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Boeing Revises Jet Delivery Forecast Due to Low-Cost Carrier Demand

Skift Blog

U.S. planemaker Boeing slightly raised its annual 20-year forecast for new jetliner deliveries, propelled by the strength of the narrowbody market fueled U.S. planemaker Boeing slightly raised its annual 20-year forecast for new jetliner deliveries, propelled by the strength of the narrowbody market fueled by demand from low-cost carriers.

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Hospitality Financial Leadership – Why You Need an Internal Control Review Program in Your Hotel – ICR

Hotel Financial Coach Blog

Click on image to learn more 🔊 Listen to Post Here is the scenario You finally have a full-blown accounting policy manual in place. It has taken several months and a lot of work, but it is done. Something to be proud of indeed! But, wait a minute, it seems like no one knows about these policies and whenever you speak about such and such internal control not being followed, you get the deer in the headlights look.

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India Daily: Singapore Airlines Denies Claims of Raising Stake in Air India

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Singapore Airlines goes on record to clear up speculations surrounding the company.

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SiteMinder’s Hotel Guide: Direct Bookings Accelerator

SiteMinder

Direct bookings are a vital part of your hotel’s ability to be a successful accommodation business. Direct bookings give you more control over your reservations, closer relationships with your guests, and more profit in your pocket. This guide provides a simple but powerful process on how to optimise your hotel’s direct bookings, including: Using images and room descriptions Maintaining availability Integrating your website and booking engine Using Google and social media Creating cancellation p

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Welcome to the Future of Hospitality: Smart Rooms Start Here

Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering

The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling

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Tunisia’s Tourism Recovery Emerges as a Bright Spot for Its Troubled Economy

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Tunisia's economy is getting a helpful boost from tourism. It won't last long-term if the government doesn't get its public finances in order.

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Hotel insurance 101

eHotelier

Here’s a detailed overview of hotel insurance, covering the key aspects that every hotelier should consider when assessing their insurance requirements.

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WordPress Website Builder: Complete guide for your hotel

SiteMinder

What is the WordPress website builder? The WordPress website builder is a popular tool that allows users to create an online presence or website for their blog, business or organisation. It’s a platform that a creator or developer uses to build a website, either from the ground up or through using the pre-installed templates or ‘themes’, which give sites different looks, features, capabilities, and customisation options.

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Riyadh Air CEO Vows Sustainability, Warns Non-Compliant Carriers Will Fail

Skift Blog

Skift Take: In the face of an intensifying climate crisis, airlines have much work to do yet to strengthen their sustainability strategy.

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Transformative Travel – A Travel Take on the Viral Runway Gen1 Video

Hotel Marketer

A little over a week ago, Martin Haerlin created a video using RunwayML's Gen-1 Video to Video tool that went viral. While I had played with Gen-2 after it was released to the public recently, I wasn't super happy with the Text to Video output.

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Airbnb host tips: Expert advice for beginners

Little Hotelier

What are Airbnb tips for hosts? Despite being established way back in 2008, Airbnb remains an entirely unique platform. It has managed to carve out a niche of amateur hosts and boutique hotels , and in the process it has captured a selection of the world’s most interesting stays. Just as the platform is unique, so too are the relevant Airbnb host tips and tricks.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Marriott International continues expansion of Protea Hotels by Marriott with five new deal signings in Africa

eHotelier

From the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum in Nairobi, Marriott International announced five deal signings in Africa under its Protea Hotels by Marriott brand. The signed projects reinforce the company’s commitment to expanding its presence across the continent and highlight the demand for the Protea Hotels by Marriott brand.

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Expedia Partner Central: Extranet Login Guide

Little Hotelier

What is Expedia Partner Central? Expedia Partner Central (or to use Booking.com’s term, the Expedia extranet) is a tool that allows a hotelier to manage listings across the complete suite of Expedia Group OTAs – not just Expedia.com, but also the likes of Hotels.com, Vrbo, Travelocity, Hotwire.com, Orbitz, Ebookers, Wotif and travel metasearch engines like Trivago.

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CityBlue opens in South Sudan and Tanzania

eHotelier

CityBlue Hotels, Africa’s fastest-growing local hotel chain, is pleased to announce the signing of management agreements and the commencement of operations from July 2023 of the CityBlue Panorama Hotel & Suites, Juba, South Sudan and Urban by CityBlue, Masaki, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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Top Expedia competitors and alternatives for hosts

Little Hotelier

Expedia and its competitors Expedia competitors are on the rise. While Expedia is still one of the largest hotel booking sites in the world, and is particularly popular on its North American home turf, it is constantly being challenged by new and disruptive Expedia alternatives. Expedia and Booking.com have long been the biggest names in the online travel game – between them they account for around 60% of travel bookings in the US and Europe.

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Don't Let AI Pass You By: The New Era of Personalized Sales Coaching & Development

Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive

Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is reshaping sales coaching, learning, and development? Join Brendan Sweeney and Devyn Blume of Allego for an engaging new webinar exploring AI's transformative role in sales coaching and performance improvement! Brendan and Devyn will share actionable insights and strategies for integrating AI into coaching and development - ensuring personalized, effective, and scalable training!

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Hospitality Leaders discuss supply chain challenges at African Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF) 2023

eHotelier

For too many years, African hospitality leaders have worked incredibly hard to maintain operational standards when critical products are unavailable to be sourced on time due to a myriad of reasons, from changing trade restrictions, poor transport infrastructure, currency fluctuations, and supply chain breakages.

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Squarespace Website Builder: Complete guide for your hotel

SiteMinder

What is the Squarespace website builder? The Squarespace website builder is a platform that offers a user-friendly interface for creating and customising websites. It provides website templates and layouts that users can choose from to design their websites according to their preferences. Users can add and arrange various elements such as text, images, videos, and forms using a drag-and-drop interface.

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Amandine Robin appointed as Chief Brand and Communications Officer at Travel + Leisure

eHotelier

Travel + Leisure Co., the world's leading membership and leisure travel company, announced today that Amandine Robin will join the company as Chief Brand and Communications Officer, serving on the company's Executive Committee. In this new role, Ms. Robin will lead the company's brand, communications, and digital marketing programs as the organization executes on the expansion of its multi-brand strategy.

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Wix Website Builder: Complete guide for your hotel

SiteMinder

What is the Wix website builder? The Wix website builder is one of several platforms for building a business website, including for hotels. It boasts a user-friendly interface, template designs, and the ability to arrange website elements through a simple drag-and-drop interface, including text, images, videos and forms. For many businesses, Wix is a popular choice for building a website.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Choice Hotels Asia-Pac records robust Q1 results

eHotelier

Choice Hotels Asia-Pac is continuing to report robust results in the first quarter of 2023, with the leading hotel group enjoying its biggest-ever month for direct online bookings and corporate sales in March of this year.

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Mitigating the Effects of a New Hotel Development on Your Market

Belza

Mitigating the Effects of a New Hotel Development on Your Market | Hotel Marketing

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Asia and Pacific unite in support of the Interntional code for the protection of tourists

eHotelier

Cambodia, the Maldives, and Indonesia have become the newest signatories to UNWTO's International Code for the Protection of Tourists. At the same time, UNWTO's Member States across the Asia and Pacific region have adopted the Phnom Penh Declaration on the Code, promoting its dissemination and implementation across the region as a fundamental tool to ensure clear, transparent, and efficient frameworks to protect tourists as consumers to foster confidence in travel.