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U.S. hotel construction pipeline hits 749K rooms at Q1 2025 close

Hotel Business

Simultaneously, the extended-stay segment has emerged, over the years, as a powerhouse, representing 40% of pipeline projects (2,535 projects) and 35% of rooms (258,945 rooms), underscoring the shift in consumer preferences toward accommodations that blend hotel conveniences with home-like features. 0025 or info@lodgingeconometrics.com.

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Catching a Wave with Hispanic Consumers

Anthony Cole Training

Within 10 years, Hispanics will account for over 21% of the population in the United States. There is a valuable opportunity to understand and proactively adjust to this coming shift in demographics.

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Why Travel Tech Startup Heygo Closed a Year After Raising $20 Million

Skift Blog

Skift Take: A consumer platform for virtual travel was probably doomed no matter what. But its founder tried, grieved the loss, and is now moving on with a pocketful of lessons and his head held high. Justin Dawes Read the Complete Story On Skift

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JLL projecting 25 per cent jump in global hotel investment volume

Hotel Management

Released during this weeks Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in Los Angeles, California, the report highlights the industry’s resilience and potential for growth as it adapts to evolving travel patterns and consumer preferences. Through November 2024, global hotel demand reached a staggering 4.8

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations. This frees up valuable time for sellers to focus more on building relationships and closing deals.

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Study: U.S. consumers define vacation as ‘essential’

Hotel Business

Consumers across the U.S. consumers are still planning to travel this year. consumers are headed this year. consumers are headed this year. Keeping things close Travelers are searching for shorter stays closer to home this year, with almost three quarters (73%) of U.S. The overall price of lodging has climbed 23.6%

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The Best Habits of Highly Successful Sales Managers

Anthony Cole Training

Being an extraordinary sales manager is grueling and time-consuming. In this blog, we discuss the best habits of highly successful salespeople and sales managers.

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