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Tourism Boards Expect New Marketing Insights From Google Analytics Update

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Tourism boards are always trying to keep up with how visitors are finding and interacting their content. The Google Analytics update should make this easier. Hopefully, they can actually capitalize on the new information.

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Salter Brothers acquires five luxury boutique hotels in NSW

Hotel Management

Australian-owned global fund manager Salter Brothers is growing its luxury hotel portfolio with the acquisition of Escarpment Group’s five boutique properties in NSW. The portfolio, totalling 237 rooms, includes hotels and estates located across tourism hotspots the Blue Mountains and Hunter Valley regions. Parklands Country Gardens and Lodges, Blackheath Lilianfels Resort and Spa (89 rooms), The Hydro Majestic Hotel (84 rooms), Echoes Boutique Hotel (14 rooms), Parklands Country Gardens and Lod

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Hawaiian Airlines Unveils 787 Dreamliner Design Details

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The 787-9 Dreamliner, the new flagship aircraft for Hawaiian Airlines, offers a multitude of intricately designed features to honor Hawaiian history.

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Hyatt Announces the Opening of Four New Bulgarian Resorts

Hospitality Net

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the openings of Secrets Sunny Beach Resort & Spa, Dreams Sunny Beach Resort & Spa, AluaSun Helios Beach, and Alua Helios Bay, representing the entry of the Inclusive Collection, part of World of Hyatt, into a third European country, complimenting the existing presence of Hyatt’s all-inclusive resort brands in Spain and Greece.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Boutique Hotel Brand Faraway Tests Campus Concept

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Acquire a boutique hotel with charming buildings in a resort town's center, connect it with green space, and boom, you have Blue Flag Partners’ Faraway campus concept. Are immersive concepts like this a fad or a growth area?

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UNWTO Hosts Executive Training on Tourism for Rural Development in Middle East Middle East

Hospitality Net

Under the theme ’Tourism for Rural Development: A Practical Approach to Strategy and Product Development’, the three-day session was held at the UNWTO Regional Office for the Middle East in Riyadh to address the underlying needs for continuous skills development for ensuring up to date learning, adaptation, and innovation.

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STR Weekly Insights: 30 April – 6 May 2023

Hospitality Net

As we move into the period between spring and the post-Memorial Day summer kickoff, U.S. hotel industry occupancy showed an expected and modest decline of 1.4 percentage points (ppts) from the prior week. Performance remained strong relative to last year with occupancy of 65.2% growing 1.2 ppts from the matched week last year.

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Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index Increases 1.4 Percent in April 2023

Lodging

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee, and MILWAUKEE—The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index increased 1.4 percent in April to a level of 5,430. “Hotel stocks increased in April, and the gains were driven by outperformance from the global hotel brands,” said Michael Bellisario, senior hotel research analyst and director at Baird. “RevPAR trends have remained solid in the face of growing macroeconomic uncertainties and continued banking turmoil and first-quarter earnings generally have surprised to the upside with p

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International hospitality market primed for activity surge

Hospitality Net

A survey of hospitality investors from around the globe shows signs of growing confidence in the hotel sector and suggests the market is readying itself for a surge of activity following a three year slump.

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India Daily: Airline Leasing Watchdog Cites Country’s Repossession Compliance Failure

Skift Blog

Skift Take: While a surge in air traffic in the world’s third-largest aviation market led to record jet orders, Go First's bankruptcy made lessors apprehensive about India.

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Diving into Diversity: Decoding the Foundations of Inclusion in Hospitality Talent Acquisition

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

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InterContinental Chantilly - Château Mont Royal – the latest jewel in IHG Hotels & Resorts’ historic luxury portfolio

Hospitality Net

IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, is proud to announce the signing of InterContinental Chantilly - Château Mont Royal - the latest château property within its growing Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio in France.

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Ennismore Launches Partnership with OLIPOP

Lodging

NEW YORK—Ennismore announced a multi-year partnership with soda brand OLIPOP. The partnership kicked off in February at the 2023 Miami Food and Wine Festival. Guests at SLS Brickell, SLS South Beach, SLS LUX Brickell, Hyde Midtown, Mondrian Los Angeles, and MAMA Shelter LA will be able to have multiple flavors of OLIPOP within guestroom minibars, pool-side, and at each hotel’s restaurants and bars.

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GHOTEL Group repositions as The Chocolate on the Pillow Group

Hospitality Net

A clear strategy, high flexibility and interdisciplinary know-how along the entire value chain of a hotel property paired with employee orientation - these are the cornerstones of the realignment of the previous GHOTEL Group. With the change of name to The Chocolate on the Pillow Group, it addresses its target groups in a new way and promises to deliver decisive added value with the "magic of small things".

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Remington Hotels Selects Knowland to Execute Sales Strategy

Lodging

ARLINGTON, Virginia—Knowland announced that Remington Hotels selected Knowland to execute its sales strategy and increase profitability. Founded in 1968, Remington Hotels today manages 121 hotels in 30 states across 26 brands, including 18 independent and boutique properties. Because of the scale of its portfolio, the management company turned to Knowland to ensure its properties are meeting their goals using actionable data.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Grand Hyatt Celebrates Its Spanish Debut With Opening of Grand Hyatt La Manga Club Golf & Spa

Hospitality Net

The iconic 192-room resort owned by Grupo Inversor Hesperia becomes the first Grand Hyatt along the Mediterranean coastline to offer the brand’s elevated travel experience in this exclusive golf destination.

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Out of the Zoom, Into the Geyser: Skift Team Reunites for Annual Retreat in Rebounding Iceland

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The dual-purpose Skift annual retreat — bonding with our globally dispersed team and an immersive deep dive into a globally relevant destination — is on this week, and comes a full circle almost a decade later.

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Radisson Hotel Group and PPHE Hotel Group accelerate global growth of the premium lifestyle art’otel brand

Hospitality Net

Radisson Hotel Group expands its portfolio of bold, art and design-inspired hotels with the inclusion of art’otel in the Radisson Hotel Group’s brand portfolio, growing to ten distinct brands under one overarching umbrella. Across the brand spectrum, the Group offers inspiration through travel with authentic and engaging cultural experiences that allow travelers to feel part of each local art and design community.

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The ALL-NEW Compass Bathroom Scales

Hotel Management

Check out Weatherdon’s latest in bathroom products, the Compass Bathroom Scales. With a style to suit any guestroom, featuring the new battery-free model. Save time and help the planet with the battery-free bathroom scales from Australia’s leading guestroom products supplier. Just step on the central button and quickly get an accurate reading. No more calls to the front desk to replace the batteries.

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A Buyer’s Guide to Future-Proofing Your Restaurant Tech Stack

The race to 100% digital is on. With the restaurant industry still in the early innings of its digital transformation, brands need an airtight strategy when it comes to building out their tech stack. Download the buyer’s guide to learn where to prioritize your efforts and get the most out of every investment.

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9 tips to structure your pre-arrival communication

Hospitality Net

As a hotelier, it is important to prioritise pre-arrival communication with your guests. This is the time when you can set the tone for their entire stay, ensuring that they feel welcome and valued from the moment they book with you.Pre-arrival communication can also help you to anticipate and address any concerns or issues your guests may have, making their stay as smooth and enjoyable as possible.

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Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU Opens

Lodging

TEMPE, Arizona—Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU opened at the intersection of University Drive and Mill Avenue in Downtown Tempe. The latest hotel from Omni Hotels & Resorts welcomed its first guests, bringing the brand’s experiences to the city while adding more than 300 guestrooms and restaurant, bar, and events spaces that will be for hotel guests and the community.

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UK Hotel transaction volumes reached almost £0.6 billion for the first quarter of the year

Hospitality Net

After a muted end to 2022, transactional activity during the first three months of the year more than doubled, compared to the previous quarter, but with the deal volume remaining significantly below the five-year quarter average of £1.2 billion.

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STR Reports Amsterdam Hotel ADR and RevPAR Reached Record-highs in April

Hotel News Resource

Amsterdam’s hotel industry reported its highest average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR) for any month on record, according to preliminary April 2023 data from STR.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Mews surpasses 500 DACH customers, fuelling the region’s fast growth

Hospitality Net

[BERLIN – 15th of May 2023] Mews, the industry-leading hospitality cloud, is delighted to announce that its DACH customer base (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) has now exceeded 500 properties. Building on the momentum of its strategic growth, Mews saw a 116% revenue increase, headcount growth of 55%, and a Series C investment of $185 million in 2022.

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Sage Hospitality Group adds YOTEL San Francisco

Hotel Business

Sage Hospitality Group has added the YOTEL San Francisco to its portfolio of more than 110 hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues in 16 states and the District of Columbia. The property becomes the 19th in the Sage Independent Hotel Collection and brings the total number of hotels Sage operates in San Francisco to four. “We’re thrilled to continue the growth of both our portfolio of independent lifestyle hotels and our presence in San Francisco, which is a key growth market for Sage,” said

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IHG continues to strengthen Egypt portfolio with two new signings in Cairo

Hospitality Net

IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has strengthened its partnership with one of the leading developers in Egypt, Arkan Palm for Real Estate Investment, to build two more hotels in the capital city — InterContinental West Cairo 205 scheduled for a January 2028 opening and the voco West Cairo 205 Suites, set to open by June 2026.

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Mövenpick Brand to Re-enter the Czech Market in in 2026 with a New Hotel

Hotel News Resource

Accor has signed a franchise agreement with Fardela Solutions s.r.o for the new Mövenpick hotel in the country. The hotel will be located in Čeladná, in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.

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Beyond The Meeting Room: Luxury Magazine Resource

Escape into a world of luxury and dive into the future of tech, fun takes on the American pastime, and many inspirational individuals. With engaging reports on fashion, food, travel, finance, sports, and more, download now and enjoy the read!

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IHCL’s Year 1 of Growth Roadmap Delivers All Round Results

Hospitality Net

The Indian Hotels Company Limited, India’s hospitality market leader, today reported its progress under Ahvaan 2025, a strategic plan with an objective of being the most iconic and profitable hospitality company in South Asia. Value creation has been at the cornerstone of this strategy driven by the initiatives of re-engineering its traditional business, scaling its re-imagined businesses and re-structuring its portfolio.

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What’s Next for the Restaurant Delivery Trend?

Horizon Hospitality

As many industry professionals predicted, food delivery is here to stay in the post-pandemic restaurant industry. However, there are a few caveats that surprised the industry. Between third-party delivery services stalling, full-service restaurants dropping delivery service, and consumers spending more consciously, food delivery has become a more complicated trend to forecast.

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PPHE and Radisson Hotel Group accelerate global growth of art’otel brand

Hospitality Net

PPHE Hotel Group, the international hospitality real estate group which develops, owns and operates hotels and resorts, is pleased to announce the inclusion of its owned premium lifestyle brand art’otel in Radisson Hotel Group’s brand portfolio, growing this portfolio to ten distinct brands under one overarching umbrella.

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Hotel Genevieve – exploring the layers of Louisville

Hotel Designs

Hotel Designs Hotel Genevieve – exploring the layers of Louisville Hotel Genevieve – exploring the layers of Louisville Situated in Louisville’s growing East Market District, Hotel Genevieve is a new hotel project from hospitality group Bunkhouse in collaboration with real estate development firm, Mountain Shore Properties and is Bunkhouse’s largest hotel to date… Designed in collaboration by Bunkhouse and ROHE Creative , a female-owned and operated Philadelphia based interior design firm,

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.