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Barry Sternlicht Warns Big Hotel Chains: Indie Brands Are Coming for You

Skift Blog

The Starwood founder warns that nimble upstarts will steal their market share one social media post at a time. Skift Take: Barry Sternlicht sees trouble brewing for big hotel chains. Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Watch Video: Why Hotel Brands See Lots of Room to Grow in Luxury and Midscale

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The hotel brands have largely captured market share in the upscale segment and are now expanding their portfolios into the relatively un-penetrated luxury and midscale/premium economy space that offer the greatest opportunity for further branded share gains.

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TUI Eyes Luxury Hospitality Growth With New and Relaunched Hotel Brands

Skift Blog

Skift Take: TUI's ability to move beyond its safe middle-market playground through an expanded luxury offering came under the spotlight at the Skift Future of Lodging Forum. Ultimately, a brand's market share is way more than customer segments — it's really rooted in experience and value.

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How Remington Hotels built a brand performance team, increased guest satisfaction, and took market share

Hotel Operations

One of the things that stood out to me when I first interviewed Stan Kennedy , Chief Operating Officer at Remington Hotels, was a brand performance team they assembled in the early days of the pandemic recovery to help turn around hotels that were struggling or in transition. We needed a system that was sustainable.

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Cloudbeds: Independent Hoteliers Will Optimize Performance in 2025

Lodging

Faced with persistent labor shortages, increased price sensitivity from travelers, and a rising market share for branded hotelswhich now represent 72 percent of all U.S. The findings reveal 2025 is set to be the year of optimizing performance for independent hoteliers.

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Why hotel-branded residential projects continue to proliferate

Hotel Business

Sullivan In the years following the 2008 Great Recession, the hospitality industry has seen a proliferation in sales of branded residences, particularly in North America. These branded residences often are part of a mixed-use development that includes a hotel component. investors overall are awash with cash. gateway cities.

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Key appointments: BWH Hotels, Seibu Prince, Pullman Sydney Penrith

Hotel Management

Bagley joins from Choice Hotels Asia-Pac, where he recently served as Franchise Development Manager, successfully expanding the brands portfolio and contributing to significant revenue growth. Im excited to join BWH Hotels and look forward to contributing to the growth of its brands across the region.