Morning Consult Intelligence data, the leading audience & brand tracking platform, the Holiday Inn brand is the most trusted travel and hospitality brand in the United States. To celebrate, IHG Hotels & Resorts looks back on the brand’s history and legacy of extraordinary stories and industry-changing success.

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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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Hilton Set to Reach 300 Hotels in the Caribbean and Latin America

Lodging

Following a record-breaking year of growth, Hilton underscored its commitment to the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) during a visit by President and CEO Chris Nassetta in which he met with industry leaders, ownership groups, partners, and team members across Argentina, Peru, Colombia, and Costa Rica. In 2023, Hilton opened nearly 20 new hotels and ended the year with 4,000 rooms added in the market, more than in any other year in the company’s history. […] The post Hilton Set to Reach 3

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Barcelona to Ban All Short-Term Rentals by 2029

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Many destinations in seeking to regulate short-term rentals try to balance the needs of locals with the benefits of tourism. Barcelona has had enough.

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Hotel Market Spotlight - Barcelona YTD Apr 2024

Hospitality Net

In the first four months of 2024, full-service branded hotels in Barcelona recorded a healthy performance increase, underpinned by growing tourism demand and the regulation constraining hotel development.

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Lodging Econometrics Shares Development Updates for Charlotte, North Carolina

Lodging

Lodging Econometrics (LE) has released Q1 hotel development data for the Charlotte, North Carolina, market ahead of the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC). The Q1 2024 LE Market Trend Report for the Charlotte market reported that Charlotte has a total of 67 hotel projects and 7,772 rooms in the construction pipeline, positioning it 15th of the top 25 U.S. markets for the largest hotel construction pipeline by project count.

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China Expands Visa-Waiver Program List: More Countries Added

Skift Blog

Skift Take: For years, China has been the gift that kept on giving to global tourism, sending millions of its citizens to explore, shop and snap selfies worldwide. Now, it's telling global travelers, "Your turn!" And if visa hassles are a deal-breaker, the country knows that removing them can only sweeten the deal.

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Exclusive: Tourism Fiji CEO Brent Hill talks record results in a thriving market

Hotel Management

Ahead of the inaugural AHICE Fiji Islands Investment in Tourism Summit on July 3-4 , Tourism Fiji CEO, Brent Hill, spoke exclusively to HM about the strong demand for holidays in the South Pacific. Brent Hill, Tourism Fiji Tourism in Fiji is booming! After the devastation of Covid, the recovery of the tourism industry in Fiji has been rapid and welcomed.

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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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Newly Renovated Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina Shines Bright in the San Diego Harbor

Hospitality Net

Situated in the San Diego harbor, the hotel offers modernized accommodations and amenities, three sparkling pools, a state-of-the-art fitness center, four new dining concepts, and views of the marina and San Diego skyline.

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The Great Equalizer: Why Revenue Management Tech Is Now a Must-Have for Boutique Hotels

Lodging

Fair or not, the idea that advanced revenue management software is best suited for massive high-end resorts or properties that are operating under a big brand umbrella has been stubbornly persistent among hoteliers. While it’s true these types of hotel properties were relatively quick to embrace the value of revenue management technology, it’s well past time to put this lingering perception to rest.

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Taiwan ‘Actively Considering’ Visa on Arrival for Indians

Skift Blog

Skift Take: If Taiwan continues with its plan to allow visa-on-arrival for Indian travelers, it will join a growing list of countries that are easing visa requirements to attract the outbound market. Also in focus are money minting corporate events for Indian business travelers.

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Sales Data Insights: Understanding Pull-Through Rate

Anthony Cole Training

In our business, one of the greatest sales challenges that most companies face is how to properly gain insight from the data. Some companies chase a bunch of data without any regard for the story that the data tells. Others struggle when they launch sales coaching without any data at all. One “must-have” sales data insight that all companies should understand is the “pull-through rate.

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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 Craddock Terry Hotel Named One of the Best in Central Virginia by Virginia Living Magazine

Hospitality Net

Lynchburg, VA - The Craddock Terry Hotel, an award-winning boutique hotel located in the heart of Lynchburg, is thrilled to announce that Virginia Living Magazine has once again recognized it as one of the Best Hotels in Central Virginia. This prestigious recognition is part of the 12th annual Best of Virginia Readers’ Survey, in which over 50,000 readers participated.

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Days Inn Room Updates Gain Momentum, Rate for Franchisees

Lodging

Quite naturally, the Days Inn by Wyndham brand has gone through lots of changes throughout the course of its more than 50 years, but parent company Wyndham believes its latest updates represent the “dawning” of a new era for the venerable brand. The economy brand—which includes over 1,500 properties globally—recently unveiled that it has revised the rollout of its Dawn rooms package to its U.S. franchisees.

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International Passenger Flights on Electric Planes are Coming to Europe This Summer

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Bookings are now open for the first publicly available international electric flights in Europe — but the trips come with a few pre-departure caveats.

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Exclusive: Seibu Prince Hotels and Resorts gears up for global expansion

Hotel Management

Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide Inc, Japan’s largest hotel chain, is on a mission to bring “omotenashi” – Japanese service from the heart – to the rest of the world under a new global identity. Seibu Prince Hotels and Resorts unifies the group’s three hotel companies – Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide, StayWell Holdings, and Prince Resorts Hawaii – encompassing a diverse portfolio of 25,000+ rooms across Japan and the globe, and streamlining the guest experience with one global website, integrated re

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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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2024 U.S. Hotel Investor Intentions Survey

Hospitality Net

A few months ago CBRE Hotels conducted a survey of executives whose primary responsibility is investing in U.S. hotels. Survey participants were asked to describe their U.S. hotel investment preferences for 2024 by geography, chain-scale, and type of hotel. In addition, they were asked about the factors that influenced their priorities.

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Red Roof Opens New Property In Stroudsburg, PA

Lodging

Red Roof announced the opening of the Red Roof Inn Stroudsburg at 100 Park Ave in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Owner 100 Park Ave LLC invested $500,000 into renovations at the property, which encompassed new exterior paint; updated guestroom bathrooms, including new bathtubs, flooring, sinks, and faucets; renovated guestrooms, including new bedding, furniture, and flooring; and new lobby furniture.

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NYC Has Approved Just 2,242 Short-Term Rental Host Registrations

Skift Blog

Skift Take: New York City has only approved a couple of thousand host registrations, and all for reservations where the host is present during the stay. That's great news for neighborhoods sick of house parties and illegal hotels, and dour news for tourists and short-term rental platforms.

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Hilton Sydney’s Glass Brasserie launches its first Afternoon Tea

Hotel Management

Hilton Sydney has launched Afternoon Tea at its dining venue Glass Brasserie for the first time. Curated by Executive Chef Hamish Neale and his team of expert pastry chefs, the new Afternoon Tea menu puts a modern twist on the tradition with a selection of handcrafted specialty sweets and savoury items served alongside premium international teas and coffees sourced from Sri Lanka to Japan.

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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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Hilton Set to Reach 300 Hotels in the Caribbean and Latin America, with More than Half of its Pipeline Under Construction

Hospitality Net

Following a record-breaking year of growth, Hilton underscored its commitment to the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) during a visit by President and CEO Chris Nassetta in which he met with industry leaders, ownership groups, partners, and team members across Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Costa Rica. In 2023, Hilton opened nearly 20 new hotels and ended the year with 4,000 rooms added in the market, more than in any other year in the company’s history.

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TPG Hotels & Resorts Unveils Refreshed Newport Beach Hotel & Suites

Lodging

TPG Hotels & Resorts, one of the nation’s premier hospitality management firms, announced the completion of a transformative guestroom refresh project at the Newport Beach Hotel & Suites in Newport, Rhode Island. The refresh is the first phase of a multi-phase renovation project planned for the property. The interior design makeover encompasses reimagining the guestroom experience, from new bathrooms and select furnishings to carpets and wall coverings.

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Minor Hotels CEO Has Ambitious Plans to Fill Portfolio Gaps

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Minor, with 540 hotels, aims to solidify its position as a major player. Expect it to expand its portfolio by 200 hotels by 2026, possibly through some M&A.

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Ascott teams up with disability agency to elevate accessible accommodation

Hotel Management

The Ascott Limited has formed a long-term partnership with SG Enable, the focal agency for disability and inclusion in Singapore, to raise the standard of accessible accommodation in the hospitality industry. The partnership, which is the first of its scale in Singapore’s hospitality industry, will focus on the delivery of inclusive stay experiences through design and programming across Ascott’s properties in the country and deliver essential resources and disability inclusion training tailored

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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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My plea for action: Why I’m calling for an entirely single use plastic free hospitality industry globally by 1st January 2025

Hospitality Net

The hospitality industry could be one of the most beautiful and united working environments on the planet. So why, in 2024, are we seeing such global discrepancy across international tourism efforts to become single use plastic free? Tourists are the single biggest culprit of single-use-plastic waste and it is down to the hotels to motivate each other to take immediate action.

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Main Street Hospitality Appoints Williams To CDO, Brand Officer

Lodging

Main Street Hospitality announced a key appointment to their executive management team with the promotion of Scott Williams as chief development and brand officer. Scott will continue working closely with Founder & CEO Sarah Eustis and the rest of the executive team with a focus on the strategic growth and evolution of the brand. He will be responsible for leading enterprise-wide brand architecture and positioning, development, marketing and communication initiatives, and experience design f

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Airbnb to Display Total Price by Default in California to Comply With New Law

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Varying state laws on price transparency may become confusing for consumers and a more complex issue for short-term rental providers.

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Ascott partners with SG Enable to raise the standard of accessible accommodation

Hotel Management

The Ascott Limited has formed a long-term partnership with SG Enable, the focal agency for disability and inclusion in Singapore, to raise the standard of accessible accommodation in the hospitality industry. The partnership, which is the first of its scale in Singapore’s hospitality industry, will focus on the delivery of inclusive stay experiences through design and programming across Ascott’s properties in the country and deliver essential resources and disability inclusion training tailored

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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!