Skift Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Skift Take: Marriott Bonvoy signed up the 200 millionth member as the loyalty program aims to retain its title as the world's largest – Hilton Honors is hot on its tail.
Hotel Management
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
TFE Hotels is set to open a second Vibe hotel in Melbourne, this time at the city’s developing Docklands precinct, following the rebranding of a 273-room hotel. From April 8, TFE Hotels will begin operating Vibe Hotel Melbourne Docklands and Storehouse Docklands restaurant, with new owners, MA Financial Group. Formerly the Sheraton Four Points, the 273-room hotel will deliver a strong upscale offering, a dedicated conference space; leisure facilities including a rooftop pool; and floor-to-ceilin
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Skift Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Skift Take: CoStar Group faces a consumer class action lawsuit alleging it conspired with luxury hotel operators like Marriott and Hilton to boost room rates artificially.
Lodging
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
PLANTATION, Florida—Marriott International announced a year of room signings and additions across the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) in 2023. The company nearly doubled its number of deal signings in the region versus the prior year, signing 57 transactions and nearly 7,300 rooms in 2023 to reach a solid pipeline of 24,000 rooms across the region at the end of last year.
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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
Skift Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Skift Take: As Tripadvisor's decade-old bet on Viator is paying off, Tripadvisor has become less reliant on advertising from Expedia and Booking.com.
Hospitality Net
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Due to launch in April 2024, the newly refurbished suites will span across three categories and enhance the current offering of 20 existing Molino suites at the hotel.
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Hospitality Net
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Hot on the heels of Marvel Stadium’s planned $250M upgrade, TFE Hotels has announced they will begin operating the soon-to-be-rebranded 273-room Vibe Hotel Melbourne Docklands and Storehouse Docklands restaurant, with new owners, MA Financial Group, from 8 April.
Skift Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Skift Take: It would have been the first Atlantis resort in the U.S., but now the developer is in liquidation and the land is for sale.
Hospitality Net
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Minor Hotels is set to expand its presence in the United Arab Emirates with the opening of the luxurious Anantara Santorini Abu Dhabi Retreat. Slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2023, this exclusive 22-key resort is situated in Ghantoot, a serene coastal area nestled midway between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The resort offers panoramic views of the Arabian Gulf, distanced from the bustling cityscapes.
Skift Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Skift Take: Expedia Group is still trimming its workforce three year into its companywide reorganization.
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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
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Following its recent announcement of strong global net rooms growth and a record year of global rooms signings, Marriott International today announced a year of robust room signings and additions across the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) in 2023. The company nearly doubled its number of organic deal signings in the region versus prior year, signing 57 transactions and nearly 7,300 rooms in 2023 to reach a solid pipeline of 24,000 rooms across the region at the end of last year.
Skift Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Skift Take: The comments from Michael O'Leary are likely to add pressure on Boeing ahead of the peak summer season.
Hospitality Net
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
MyDigitalOffice (MDO), a Cove Hill Partners company, is now Otelier, the hospitality performance optimization platform that brings together best-in-class technologies to put data and efficiency at the heart of hotel operations. Simultaneously, Otelier is announcing the launch of its unified, next-generation unified business intelligence platform: IntelliSight.
Skift Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Skift Take: The long-awaited expert report found that the U.S. plane maker's safety culture has numerous issues.
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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.
Hospitality Net
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The hotel payment processing experience is ready for a shakeup. Improving payment processing in hotels has been a major barrier for independent operators, and yet the closer payment processes are to a business’ core systems, the more benefits they provide operators. Hotels have embraced the value of integrated payment processing, which allows merchants to integrate their capabilities into a hotel’s point-of-sale systems, but this still necessitates a digital “handshake” between service providers
Skift Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Skift Take: Initial reports suggest Las Vegas reaped solid economic rewards from its first time hosting the Super Bowl.
Hospitality Net
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Blue Wings Tours & Travel Private Limited announces exciting collaboration with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts for a luxurious resort & branded residences project in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Skift Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Skift Take: Goa has long been known for its beaches. But the state also offers a vibrant culture.
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Hospitality Net
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
In 2023, outbound travel registered double-digit growth year-on-year, marking another big step in returning to the travel volume of 2019. Compared with 2022, this was a 33 per cent increase, only 12 per cent short of the base year level before the pandemic. Positive signs are above all the gradual return of outbound travellers in Asia and the upward trend in vacation travel.
Skift Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Skift Take: Katerina Giannouka leaves her post as CEO after a little over a year.
Hospitality Net
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The past few years have certainly affected our health and well-being. From somewhat constant concerns about being exposed to and catching COVID ourselves, or having it affect our family members, to long hours working from home offices and worry about childcare, the pandemic left many people feeling depleted and in desperate need of vacations that offer relaxation and recharge.
Lodging
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
CHICAGO—Hyatt Hotels Corporation reported fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results. Highlights include: Mark S. Hoplamazian, president and CEO of Hyatt, said, “The fourth quarter marks the completion of a transformative year and demonstrates the progress towards our strategic vision and earnings evolution. RevPAR growth exceeded the high end of our guidance range and we had industry-leading net rooms growth for the seventh consecutive year.
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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.
Hospitality Net
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is pleased to announce the success of its first Digital Horizons 360 Symposium, held 20-21 February at the Palau de Congressos de Palma in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Lodging
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
ATLANTA—MyDigitalOffice (MDO), a Cove Hill Partners company, is now Otelier. Simultaneously, Otelier is announcing the launch of its next-generation unified business intelligence platform: IntelliSight. Otelier brings together the features and functionality from MDO, Datavision, inTouch, HelloGM, Focal Revenue Solutions, and Broadvine to deliver a unified platform that meets the evolving needs of today’s hoteliers.
Hospitality Net
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
To expand its portfolio and capital partner alliances, Meyer Jabara Hotels welcomes Ian McAuley as Chief Investment Officer. In this newly created position, McAuley will source acquisition opportunities, equity investors, debt financing, and third-party management contracts. His 30 years of extensive publicly traded and privately held real estate experience and hands-on hotel development, operations, and ownership expertise will set the course for continued growth and profitability.
Lodging
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
NEW YORK—MCR agreed to purchase the BT Tower—one of London’s tallest buildings—from BT Group. MCR will own the 620-foot Tower and podium. MCR intends to secure the future of the Tower, which was opened in 1965 in Fitzrovia, London, and is listed Grade II importance by England’s Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission, by repurposing it as a hotel and opening it up to the public.
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Hospitality Net
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
STR’s global "bubble chart" update as of 10 February 2024 shows that 74% of markets increased revenue per available room (RevPAR) from the comparable period in 2023. Growth was balanced with 64% of markets showing increased occupancy and 70% achieving a higher average daily rate (ADR) than last year.
Lodging
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
YUBA CITY, California—Red Roof announced the opening of the dual-branded HomeTowne Studios Yuba City and Red Roof Inn Yuba City. The HomeTowne Studios Yuba City is a 76-room extended-stay hotel that offers kitchens with full-sized refrigerators, microwaves, stove tops, and activity tables with chairs. The hotel also offers weekly housekeeping and kitchen kits available for purchase.
Hospitality Net
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
I am Rafaël Gehy, a 19-year-old 3rd-semester student at EHL Campus Passugg, currently undertaking an internship. For this semester, I decided to split it into two parts and venture abroad for the first half. While researching international internships, I found a position at the newly-opening resort of the Sani Ikos Group, Ikos Odisia. Founded in 1971, the Sani Ikos chain is rapidly expanding, with one or two new resorts opening each year.
Social Hospitality
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
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