Skift Blog
JUNE 11, 2025
Skift Take: Airbnb’s relaunch of its Experiences platform and new offering of hotel-style à la carte services might pressure hoteliers. But so far, many hotel execs seem unfazed.
Lodging
JUNE 10, 2025
LONDON—IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) celebrated the milestone of 100 open hotels for its voco brand within seven years. Since its launch in 2018, voco has quickly become the fastest-growing brand within IHG’s Premium collection, having achieved record development activity levels across openings and signings in 2024, with properties in over 25 countries and further market entries in Türkiye, Malaysia, and Aruba set for the next two years.
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Hotel Management
JUNE 9, 2025
Australia’s first Mondrian Hotel and Residences has begun welcoming guests with the opening of Mondrian Gold Coast. Designed by architects Fraser and Partners, the 208-room luxury lifestyle hotel overlooks the shores at Burleigh Heads on the southern Gold Coast. An expansive accommodation offering, designed by California-based Studio Carter, includes 132 Studios, 63 Suites and 10 two- and three-bedroom Homes, with full kitchens, open plan living and laundry facilities.
Are Morch
JUNE 9, 2025
Introduction: The New Era of Hospitality The hospitality industry stands at a pivotal moment of transformation. As we navigate through 2025, artificial intelligence has evolved from experimental technology to an essential component of hotel operations worldwide. This shift represents more than just technological advancement, fundamentally redefining what it means to deliver exceptional guest experiences.
Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering
The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling
Hotel Speak
JUNE 9, 2025
As hotel marketing evolves, so does the demand for emotionally-driven, immersive content. Drone storytelling is emerging as one of the most powerful tools to showcase a hotel”s unique environment, ambiance, and guest experience. Drone marketing specialist Olha Kotova shares how aerial content is driving real results for hotels – from higher engagement to increased bookings.
Skift Blog
JUNE 11, 2025
Skift Take: Forget the hydrogen hype – at least for now. Rolls-Royce says sustainable aviation fuel is the only viable path to cutting emissions for long-haul air travel in the next 20 years.
Hotel Sales Focus brings together the best content for hotel sales and marketing professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Lodging
JUNE 11, 2025
DALLAS, Texas—Driftwood Capital announced that, through its lending fund Driftwood Lending Partners, LP, it has provided $35 million in mezzanine financing for the refinancing of the Sheraton Dallas hotel, Texas’s largest hotel with 1,841 keys and more than 230,000 square feet of meeting space. The mezzanine loan is part of a broader refinancing by the borrower, a joint venture sponsored by Chartres Lodging Group.
HotStats
JUNE 9, 2025
While much of the global hospitality sector remains in flux, Asia-Pacific’s hotel industry is carving its own path—one defined not just by rising revenues but by sharper operational choices. The latest regional figures reveal a complex picture of recovery, where topline growth, margin management, and cost strategy are inextricably linked.
STAAH
JUNE 10, 2025
Looking to stand out in a crowded market and boost bookings? The answer might lie in how you package your offerings. Why Hotel Packages Work When travellers book accommodation, they’re often looking for more than just a bed. They want value, convenience, and experience, all bundled up in one booking. That’s where hotel packages come in. In today’s competitive travel market, bundling your offerings into creative packages isn’t just a nice touch, it’s a business strategy.
Skift Blog
JUNE 9, 2025
Skift Take: Marriott has realized it has been been leaving money on the table by primarily catering to expense-account travelers and vacationers in the luxury and upscale segments.
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Hotel Management
JUNE 10, 2025
EVT Hotels and Resorts is set to convert its Rydges Lakeside Queenstown property into a QT hotel, integrating with the existing 69-room QT Queenstown. Following a major refurbishment of the existing 152-room Rydges hotel in line with QT’s bold design, the combined QT Queentown will feature a total of 221 rooms, the majority of which will feature guest balconies overlooking the Lake Wakatipu waterfront.
Lodging
JUNE 10, 2025
Plusgrade and ALL Accor, Accor’s booking platform and loyalty program, announced a strategic partnership to introduce an enhanced loyalty exchange solution for members of ALL Accor. This partnership enables members to convert points from other participating loyalty programs into reward points. Transforming Loyalty Through Seamless Exchanges With Plusgrade’s exchange technology, ALL Accor members can convert rewards earned from institutions such as Bilt, Capital One, and Citi loyalty programs in
Anthony Cole Training
JUNE 6, 2025
Integral to every sales training and coaching program, we work with organizations to help them write and deliver their phone scripts, value propositions, and elevator pitches. For salespeople and managers, this skill is critical as it often initiates the relationship on the right foot by getting the audience engaged.
Social Hospitality
JUNE 11, 2025
Referral marketing is a powerful way for people to trust businesses and help them succeed. People buy from people they know, like, and trust. When existing clients recommend you to others, there’s an added reach that comes from that. But what makes for an effective referral marketing strategy? Let’s break it down. How does Referral Marketing operate?
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!
Skift Blog
JUNE 11, 2025
Skift Take: As global temperatures rise and warnings mount over soaring aircon demand, India’s move could be just the beginning. More countries may soon be forced to follow with similar limits to keep energy systems from overuse.
Hotel Management
JUNE 10, 2025
The New Zealand Government is investing an additional NZ$35 million in its new Tourism Growth Roadmap with an ambitious goal of doubling New Zealand’s tourism export earnings by 2034. Announced by Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston on Tuesday, the plan to drive international visitor numbers and improve tourism infrastructure includes investing more than NZ$19 million in international marketing across core and emerging tourism markets and NZ$8 million on attracting business and major
Lodging
JUNE 10, 2025
ATLANTA, Georgia—Revenue Analytics announced the launch of the N2Pricing Commercial Suite, an expansion of its RMS designed to change how hotels track performance, gain insights, and enable strategic planning. The Commercial Suite introduces new capabilities focused on updating how revenue teams understand and communicate performance. The first release in the suite is the AI Report Generator, a tool that automatically pulls and cross-references data across key reports including pickup, pace, mon
Hospitality Tech
JUNE 9, 2025
HT caught up with the hospitality expert and Craveworthy Brands CEO Gregg Majewski at the National Restaurant Show 2025 to discuss using automation and AI, and Taffer’s Tavern’s future.
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
Anthony Cole Training
JUNE 13, 2025
Salespeople have to prospect. That's the truth. Salespeople can find their prospects in lots of different ways: introductions, social media, networking, lists, internal referrals from business partners, cold calling, pre-approach email, association memberships, and business networking groups. What is also true is that no matter how a salesperson gets a name, the next step is to contact them.
Skift Blog
JUNE 10, 2025
Skift Take: Finance teams have quietly become power players in corporate travel. The shift began years ago but has sped up post-pandemic. The challenge now? Ensuring that the traveler experience and domain expertise aren’t lost in the numbers.
Hotel Management
JUNE 12, 2025
IHG Hotels and Resorts (IHG) has opened its 100 th Voco hotel since it emerged on the international hotel scene seven years ago with its first opening on Australia’s Gold Coast. Now the fastest growing brand within IHG’s Premium collection, Voco has experienced record development activity with properties in over 25 countries and a further 95 properties in the pipeline, with market entries in Türkiye, Malaysia and Jamaica expected over the next two years.
Lodging
JUNE 11, 2025
WAIKIKI BEACH, Hawaii—The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach announced the completion of its multi-phase, multi-million-dollar renewal. Now in its ninth year of operation since opening in 2016, the hotel has been renewed with room upgrades, new amenities, and programming alongside enhancements throughout the property. The 552-room property has refreshed its ‘Ewa Tower guestrooms, front desk, and both infinity pools, and also debuted The Ritz-Carlton Suite Collection, including three signatur
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Webrezpro
JUNE 11, 2025
Guest post from IDeaS, a WebRezPro partner Elevating guest satisfaction and protecting profitability are top of mind for any hotelier. These goals are often perceived to be at odds—a perpetual tug of war between what’s best for your bottom line and what’s best for your guests. However, a seamless integration between a hotel’s Revenue Management […] The post Happy Guests, Healthy Bottom Line: The Link Between Operations and Revenue appeared first on WebRezPro.
Hotel Speak
JUNE 11, 2025
In the hospitality industry, guest satisfaction isn’t just a goal—it’s the currency of success. While service quality, room aesthetics, and location often take the spotlight, a less visible factor plays a major role in shaping guest experiences: maintenance. Delayed responses to maintenance issues quietly erode customer trust, damage reputation, and ultimately eat away at revenue.
Skift Blog
JUNE 10, 2025
Skift Take: Meliá's ability to stay profitable while expanding is notable. CEO Gabriel Escarrer tells Skift he's turning the group into a global resort operator, not just a Mediterranean one.
Hotel Management
JUNE 12, 2025
Marriott International’s Luxury Dining Series returns in 2025, with the multi-city gastronomic taking place across Asia Pacific from July to September. The Ritz-Carlton, Perth, The St. Regis Singapore, The Ritz-Carlton, Bangkok, The St. Regis Osaka, and The St. Regis Jakarta are among the properties taking part. Each property will offer curated culinary experiences led by Marriott International culinary and mixology professionals from across the world.
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Lodging
JUNE 9, 2025
WATERFORD, Connecticut—Waterford Hotel Group announced its appointment as operator of five hotels in New Orleans, Louisiana, beginning July 1, 2025. The properties—Audubon Cottages, Le Richelieu, Dauphine Orleans Hotel, Hotel Royal, and Chateau Hotel—are part of the J Collection, a New Orleans-based portfolio of Southern hotels and resorts. This expansion marks Waterford’s entry into the New Orleans market. “We are honored to partner with The J Collection to bring our operational and
STAAH
JUNE 8, 2025
With STAAH’s booking engine and Get Google, Hotel Royal Hoi An in Vietnam turned things around—now more than half their bookings come direct! Nestled in the heart of Vietnam’s cultural capital, Hotel Royal Hoi An – Gallery is more than just a place to stay, it’s a story waiting to be experienced. Each corner of the hotel celebrates adventure, romance, history, and nature, offering guests a unique opportunity to soak in the magic of Hoi An through the lens of local charm and luxury.
Hotel Speak
JUNE 11, 2025
According to recent Accenture research, 84% of travel executives say AI is the key to achieving their growth targets demonstrating that AI-driven channel strategies are no longer optional; they’re absolutely mission-critical for driving hotel revenue. Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept in the hotel industry—it’s an essential driver of performance in today’s hyper-competitive digital landscape.
Skift Blog
JUNE 10, 2025
Skift Take: Moral of the story: Being low-cost is no longer enough. Without scale, efficiency, and solid financial backing, it’s getting harder for smaller airlines to stay in the game — especially with the kind of cut-throat competition we’re seeing in the region.
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