Hospitality Tech

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Kitchen United has closed the seven Kitchen United Mix locations inside Kroger grocery stores as the company pivots to focus on its software business.

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 22, 2021

In business, especially in sales; delays, misunderstandings, and communication can go awry. Sometimes, even with the influx of technology and communication tools, it is easy to misinterpret what a prospect, or salesperson, says. So, how do we make these communication lines more efficient?

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Hotel Business

MARCH 8, 2024

The property will feature 137 extended-stay guestrooms, as well as a lobby pool bar, meeting space, a complimentary breakfast area, an elevated outdoor pool with ocean views, a business center, a fitness center, guest self-laundry and a sundry shop. The hotel is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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Hotel Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Business travel is making a return to regional locations across Australia according to new analysis of 2023 business travel bookings, with a 29% year on year increase recorded over the period of January to September 2023. The route with the largest growth, at 69%, is Brisbane-Mackay, followed closely by Mackay-Brisbane, at 64%.

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Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Cameron, you joined The Peninsula Beijing in September 2022, when China’s borders were closed to the world. Before the pandemic, the hotel was predominantly international business – a 60/40 split – and of course it was 100% domestic during that time. We’ve seen the domestic part of the business balanced out with international.

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Hospitality Net

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

SkyStem LLC, a leading provider of automated month-end close and account reconciliation software is excited to announce the release of a new ebook, Book of Secrets for the Month-End Close. It’s no secret businesses struggle to meet their goals surro.

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 19, 2024

Technology is transforming businesses and disrupting entire industries, including the world of selling, which has traditionally been categorized as primarily a “people business”.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 7, 2019

There are many instances throughout the sales process where trial closes are appropriate to identify the prospects true compelling reason to make a change. Great salespeople are masterful at asking open-ended, courageous questions of their prospects that either lead them towards, or away, from saying "yes" to their solution.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 3, 2023

It’s a topic I brought to the HSMAI Sales Advisory Board to see how sales leaders are utilizing it in their business practices. In the world of hospitality sales, ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have gained attention lately for their potential to streamline processes.

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Hospitality Net

JANUARY 10, 2024

Coming in a close second was San Francisco, where event volume increased 21.5 Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, released the top market performance numbers for December, citing San Diego as having the highest meeting volume improvement with 29.2

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Hotel Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

CIM Group , a community-focused real estate and infrastructure owner, operator, lender and developer, revealed that its CIM Real Estate Debt Solutions business closed on behalf of a CIM-managed fund a $34.97-million The post CIM closes $63.87M in loans for two Florida properties appeared first on hotelbusiness.com.

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Hotel News Resource

APRIL 4, 2024

One of the biggest challenges for many businesses is the growing gap between what business leaders think good customer service is and what customers want. In this article, we'll cover a few basics, discuss how customers' and leaders' perceptions often differ, and provide tips to close the gap and get your CX strategy back on track.

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Hotel Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

MCR Hotels and Island Capital Group (Island) have closed on a $260-million refinancing loan for the 1,780-key Sheraton New York Times Square. The hotel is close to numerous NYC tourist attractions, including Radio City Music Hall, The Museum of Modern Art, Central Park, Rockefeller Center and more. The hotel has 61,800 sq.

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Hotel Business

AUGUST 24, 2023

held its final close for its second hotel- and hospitality-focused fund, Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners (KWHP II). and has closed with $213 million from family offices, foundations and individual investors, tripling the commitments in its inaugural offering fund.

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Hotel Business

AUGUST 18, 2023

Arriba Capital recently closed a $52.5 million ground-up construction loan for a Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge Suites dual-brand property in the central business district (CBD) of Houston. The post Arriba Capital closes $52.5M The property is being developed and managed by Houston-based Neway Hospitality.

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Hotel Business

JANUARY 29, 2024

At the close of 2023, there are 66 projects/8,998 rooms under construction, up 27% by projects and 36% by rooms YOY. LE analysts expect Canada’s hotel construction pipeline to remain strong and continue to expand through 2024 as construction starts in the country increased 44% YOY by projects and 49% by rooms at the close of Q4.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 28, 2015

This concept applies to many things in selling, but especially when it comes to meeting, engaging, qualifying and eventually attempting to close a new piece of business. I am convinced of that adage as well as you only get one chance to conduct a great first meeting that improves your ability to close a piece of business.

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Hotel Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The boutique hotel serves as the gateway to downtown Columbia and the North Village Arts District, and is close to three universities and the University of Missouri medical center complex. The post Bayview PACE closes $3.5M seven-story property with 114 guestrooms, 3,600 sq. of meeting space, a restaurant, bar and other amenities.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

How important is it that you or your sales team close more business, more quickly at higher margins? We can guess that it is pretty important. If you think are leaving dollars on the table and need to find a solution to that problem, there are two things I want you to recognize:

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Social Hospitality

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

To run your business most efficiently, it’s crucial to streamline processes that make things run smoothly. There are various types of business software available that can help streamline different components of running a company. But to find the beste scanner software for your business, you must conduct research.

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Hotel Business

AUGUST 4, 2023

Each of the properties is situated in irreplaceable, city-center locations in their respective central business districts and are surrounded by numerous corporate and leisure demand drivers, the company reports. The post JLL closes mezz note sale on Club Quarters portfolio appeared first on hotelbusiness.com.

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Lodging

MARCH 19, 2024

What initially inspired you to get into the hospitality business? My journey into the hospitality business was deeply personal, blending my love for travel, culture, design, and architecture. Being born and raised in Germany, travel was a vital part of my upbringing with so many different countries and cultures in close vicinity.

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STEINHART & ASSOCIATES

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Maybe it’s time we slowed down for a moment and looked more closely at our situation We might all agree that we are people pleasers. Because we are alpha types in the service business and since we enjoy pleasing people, our first instinct is to say yes, no matter how busy we are. So you think you were busy before?

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Hotel Business

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Pyramid Global Hospitality has closed the acquisition of the operating division of Provenance Hotels, an independent owner of boutique hotels. I look forward to remaining actively involved in the business and partnering with the Pyramid team on opportunities for continued growth.”. Among the 12 hotels: The Dossier in Portland, OR.

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Anthony Iannarino

AUGUST 11, 2020

One of the most significant changes in sales is the meaning of the word “closing.” In the past, sales leaders would suggest that they wanted to hire people who could close deals, asking the prospective client to buy, and getting ink on a contract. This is not only incorrect but also something detrimental to winning big deals.

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Boutique Hotel News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Netherlands: HolidayHero, a software platform that supports hotels and short-term rental hosts to manage and exceed guest expectations, has closed a €500,000 pre-seed funding round to kick off its vision of delivering proactive and personalised guest experiences in the travel industry. With more than 5.6

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Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

JLL ’s Hotels & Hospitality Group has closed the sale of 525 Lexington Ave., The hotel, which was formerly branded as the Marriott New York East Side, was closed at the time of sale and offered unencumbered by brand and management. The post Sale of 655-key NYC hotel closes appeared first on hotelbusiness.com.

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Amadeus Hospitality

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

While many venues weren’t marketing directly to smaller groups or never tried to sell small meeting space, this market segment is becoming big business. With experts predicting a continued surge in demand for small meetings, your property or venue can benefit from this growth, as these gatherings hold significant potential for your business.

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Boutique Hotel News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Czech Republic: Hospitality technology provider Mews has raised $185 million in Series C funding led by equity investment company Kinnevik and the growth equity business with Goldman Sachs. The post Mews closes $185m Series C round appeared first on Boutique Hotel News.

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Hospitality Net

MARCH 26, 2024

American Express Global Business Travel (“Amex GBT”), which is operated by Global Business Travel Group, Inc.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 16, 2019

In business, especially in sales; delays, misunderstandings, and communication can go awry. Sometimes, even with the influx of technology and communication tools, it is easy to misinterpret what a prospect, or salesperson, says.

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Hotel Business

AUGUST 4, 2023

“This allowed for us to broker the sale of the Super 8 by Wyndham Ormond Beach, off-market, and resulted in a quick contract to closing window with a successful sales result achieved for all parties.” The post DSH Hotel Advisors closes sale of FL Super 8 appeared first on hotelbusiness.com.

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Amadeus Hospitality

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

While many venues weren’t marketing directly to smaller groups or never tried to sell small meeting space, this market segment is becoming big business. With experts predicting a continued surge in demand for small meetings, your property or venue can benefit from this growth, as these gatherings hold significant potential for your business.

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Hotel Business

JULY 27, 2023

Certares , a global investment firm focused exclusively on the travel and hospitality industries, has completed the final closing of its first real estate hospitality fund, Certares Real Estate Holdings I LP, with $284 million of equity commitments.

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STAAH

MAY 8, 2023

With the partnership, Travepic will joining STAAH’s network of more than 200 distribution channels, and enables their inventory to be visible to travel agents and business travellers worldwide. A niche B2B portal, Travepic is go-to source for all the business travel needs. Find out more on www.travepic.com

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Hotel Business

MAY 11, 2023

At the close of Q1 2023, the pipeline stands at 546 projects/90,139 rooms, down slightly 3% by projects and 2% by rooms year-over-year (YOY). Early planning is up 11% by projects and 15% by rooms YOY to stand at 160 projects/24,218 rooms at the close of the first quarter.

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