Tue.Jan 30, 2024

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7 Facts About The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Superyachts run by Marriott brand Ritz-Carlton are setting the pace in a new segment. If you're short on ideas for Valentine's Day, now's the time to drop a hint.

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Travel and Leisure Co acquires Accor Vacation Club for US$48.4 million

Hotel Management

Travel and Leisure Co. has signed a deal to acquire Accor’s vacation ownership business – a total of 24 resorts across Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia – for US$48.4 million. Travel and Leisure Co. will also receive the exclusive rights to develop new vacation ownership clubs and products under the Accor Vacation Club brand across Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Turkey.

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#BoycottMaldives Impact: Indian Arrivals Fall to 5th Place – India Report

Skift Blog

Skift Take: India's emergence as an outbound tourism powerhouse, prompts the question of whether Maldives can afford to overlook this market for an extended period.

Tourism 319
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Four Financial Changes That Impact the Hospitality Industry’s ‘New Normal’

Lodging

In 2019, the United States enjoyed the unprecedented 11th year of economic growth since the “Great Recession.” Economists predicted an economic downturn; the only question was what would be the cause? Few anticipated that the trigger would be a worldwide pandemic, the likes of which had not been seen since 1918. Around the world, governments used different approaches to stem the spread into and within their countries.

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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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Entries Now Open: Skift IDEA Awards 2024

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Entries are now open for the 2024 edition of the Skift IDEA Awards, the travel industry’s annual recognition of excellence in design, creativity, and innovation. Apply by March 14, 2024 to secure the best entry rate.

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InterContinental Auckland reimagines luxury hospitality in the City of Sails

Hospitality Net

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, part of the IHG Hotels & Resorts luxury and lifestyle portfolio, has made its debut in New Zealand’s largest city with the opening of InterContinental Auckland. Gracing the city’s waterfront at the halo address of One Queen Street, InterContinental Auckland anchors the one billion dollar (NZD) Commercial Bay lifestyle precinct, which houses the city’s latest upscale office, retail, social, and dining hub.

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Hotels will pay historic wages, generate record level of tax revenue in 2024

Hospitality Net

Hotels are projected to pay a record amount of wages and generate a record level of tax revenue in 2024, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s 2024 State of the Hotel Industry report.

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Hilton to Enable Guest Requests by Text at All Hotels

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Good news for anyone who dislikes talking to hotel staff about service requests. But let's hope that hotel companies don't abuse the privilege and have AI spamming guests with messages throughout a stay.

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Vision Hospitality Group Plans Q2 2024 Opening of Moxy Boulder

Hospitality Net

The Nichols Partnership and BMC Investments, in collaboration with Vision Hospitality Group, announce the anticipated debut of the Moxy Boulder located in Boulder, Colorado. The long-anticipated Moxy Boulder is slated to open early in the second quarter of 2024 and will mark the first hotel to open in Boulder since 2018. Moxy Hotels, a part of Marriott Bonvoy’s Distinctive Select portfolio, offer a playful hotel experience that steps outside of a conventional hotel stay and promotes a social cen

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Universal Orlando Previews $1 Billion Epic Universe Theme Park

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Universal Orlando is building a fourth complex in Florida, with a "celestial" park as its hub. But it remains to be seen if visitors believe the $1 billion Epic Universe theme park can outshine the magic of the company's larger rival, Disney.

Tourism 286
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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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Fairmont Announces New Orleans Property Opening Summer 2025

Hospitality Net

World-renowned luxury brand Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Louisiana-based developer Kailas Companies today announced the official kickoff of the downtown redevelopment project of 1010 Common Street, which will mark the return of the iconic Fairmont brand to New Orleans. Slated to open summer 2025, the hotel is destined to become an illustrious destination in the Central Business District, nearby the city’s renowned and historic French Quarter.

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World’s Busiest Air Routes for January 2024: Did Your City Make the List?

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The absence of New York, London and Dubai in the top 10 is a reminder of the huge demand for air travel in and around the Asia-Pacific region.

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Nearly 50 percent of Meeting Planners Dissatisfied with Costs, According to 2024 State of the Meetings Industry Report

Hospitality Net

Today, Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, and ConferenceDirect, a full-service global meetings solution company, announced the results of their annual report, 2024 State of the Meetings Industry. The collaboration reveals insights to help industry professionals understand what meeting planners and event managers expect and will prioritize in 2024.

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Hawaiian Airlines Struggles With Sluggish Japanese Market

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Hawaiian Airlines reported another consecutive loss for the fourth-quarter as it grapples with a slow rebound in demand from one of its largest international markets.

Market 269
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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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Is Your Sales and Catering Team Leading or Following?

Hospitality Net

Today, we’re talking about.The rise of non-professional meeting planners. Sales and Catering Teams are having a moment right now.Meetings are back, but not the way they were before. One major shift is that meeting planners aren’t just meeting planners. They are office admins, business owners, and team leads. They plan meetings.They just don’t do it for a living.

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Ryanair Makes Peace With 2 Online Travel Agency ‘Pirates’

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The two low-cost carrier mavericks, Ryanair and Southwest, are pursuing different distribution strategies with online travel agencies. Ryanair is seeking direct agreements, and Southwest just sues those that gain unauthorized access.

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World croissant day - Sofitel launches its concept of Haute Croissanterie

Hospitality Net

January 30th is World Croissant Day. The perfect occasion for Sofitel to launch its Haute Croissanterie concept, which invites chefs around the world to reinvent the delicious French breakfast icon.

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JetBlue’s Push For Profits: More Leisure Routes and Cost Cuts

Skift Blog

Skift Take: JetBlue is shifting gears toward leisure travel and premium products as it figures out a future without the Spirit merger.

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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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HotelRunner Joins the 27th Edition of EMITT

Hospitality Net

HotelRunner, the leading hospitality and travel technology platform, has announced its 11th consecutive participation in the Eastern Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Fair - EMITT, which will mark its 27th edition this year.

Tourism 240
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Accor Sells Timeshare Business to Travel and Leisure

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The deal will let the Paris-based hotel giant continue to get a slice of vacation ownership revenue as a licensing fee.

Business 268
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Leveraging Tech to Drive Employee Motivation, Guest Delight and Revenue

Hospitality Net

Guest satisfaction is one of the key drivers of success for any hotelier, determining repeat customers and, in turn, your bottom line. While guest-centered initiatives, like expanding your amenities, are often the focus of customer loyalty, employee well-being and job fulfillment are also critically important.

Revenue 240
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Hotels Cash in on the Super Bowl

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at very expensive hotel rooms in Vegas, Ryanair CEO's "stupid" comments, and Vrbo's digs at Airbnb digs.

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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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BCD Travel car rental survey reveals 81% of travelers don’t rent electric cars due to poor logistics, range and availability

Hospitality Net

BCD Travel recently surveyed more than 900 business travelers in North America and Europe who rented a car at least once last year. The survey looked at traveler behavior and satisfaction as well as trends in car rental for business travel. According to the survey, most business travelers rent a car to visit their company’s office, meet with clients or provide onsite service.

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Online Travel Agency Kiwi.com Laid Off 18% of Employees: Report

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Kiwi has been losing money, and like other tech and travel firms, trimmed its staff.

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Pivot Selects Stayntouch PMS to Power Seven Properties

Hospitality Net

Stayntouch, a global leader in cloud hotel property management systems (PMS) and guest-centric technology, announced a new partnership with Pivot, the lifestyle operating vertical of Davidson Hospitality Group. Stayntouch will implement its flexible, modern cloud PMS across seven Pivot hotels in the United States.

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Hotel Tech Company Duve Acquires Competitor to Advance AI Tools

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Even startups that began experimenting early with generative AI generally aren’t seeing a payoff yet in terms of revenue. But they are generating interest from buyers that want their workers and intellectual property.

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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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IDeaS Appoints Ibrahim Saba as Principal Sales Director in the Middle East, Expands Regional Presence

Hospitality Net

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the world’s leading provider of automated revenue management software and services, announced today the appointment of Ibrahim Saba as principal sales director. Based in Dubai, Saba will oversee the strategic growth of IDeaS in a region with one of the fastest-growing hospitality sectors in the world, the Middle East and North Africa.

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AHLA: Hotels to Pay Record Amount of Wages in 2024

Lodging

WASHINGTON—Hotels are projected to pay a record amount of wages and generate a record level of tax revenue in 2024, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s 2024 State of the Hotel Industry report. The report, which forecasts that hoteliers will face continued challenges due to nationwide labor shortages while inching closer to 2019 occupancy levels, is based on data and analysis from Oxford Economics and was created in collaboration with AHLA Premier Partners […] The po

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Cushman & Wakefield Further Strengthens Its Hospitality Team With Partner Hire

Hospitality Net

Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has further strengthened the specialist advice it provides to clients in the UK Hospitality sector by bringing Mark Woolfitt back to the firm.

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JLL Recognized With Two Awards at ALIS 2024

Lodging

LODGING is live from ALIS 2024, brought to you by Choice Hotels. Access more of our live coverage here. NEW YORK—JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group was recognized with two awards at ALIS 2024. Americas CEO Kevin Davis was awarded the Jack A. Shaffer Financial Advisor of the Year award, which recognizes a dealmaker with skills in fostering and establishing relationships to close transactions that result in mutual benefits for both parties.

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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.