Skift Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Skift Take: Dubai's grand plan to convert tourists into residents has worked, at least on the Russians. Russia travel into Dubai is slowing down for the first time in months.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Board of Directors of NEOM, the sustainable regional development taking shape in northwest Saudi Arabia, today announced Leyja, its latest tourism destination, further strengthening and enriching the Kingdom’s ecotourism offering.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Skift Take: Hilton will simplify its process for booking small events and meetings, too. All told, it's a promising sign that hoteliers are finally taking the pain points of small and medium-sized businesses seriously.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The 515-room Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek today announced the completion of the first phase of a multi-million-dollar renovation that will transform and upgrade the hotel to like-new status. During this phase, the top-to-bottom project focused on completely revitalizing all guest rooms, hallways and bathrooms. The hotel is owned by DiamondRock Hospitality Company and operated by HEI Hotel & Resorts, a leading hospitality investment and management company.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Skift Take: The real estate market might be tight, but investors' purse strings are still loose — Srividya Kalyanaraman Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2023

INTELITY®, provider of hospitality’s leading guest experience and staff management platform, announced today it has been recognized as the World’s Best Hotel Digital Key Solutions Provider for its INTELITY Mobile Key solution and the World’s Best In-Room Tablet Provider for the third year in a row by the World Travel Tech Awards 2023.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The legendary Hotel del Coronado, part of Curio Collection by Hilton, has announced plans to restore and revitalize the hotel’s historic Victorian building with a more than $160 million investment, marking the next and final phase of Blackstone Real Estate’s more than $550 million development plan to preserve and enhance the National Historic Landmark property for the enjoyment of guests, visitors and the community alike.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Skift Take: Loyalty programs are big business for airlines, with companies and their employees carefully weighing the perks of these programs.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2023

U.S. hotel fundamentals softened in Q2 2023 as more Americans travelled overseas and inbound international travel recovered only modestly. We expect modest RevPAR growth for the rest of 2023 and early 2024, fueled by improved business and group travel and an increase in international visitors.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Skift Take: The next time someone asks you a positive aspect of the surge in average room rates, one of them could be Deepak Ohri’s entrepreneurial journey.

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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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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Just imagine if 10%, 20%, 30% or even 50% of these commissions are saved by direct bookings via the hotel website or app and used to increase salaries of the property associates, for professional development, improvements in property product, amenities and infrastructure, technology innovations and digital marketing.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Skift Take: While 'cleanliness is next to godliness' may not consistently reflect India's outlook, the nation is recognizing its importance to attract both domestic and international tourists. Initiatives such as the rating framework hold significant value in evaluating and enhancing the cleanliness standards of tourism establishments.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Cendyn, continuing its position as a catalyst for digital transformation in the hospitality industry, has been awarded two top prizes at the 3rd Annual World Travel Tech Awards 2023: World’s Best Data Driven Marketing Agency and World’s Best Hotel CRM Solutions Provider. The awards were officially presented at the World Travel Tech Awards Gala Ceremony 2023, which took place on October 15, 2023 at Atlantis The Royal, Dubai.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Parkroyal Melbourne Airport is in the final stages of a multi-million-dollar refurbishment which is set for completion in late December 2023. The project aims to transform the traditional ‘in transit’ experience through a refurbishment of all 276 guest rooms – including eight suites and eight family rooms – the lobby, restaurant, café, and bar, as well as the hotel’s expansive meeting and events floor.

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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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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Lodging Interactive, an award-winning digital marketing, reputation management, and social media engagement agency exclusively serving the hospitality industry since 2001, is excited to announce the launch of its affordable subscription-based website design and marketing services platform.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 16, 2023

United Airlines is gearing up for its largest ever flying schedule to the South West Pacific, with the carrier launching new services to Auckland, Brisbane and Christchurch, while adding additional flights across Australia and New Zealand. Much of the expansion, which will see United Airlines operate 66 flights per week from the United States to Australasia – the largest network by any airline ever in the region – starts in October and continues over the Southern Hemisphere summer.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Key Takeaways: Top Line Metrics August RevPAR declined 0.7% on a 1.7% decline in occupancy. Urban locations posted the strongest RevPAR growth, up 3.7% but remained below 2019 levels. Summer travel trends remained consistent in July and August. Real RevPAR continues to decline as nominal RevPAR lags inflation. The spread between real and nominal RevPAR increased to 17.3 p.p. versus 14.1 p.p. in August of 2022.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 16, 2023

IHG Hotels and Resorts Director of Performance, Sam Swaffield, was so interested in a career in hotels that he offered to work for free to get a foot in the door. He hasn’t looked back since. How did you get started in the hotel industry? My very first ‘job’ in the industry was actually a volunteer role at a hotel in Auckland. I was studying for a commerce degree at Lincoln University in New Zealand and my favourite subjects at the time were Real Estate investment and Accommodation M

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Mews has been named the World’s Best Hotel PMS Solutions Provider and the World’s Best Independent Hotel PMS Solutions Provider at the World Travel Tech Awards. Now in its third year, the sister event of the World Travel Awards serves to recognize and celebrate excellence in travel technology. The prestigious awards are voted for by hoteliers, industry professionals and consumers.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Pan Pacific Hotels Group is expecting to complete its full refurbishment of Pan Pacific Perth by mid-late 2024, the group announced on Tuesday. The AU$50 million project which commenced earlier this year has seen the completion of a number of guest rooms, which have been made available for booking. Plans for a remodelled porte cochère and elegant lobby will commence in the new year, as well as a redesign of two of the hotel’s popular dining outlets.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Revenue management has a bad reputation in some ways because it focuses on room rates. A new hotel to some is just another place some travelers cannot afford to stay.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Hilton has unveiled two new digital enhancements designed to create a more seamless travel experience for small- and medium-sized businesses. The initiatives, which will launch by early next year, include: Hilton for Business This multi-faceted program, currently in test with select customers and slated to launch globally early next year, will feature a new booking website designed especially for small- and medium-sized businesses, along with targeted benefits including: Portfolio-wide discounts

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Brenda Mendoza was born and raised in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, just a 10-minute drive from the upscale JW Marriott hotel where she’s been working for 14 years.

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Revinate

OCTOBER 16, 2023

There’s been a lot of buzz over the past few years about the explosion of big data. And that explosion has created a new world of data-driven hospitality, where the convergence of hotel marketer data, analytics, and guest expectations for personalized communications and service are redefining the way hotels connect with their guests. Read on [.] The post 5 reasons why data is critical for hotel marketers appeared first on Revinate.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Elegant Hotel Collection has entered the luxury soft brand market, launching with 25 luxury hotels, targeting 50 properties globally by summer 2024.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

The year 2023 was promising. Hotel occupancy was up and an expectation to serve 3.9 million tourists this year was encouraging.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Holidaying in the metaverse - Insights - Insights While the metaverse will not replace in-person travel, it has golden potential to fuse physical and virtual environments.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2023

IPP HOTELS is a collection of 8 properties in Austria. Each one is unique and offers something different to travelers, whether it’s luxury amenities at Hotel Landgut & SPA Althof Retz or an affordable place to lay your head in Austria at Hotel I’m Inn Wieselburg or the arte Hotels in Vienna and Salzburg.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

From interactive overrides to banned guests, WebRezPro has many cool features you won’t find in every property management system. We understand there can be a lot to learn during the onboarding process, and getting to know the ins and outs of your system takes time. That’s why we’re here for you every day.

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