Skift Blog
JANUARY 15, 2025
Skift Take: Ryanairs call for a two-drink limit at airports highlights deep industry divisions. Even if such measures are practical, would they effectively address root problems?
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 15, 2025
Discover the perfect blend of Chennais cultural charm and contemporary hospitality at Four Points by Sheraton Chennai Velachery - where every stay is a celebration of style, comfort, and authenticity.
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Skift Blog
JANUARY 15, 2025
Skift Take: Hotels have big plans to lower the amount of greenhouse gas emissions they generate. However, this report could show a gap between those plans and actual progress, especially when it comes to energy usage.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 15, 2025
RIU Hotels & Resorts has announced the launch of its fully revamped website and innovative mobile app, which have been designed to offer an exceptional user experience and enhance the chains omnichannel connection with its customers. With these new digital tools, the chain has upheld its commitment to providing an excellent level of customer service and staying abreast of technological development, always seeking to meet the needs and expectations of its guests in an increasingly digitalised wor
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. 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.
Skift Blog
JANUARY 15, 2025
Skift Take: Ras Al Khaimah's visitor growth is well below the pace it needs to hit a 2030 target. But it's playing the long game.
Lodging
JANUARY 15, 2025
MIAMI, FloridaDriftwood Capital has secured a total of $207 million in senior construction financing and Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing for its Westin Cocoa Beach Resort & Spa on Floridas Space Coast. After breaking ground in September 2024, the $420 million, 502-key resort is part of Driftwoods decade-long investment to grow the region’s hospitality profile and meet demand.
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Hospitality Net
JANUARY 15, 2025
As youre reading through the onslaught of 2025 hotel industry predictions and trends pieces, youre likely noticing Automation near the top or at the top of every list. So much so that "Automation might become a buzzword that you start to skip over.
Skift Blog
JANUARY 15, 2025
Mondee, the booking platform for travel agents, on Tuesday filed bankruptcy with plans to restructure the company and sell its assets.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 15, 2025
STAY, the leading guest experience platform in the hotel industry, has achieved a major milestone in 2024, with 23 million guests using its branded apps across hotels, solidifying its role as a frontrunner in the digital transformation of hospitality.
Skift Blog
JANUARY 15, 2025
Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at Tripadvisor's artificial intelligence deal, Southwest's hiring changes, and Banyan's brand expansion outside of Asia.
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!
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 15, 2025
Mercure, dedicated to celebrating local experiences since 1973, proudly announces the opening of Mercure Kathmandu Sukedhara Heights, the brands first hotel in Nepal. Located in the heart of Kathmandu, this new hotel reflects Mercures commitment to unveiling the treasures surrounding each address, while providing a warm and inviting stay for all travellers.
Skift Blog
JANUARY 15, 2025
Skift Take: Entries are now open for the 2025 edition of the Skift IDEA Awards, the travel industrys most coveted achievement. Apply early to secure the best entry rate.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 15, 2025
Knowland by Cendyn released December monthly data findings to help hoteliers gain insight into the top locations selected by todays meeting planners. The company announced St. Louis, Mo./Ill. ranked first in the top 25 markets with year-over-year (YoY) growth at 125.8 percent. Nashville came in second with growth at 28 percent. However, the bigger story is Louisville, Ky., which led in secondary markets with 135.6 percent YoY growth and topped the secondary market list for the eighth time in 202
Skift Blog
JANUARY 15, 2025
Skift Take: Mahakumbh 2025 is not just a spiritual gathering; it's a massive driver of India's religious tourism economy. It highlights how faith-based events can transform local infrastructure and spark partnerships among travel players.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 15, 2025
Tambourine, the Fort Lauderdale-headquartered marketing technology company, is announcing its recognition in the 2024 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards. This year, Tambourine earned 11 awards, celebrating innovative campaigns and website designs created in partnership with its hotel, resort, and tourism destination clients worldwide.
Skift Blog
JANUARY 15, 2025
Skift Take: The Department of Transportation found that Southwest was responsible for 90% of the disruptions on two flights.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 15, 2025
San Diego, CA Cloudbeds, the premier hospitality management software platform, has revealed 38% of hotel employees say their experience with property management systems (PMS) influenced their decision to leave a job.
Hotel Business
JANUARY 15, 2025
Driftwood Capital has secured a total of $207 million in senior construction financing and Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing for its signature Westin Cocoa Beach Resort & Spa on Floridas Space Coast. The company also secured a $50 million credit facility from Amerant Bank at the holding company/fund level. After breaking ground in September 2024, the $420-million, 502-key resort is part of Driftwoods decade-long investment to elevate the region’s hospitality
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales at Allego
Maximizing sales rep performance is no easy task. 📈 Traditional sales training methods focus heavily on the first few weeks in the sales role. Companies dedicate time, resources, and budget to onboarding new hires, only for them to forget what was learned in those first few weeks, lose motivation, and struggle to come to grips with their role.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 15, 2025
Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita announces an extensive seven-month-long enhancement project to transform the resorts look and feel, building on its unique character and iconic location. A temporary pause of the operations, starting March 31, 2025, will lead the resort towards a new era since its opening in 2008.
Hotel Speak
JANUARY 15, 2025
[15 January 2025] HiJiffy, a leader in conversational AI for hospitality, has introduced its latest innovation, the Campaigns Manager , designed to further streamline and automate guest communication across the entire guest journey. By integrating real-time data from a hotels Property Management System (PMS), this tool significantly simplifies operations while delivering tailored and timely messaging to guests via WhatsApp , with SMS as a dependable fallback.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 15, 2025
Driving the groups expansion plans is the development of 36 new properties in 22 cities in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Trkiye. This includes nine new properties in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), a key market for Rotana.
Hotel Speak
JANUARY 15, 2025
Houston TX, January 15, 2025 Hotels that allow Online Travel Agents (OTAs) to undercut their rates pay nearly 50% more for PPC leads, new research has revealed. Analysis of 27million Cost per Click (CPC) impressions shows hotels are forced to pay an average of 47% more per click than if they offered the lowest nightly rate on their own website, a study by global hotel technology specialist SHR shows 1.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 15, 2025
The luxury hotel brand has been appointed to manage the historic hotel in one of Europes most renowned mountain destinations.
eHotelier
JANUARY 15, 2025
In hospitality projects, every detail impacts guest experience and operational efficiency, with FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment) purchasing being a critical component.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 15, 2025
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is announcing a new campaign benefitting the American Red Cross relief efforts to help people impacted by the 2025 California wildfires. Choice Privileges members donations to the Red Cross will now be eligible for a match from Choice Hotels of up to $25,000.
Demand Calendar
JANUARY 15, 2025
Hotels often use benchmarking as a security blanket to justify sticking to the status quo by saying, "At least we're doing as well asor better thanour competitors." However, this comfort zone can quickly become a trap. You'll never set the pace if your only goal is to match the market. To truly lead, you need to learn from benchmarking insights without becoming just like everyone else.
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
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 15, 2025
The Wellness & Sustainability Panel at the 2024 Cayuga Annual Conference explored the intersection of wellness and sustainability in the hospitality industry. Moderated by Susan Barry, the panel brought together experts Holleigh Alexander-Ramsey of Spalign Concepts, Candace Lynch of Zents, and Corey Clark of Honeycomb Strategies to share their experiences and actionable insights.
Hotel News Resource
JANUARY 15, 2025
Article - How OTA Travel Trends Will Impact Short-Term Rentals In 2025 - For travelers, lines continue to blur between choosing a short term rental or a hotel when considering their next stay.
Hospitality Net
JANUARY 15, 2025
Sydneys hotel industry posted record high average daily rate and revenue per available room on New Years Eve, according to December preliminary data from CoStar. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets.
Hotel Business
JANUARY 15, 2025
Purchasing is one of the most difficult challenges facing hoteliers. An AI-powered procure-to-pay platform designed for the hospitality industrydesigned with help from a former hotelierhas just received funding that it says will help it continue to make the process easier for hoteliers. Reeco has successfully raised $15 million in Series A funding, which already follows a $10-million seed round, bringing the total funding raised to $25 million.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.
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