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Japan Airlines’ Big Updates to Business and First Class for the A350-1000

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Asian airlines’ customers still take innovation and premium cabins seriously and are willing to pay for them. For these customers, Japan Airlines is bringing in their new flagship, the A350-1000s in a premium-heavy configuration.

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Michelin Guide awards 1 star and 1 Bib Gourmand to Stéphane Décotterd for his gourmet destination in the heart of Glion Institute of Higher Education

Hospitality Net

The Swiss Michelin Guide has awarded for the second year in a row 1 star to Stéphane Décotterd for his gourmet restaurant "Stéphane Décotterd" along 1 Bib Gourmand for “Le Bistro by Décotterd”.

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Airbnb and Hotels: Growth Ambitions Could Threaten Peaceful Coexistence

Skift Blog

Skift Take: In a break with the past, hoteliers' and Airbnb's growth ambitions point toward rising competition for similar customers.

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WaterWalk Unveils LIVE | STAY Property in Jacksonville

Hospitality Net

Lodging industry innovator WaterWalk opened the doors of its newest property under the brand’s Gen 2.0 model, WaterWalk Jacksonville, on October 2. Located at 8895 Perimeter Park Blvd. in Jacksonville, the property blends the best of an upscale extended-stay hotel and home with fully furnished ’STAY’ units and ready-to-furnish ’LIVE’ units.

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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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TourRadar Adds 2 Partners for Organized Adventure Tours

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Some experiences can take place in a day. Others need at least a week. It requires complex travel planning, but the adventure far outweighs these challenges, which is why TourRadar wants to extend its travel product reach to more travel companies, especially online travel agencies.

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Amaala’s Triple Bay Marina set to become a world-renowned hub for luxury yachting

Hospitality Net

Ultra-luxury wellness destination, Amaala, one of Red Sea Global’s (RSG) flagship regenerative tourism developments is pleased to announce its partnership with Monaco Marina Management (M3) to establish RSG’s Amaala Yacht Club which will become one of the world’s premier yachting destinations.

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Warner Leisure Hotels Boosts Portfolio with Two New Landmark Hotels

Hospitality Net

Warner Leisure Hotels, the UK’s only hotel chain to cater exclusively for adults and a Bourne Leisure portfolio company, today announces the continued expansion of its portfolio with the acquisition of two high-quality hotels – Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, near Edinburgh, and Forest of Arden Country Club, near Birmingham.

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CWT - Here is How to Navigate the New Cost of Travel??

Hotel News Resource

In today’s business environment we’re used to figures defying expectation and have built up a resilience to change after the baptism of fire that was the pandemic and its economic fallout. But that doesn’t mean that managing travel and events for an enterprise organization is easy.

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3 Ideas to Capitalize on the Boom in Food Tourism

Hospitality Net

As summer ends, the F&B business of many hotels can take a hit during the off-season. It is great to see that hotel F&B has seen a 5.5% annual growth each year since 2011, however, hoteliers are constantly trying to find new ways to gain momentum in their F&B efforts. Whether this is accomplished through more robust marketing plans, implementing new technologies on property, working with local companies, travel influencers, or restructuring their entire F&B program, hoteliers are always looking

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Meet the Outstanding Contribution winner for The Brit List Awards 2023

Hotel Designs

Hotel Designs Meet the Outstanding Contribution winner for The Brit List Awards 2023 Meet the Outstanding Contribution winner for The Brit List Awards 2023 One month prior to the hotel design community gathering for The Brit List Awards 2023, Hotel Designs has selected Michael Bonsor, Managing Director, Rosewood London as this year’s winner of the Outstanding Contribution to the Hospitality Industry.

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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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New MEININGER Hotel Cologne West Opens

Hospitality Net

September marked the opening of the first MEININGER Hotel in Cologne, the MEININGER Hotel Cologne West. With this addition, the hotel chain now has a presence in nine German cities with a total of 15 hotels.

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Unlocking the potential of AI and ChatGPT in your hotel

eHotelier

Let's delve into the profound impact of AI and ChatGPT on the hospitality sector and explore how you can harness their transformative potential.

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Aligned Hospitality Management Expands Presence in Arizona and Continues Rapid Portfolio Growth with the Addition of Key Properties

Hospitality Net

Aligned Hospitality Management has expanded its presence in Arizona and continued its rapid growth by adding two properties to its portfolio. This expansion not only underlines the company’s growing footprint in the Arizona market but also underscores the continued trust owners have in Aligned’s expertise and third-party management capabilities. With these portfolio additions, Aligned manages nearly 20 properties across various markets.

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Dernier & Hamlyn throws a light on Raffles London at The OWO

Hotel Designs

Hotel Designs Dernier & Hamlyn throws a light on Raffles London at The OWO Dernier & Hamlyn throws a light on Raffles London at The OWO In a Hotel Designs exclusive, we take a look at how Dernier & Hamlyn have utilised its broad range of skills to recreate historic lighting for Raffles London at The OWO… Bespoke British lighting specialists Dernier & Hamlyn used archive photography taken in the building before WWII to recreate beautiful George IV chandeliers for Raffles L

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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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RIU introduces its new Riu Staff app

Hospitality Net

The IT and corporate Receptions teams of RIU Hotels & Resorts recently presented one of their most ambitious projects in recent years: the development of their own internal app for managing tasks in hotels: Riu Staff. This new tool is the result of two and a half years of hard work, including 40,000 hours of development and the contribution of more than 50 in-house professionals, as well as an investment of 450,000 euros to purchase devices, servers and wireless networks.

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Skopos achieve Carbon Neutral Organisation status

Hotel Designs

Hotel Designs Skopos achieve Carbon Neutral Organisation status Skopos achieve Carbon Neutral Organisation status Believing that we all have a responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint and thereby minimise a business’ impact on climate change, Skopos is proud to have been awarded this standard and be able to fly its sustainable, carbon neutral flag… Skopos has undertaken a series of investigations to measure and assess its carbon usage across the company’s entire operation.

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Whitbread acquires major office building in the City of London for conversion to a new hotel

Hospitality Net

Whitbread Plc, the UK’s leading hospitality group, has acquired the freehold interest in New London House at 6 London Street, EC3 in the City of London. The 89,722 sq ft NIA office, retail and restaurant building was acquired from clients of Orchard Street Investment Management for £56.5m.

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Food Waste: AI Supporting Accor Hotels

Hotel News Resource

As Part of the International day of Awareness for Food Loss and Waste, Accor is Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and a Joint Measurement Drive to go Even Further.

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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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Hotel Property Tax Relief Varies By Geography

Hospitality Net

Based on a sample of more than 3,000 hotels from CBRE’s Trends® in the Hotel Industry database, U.S. hotel property tax expenditures averaged $2,626 per available room (PAR) in 2022. This is 10.8% less than the $2,943 PAR recorded in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Concurrently, the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for these same properties fell by 1.7%.

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5 Cool WebRezPro Features You Might Not Know About

Webrezpro

A property management system, even an easy to use one like WebRezPro, may have such a variety of features that it’s hard for you to get to know every aspect. As busy hoteliers, you don’t always have time to sit down with it and really poke around.

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STR Weekly Insights: 17-23 September 2023

Hospitality Net

The U.S. hotel industry saw a slow start to the week as the final day of the Rosh Hashanah observance held back travel. However, overall occupancy for the week rose to 68.5% from 67.7% in the week prior. As compared to last year, occupancy was down 1.1 percentage points (ppts) due to a Rosh Hashanah calendar shift, with the observance occurring in the week ending 1 October last year.

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Research Finds 54% of Hospitality Organizations Have Increased Cybersecurity Budgets in the Last 12 Months

Hospitality Tech

Interestingly, 59% of IT executives note that AI has increased their need for cybersecurity.

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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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Based on a True Stay: Four Seasons Celebrates Acts of Love and Authentic Moments of Care in New Creative Campaign

Hospitality Net

Following the successful launch of a new brand platform in 2022, Four Seasons continues to shift perspectives on the luxury experience with the latest iteration of its Based on a True Stay campaign. Inspiring the world to lead with genuine heart, the luxury hospitality company’s new advertisements showcase authentic experiences of real guests, celebrating the acts of love that are delivered across the collection of Four Seasons hotels, resorts, residences and beyond.

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Coast Hotels Appoints Dale Prout as Director, Development

Hotelier Magazine

VANCOUVER — Coast Hotels Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of APA Hotel Canada, Inc., has appointed Dale Prout as director, Development, based in California. Prout brings extensive experience and expertise in franchise sales and business development, working for several international hotel companies. Most recently, he served as director of Franchise Development for Radisson Hotel Group.

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Building Bridges to a Sustainable Future: The 2023 WTTC Global Summit

Hospitality Net

In a milestone event that promises to reshape the contours of the global Travel & Tourism sector, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today unveils the bold theme and agenda for WTTC’s 23rd Global Summit taking place in Kigali, Rwanda: "Building Bridges to a Sustainable Future".

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AHLA Foundation: Hotel boards are becoming increasingly diverse 

Hotel Business

The percentage of hotel industry board seats held by Black members and women members, respectively, is going up. That’s according to recent research commissioned by AHLA Foundation and conducted by  Penn State’s School of Hospitality Management. The increase exceeds the 2022 average in both categories for firms in the Russell 3000 Index, signaling progress in the effort to diversify corporate boards.

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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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Avantio brings the vacation rental industry elite to Valencia

Hospitality Net

Avantio, global leader in vacation rental management solutions, is pleased to announce its exclusive client event to be held on October 4, 5 and 6 in Valencia, Spain.

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The OWO and Raffles London at The OWO Open

Hotel News Resource

Raffles London at The OWO debuts with 120 rooms and suites, the Guerlain Spa, and a collection of restaurants and bars including three magnificent dining experiences by acclaimed chef Mauro Colagreco

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HotStats and Fairmas Budget Guide

Hospitality Net

Navigating the intricacies of a budget process can often feel like embarking on a complex journey. From financial planning and resource allocation to decision-making and prioritisation, understanding how budgets are formulated and executed is crucial for individuals and organisations alike.

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HSMAI Century Campaign: Building a Bridge to Our Brightest Future - By Robert A. Gilbert

Hotel News Resource

For close to a century, the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has stood as a guiding light for innovation, support, and community growth within the hotel sales, marketing, and revenue optimization fields. Now, as we begin the countdown to our momentous 100-year anniversary in 2027, we’re excited to unveil the Century Campaign for the HSMAI Foundation.

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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.