Lodging
JUNE 19, 2024
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.
Skift Blog
JUNE 21, 2024
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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Hospitality Net
JUNE 21, 2024
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.
Hotel Management
JUNE 17, 2024
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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Lodging
JUNE 21, 2024
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
Skift Blog
JUNE 18, 2024
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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Hotel Management
JUNE 18, 2024
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.
Lodging
JUNE 21, 2024
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.
Skift Blog
JUNE 21, 2024
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.
Hospitality Net
JUNE 21, 2024
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.
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
Hotel Management
JUNE 18, 2024
Travel and Leisure Co.’s vacation ownership business is expanding to meet growing demand in Asia Pacific with the recent US$48.4 million acquisition of Accor Vacation Club , encompassing 24 resorts across Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. Under the deal, Travel and Leisure Co. will receive the exclusive rights to develop new vacation ownership clubs and products under the Accor Vacation Club brand across Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Turkey, and Accor will receive a percentage of vac
Lodging
JUNE 20, 2024
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.
Skift Blog
JUNE 20, 2024
Skift Take: The two-tier pricing debate enters its Japanese edition with businesses trying to strike a balance between catering to loyal local customers while staying true to Omotenashi (Japanese hospitality).
Hospitality Net
JUNE 21, 2024
Andrew Firestone, former star of ABC’s The Bachelor and co-founder of Santa Barbara-based hospitality development company StonePark Capital, along with his partner Jess Parker, announced today the opening of Moxy Santa Barbara. Perfectly positioned in the Funk Zone neighborhood of downtown Santa Barbara in southern California, Moxy Santa Barbara features 31 stylishly designed guest rooms, Bar Moxy, an outdoor pool, a social space for work and playing games, and a 24-hour marketplace.
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Anthony Cole Training
JUNE 21, 2024
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.
Lodging
JUNE 18, 2024
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.
Skift Blog
JUNE 17, 2024
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.
Hospitality Net
JUNE 19, 2024
Westin Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s extraordinary portfolio of over 30 hotel brands, today announced the opening of The Westin Resort & Spa Cam Ranh, marking the brand’s entry into Vietnam. Nestled along a long sandy beach on Vietnam’s south-central coast, this 207-key resort will offer a choice of spacious guest rooms, suites and pool villas, locally sourced cuisine and an extensive collection of well-being experiences designed to empower guests to be the best version of themselv
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Hotel Management
JUNE 20, 2024
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
Lodging
JUNE 17, 2024
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.
Skift Blog
JUNE 20, 2024
Skift Take: Lighthouse, the travel startup formerly known as OTA Insight, has bought Berlin-based HQ revenue. The deal marks another step in Lighthouse's strategy of expanding through talent acquisition rather than merely accumulating customer lists.
Hospitality Net
JUNE 20, 2024
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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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.
Hotel Management
JUNE 18, 2024
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.
Lodging
JUNE 21, 2024
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.
Skift Blog
JUNE 17, 2024
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.
Hospitality Net
JUNE 20, 2024
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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Employee burnout is a pervasive issue in the fast-paced and demanding restaurant industry, resulting in decreased productivity, high turnover rates, and compromised mental well-being. Effectively addressing this challenge requires a comprehensive approach that combines conventional management techniques, insights from neuroscience, and stress management strategies.
Hotel Management
JUNE 20, 2024
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
Lodging
JUNE 21, 2024
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
Skift Blog
JUNE 18, 2024
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.
Hospitality Net
JUNE 19, 2024
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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