Social Tables

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

While some leaders choose gifts or special offers to recognize loyal customers, others host client appreciation events. In addition to providing leaders an opportunity to connect with customers face to face, the right client appreciation event ideas can demonstrate your genuine gratitude for all of the business that keeps your business going.

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Hotel Management

APRIL 8, 2025

Melbourne hotels are enjoying an autumn renaissance with 41% growth in bookings, driven by events such as the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and a series of high-profile AFL games, making the Victorian capital a must-visit destination over the Easter holiday period.

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Skift Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Skift Take: Destination organizations and convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) are operating in an increasingly demanding environment characterized by shifting consumer preferences and intense competition. Destinations International Read the Complete Story On Skift

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MediaBoom

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

These consumers seek out exclusivity, sophistication, and prestige in the products and services they choose to indulge in. We will explore the ways to identify and engage luxury consumers, with a specific focus on affluent customers who are seeking high-end products and experiences. What Values Drive Your Luxury Brand Target Audience?

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The company has also begun spruiking its Cities Without Houses (CWH) membership to Australian consumers promising local community events in Sydney and Melbourne hosted by Soho House, including its upcoming SXSW Soho Residency. CWH members can also access global Soho House locations while travelling.

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Hotel Business

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a final Junk Fees Rule to prohibit bait-and-switch pricing and other tactics used to hide total prices and bury junk fees in the live-event ticketing and short-term lodging industries. In addition, Congress proposed a continuing resolution (CR) that would protect consumers from hidden lodging fees.

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Lodging

JANUARY 26, 2024

Remote work, longer stays, wellness and the demand for cutting-edge technology were among the top consumer trends cited by a quartet of female development executives as driving both demand and design within the newest generation of hotels. LODGING is live from ALIS 2024, brought to you by Choice Hotels. Access more of our live coverage here.

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Hotel Business

MAY 25, 2023

With the return of major concerts and other events after the COVID-19 pandemic, travelers are on the road again. In order to make it easier for them to book their stays, a new platform has launched to help the traveler—as well as event staffers. “A software that addresses this pain point didn’t exist, so we created one.”

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Hotel Speak

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Charleston, SC – (October 10, 2024) – SalesAndCatering.com and Cloudbeds have announced a two-way integration that will empower hotels, resorts, and conference centers to optimize hotel group sales and event management. This two-way integration optimizes group sales and event management.

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Hotel Management

MAY 29, 2025

The retail mindset was reinforced by Nicole Venter, Stakeholder Engagement Manager at Service and Creative Skills Australia (SaCSA), who presented powerful insights into evolving consumer expectations and major retail category trends.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, event technology continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible. We’ve already seen how transforming the way event planners and venues create, manage, and host gatherings has drastically changed the landscape in the past few years. Cvent ’s event planning suite.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Although you may not have considered those occasions “events” at the time, that’s precisely what they were, and restaurants host more of them than we think. As the demand for private events grows and booking windows get shorter, more customers are looking for restaurant event spaces that meet their needs.

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Hotel Speak

MAY 5, 2025

Add festive decor for Christmas, summer vibes for the holidays, romantic touches for Valentines Day, or custom setups for weddings, birthdays, or local events. Instead of planning time-consuming shoots or relying on generic stock photos, you can generate tailored, on-brand visuals in minutes.

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Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Event-Driven Travel: Travelers are increasingly planning trips around specific events, such as sports tournaments, cultural festivals, and concerts. We recognise this trend and are increasingly looking to partner with major events and stage shows to create memorable experiences for our guests.

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Social Hospitality

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Social media has transformed how we communicate, consume content, and conduct business. Brands have adapted by embracing influencer collaborations , user-generated content , and live-streaming events to foster deeper connections with consumers. It’s hard to recall a time before social platforms were woven into our daily lives.

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Event venue owners understand that pricing is one of the most critical factors to consider when it comes to attracting clients and increasing revenue. The big question, however, is how can event venue owners determine the perfect pricing structure to attract clients while ensuring profitability?

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Social Tables

MARCH 23, 2023

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “corporate event?” While images of boardrooms and expensive suits likely appear, you might be surprised to learn that there are many different types of corporate events, each with a unique purpose and atmosphere. For example, the goal of an event may be to inform or boost team morale.

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Hotel Business

JUNE 12, 2025

The financial health of hospitality assets, particularly in the Northeast and Central regions are improving, driven by leisure travel and the return of conferences and events, according to the 2025 Hospitality Outlook released by diversified professional services and investment management company Colliers. From April 2024 to March 2025, U.S.

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Hotel Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

of meeting space across 10 event rooms. “As Segar Desai, founder/principal, Activate Hospitality, said, “Working with DHM on the rebranding and renovation of this property has allowed us to provide the Palm Beach market with a hotel asset up to par with shifting tastes in consumer demand.

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Skift Take: In a discussion at the 2024 Skift Megatrends event, Joe Mason of Allianz Partners emphasized the importance of sending customers a clear message that caring for them is a brand’s top priority. Travel companies that focus on personalizing every consumer touchpoint will be the winners in the battle for brand loyalty.

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Successful fundraisers raise 4-5X the revenue they spent hosting the event and consistently sell out, year after year. It can be difficult to find fundraising event ideas that are both affordable for hosts and attractive to attendees, but we can help. Discover exciting fundraising event ideas that bring in big bucks!

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Hotel Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The first phase of the campaign begins with an integrated advertising campaign supported by a program of events across Sydney, Melbourne and Perth spanning sport, music, art, dining, and entertainment. The post Crown Resorts CEO heralds ‘exciting new chapter’ under revamped brand appeared first on Hotel Management.

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Hotel Management

JUNE 1, 2023

The Future Laboratory has long been at the forefront of uncovering key consumer and travel trends, having coined the term ‘bleisure’ travel almost 15 years ago. Visit designinnsymposium.com for more details about this annual event.

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Hotel Business

JUNE 16, 2025

At its core, sportspitality revolves around creating tailored experiences for guests traveling for sporting events, whether as athletes, fans or families. Furthermore, sportspitality aligns with a broader shift in consumer behavior toward experience-driven travel. It is estimated that the global sports tourism market was $1.1

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Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Our easy drag-and-drop UI builder lets you customize TV screens and works with your existing TVs and infrastructureno costly or time-consuming updates required. Greet event attendees on common-area TVs, help streamline events with on-screen itineraries and reminders and more.

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Hotel Management

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Aloha Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition ( AHICE Aloha ) made a spectacular return to the Hawaiian Islands in November, with key executives flying from across the world to speak at the 2024 event. In his keynote, Bailey looked at the clear need for transparency in the liquor industry.

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Hotel Management

JUNE 26, 2023

“Global luxury resort liquidity is at an all-time high, as investors and operators are increasingly attracted to hotels such as the Sheraton Mirage, which addresses consumer preferences for more authentic travel experiences post pandemic.

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Social Hospitality

JUNE 9, 2023

In the digital age where consumers are constantly bombarded with ads, brands face the challenge of capturing attention and creating meaningful connections. Experiential marketing, also known as engagement marketing or live marketing, is an innovative technique that encourages active participation from consumers.

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Social Hospitality

JUNE 9, 2023

In the digital age where consumers are constantly bombarded with ads, brands face the challenge of capturing attention and creating meaningful connections. Experiential marketing, also known as engagement marketing or live marketing, is an innovative technique that encourages active participation from consumers.

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eZee Absolute

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As society undergoes profound changes, so does the behaviour of consumers, and this transformation has a significant impact on hotels. These changes have been influenced by a variety of factors, including advances in technology, socio-cultural shifts, and global events like the pandemic.

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Hotel Speak

APRIL 4, 2023

This is especially true for the future luxury consumers, often referred to as the Millennials and Gen Z, or even more precisely HENRYs (‘High earners, not rich yet’). This younger group of would-be spenders are developing a different approach to the idea of what a luxury brand should entail compared to the older generations of consumers.

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Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Despite these issues, potential lies ahead, driven by key trends in guest spending; shifting traveler behaviors; and upcoming major sports and entertainment events, according to the 2025 State of the Industry report from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA),produced in collaboration with Accenture. billion spent in 2024.

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Cloudbeds

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

For example, Cloudbeds Intelligence analyzes billions of future-looking data points, including competitor rates, events, holidays, and search information, combined with a property’s own data to understand how every combination impacts profit. Decision intelligence adds the extra capability necessary to fully automate these processes.

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Hotel Management

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Camil Yazbeck, Accor Global Chief Development Officer – Premium, Midscale and Economy Division Globally, we are witnessing a consumer trend toward ‘premiumisation’ in all sectors – cars, airlines, dining, retail shopping, and so forth. Accor has a proud history of supporting and partnering with leading global sporting events.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Economic headwinds have impacted business and consumer confidence, and government spending has also been reduced. Hotels that are able to capitalise on the additional demand and spillover effects during large events will benefit most from this. All of which have resulted in a dampening of demand for hotel rooms.

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Hotel Marketing Marketing Market Events 130

Amadeus Hospitality

JANUARY 9, 2025

In fact, 59% of consumers say that email marketing influences their purchasing decisions. From there, emphasize how your unique amenities or services can cater to their upcoming event or group stay. Delphi centralizes all your sales and catering data, simplifying cross-department collaboration and ensuring seamless execution of events.

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Hospitality Tech

JUNE 5, 2025

6/5/2025 One Bad Click Could Cost You the Booking Conviva’s 2025 State of Digital Experience Report highlights how widespread poor digital experiences are driving significant consumer frustration and revenue loss across industries. In hospitality, 41% of consumers say a great booking experience makes them more forgiving of bad reviews.

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