Skift Blog
MAY 10, 2023
Today, we are very excited to announce Ask Skift, the AI chatbot answers engine specializing in the travel industry, here to be of service on your …
Lodging
MAY 10, 2023
FLOWOOD, Mississippi—Officials of MMI Hotel Group (MMI) announced the company has assumed management of the Cambria Suites in Fort Mill, South Carolina. This 127-room Cambria Suites joins a portfolio of properties that are managed and/or owned by MMI, including The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort on St. Simons Island, Georgia; Mission Inn Resort & Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida; and The James Madison Inn boutique hotel in Madison, Georgia.
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Skift Blog
MAY 10, 2023
Skift Take: Google may be behind OpenAi regarding generative AI, but it's getting closer to catching up. Interestingly, it used a few travel-relevant examples when demonstrating its latest batch of capabilities.
Lodging
MAY 10, 2023
NEW YORK and PALMA, Spain—Hotelbeds and the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYU SPS) Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality have launched a collaboration to explore and inspire the next generation of tech startups through the company’s TravelTech Lab initiative and the school’s Innovation Hub (HI Hub) Incubator Program. The two organizations will work together over the next three years to find ideas to propel the travel and hospitality ecosystems forward through new technologies aimed [R
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Skift Blog
MAY 10, 2023
Skift Take: Having OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on the Expedia Group board for the last few years certainly didn't hurt Expedia's ChatGPT rollout, although it's been using artificial intelligence for years.
Hospitality Net
MAY 10, 2023
IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, more than doubles its luxury and lifestyle presence in Italy, cementing its presence in this key growth market.
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Hospitality Net
MAY 10, 2023
The International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) will present the 24th Lifetime Achievement Award to Mr. Stavros Andreadis and Dr. Andreas Andreadis, who have worked tirelessly to expand and develop their Sani & Ikos resorts in Greece and across the Mediterranean.
Skift Blog
MAY 10, 2023
Skift Take: Walt Disney's Shanghai theme parks and its cruises showed particular strength early this year. That may help spare them from many of the broader cuts at the company.
Hospitality Net
MAY 10, 2023
Hawaii enacted some of the strictest travel measures in the United States in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A mandatory two-week quarantine was enforced in March 2020 for all travelers arriving to the Hawaiian Islands; this quarantine applied not only to out-of-state visitors, but also to local interisland travel. As a result, a majority of hotels and resorts suspended operations.
Skift Blog
MAY 10, 2023
Skift Take: The decision may save Go First. But it's aggravating for foreign partners who have leased aircraft to the carrier. Plus, more news from our daily roundup.
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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
MAY 10, 2023
There is a massive benefit to empowering employees to “break the rules” for their customers. And what I mean by “breaking the rules” is to consider what you can do for a customer outside of the norm that doesn’t cost the company money, isn’t illegal or immoral, and won’t hurt “business as usual.” In reality, employees aren’t breaking any rules. They are finding ways to take care of the customer while not breaking the “rules” mentioned above.
Skift Blog
MAY 10, 2023
Skift Take: Reports of corporate travel’s demise turned out to be greatly exaggerated, but companies aren’t spending as freely as they did pre-pandemic. As CFOs increasingly have a say in employee travel — and the need to balance expenses with duty of care rises — all-in-one travel and expense solutions are taking on a growing importance.
Hospitality Net
MAY 10, 2023
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), has announced the seven exceptional startups participating in Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) Toronto held on June 28, 2023 at HITEC Toronto.
Skift Blog
MAY 10, 2023
Skift Take: Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at a Hopper-Uber tie up, Choice Hotels' earnings, and travel spending in the U.S.
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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
MAY 10, 2023
Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce the opening of its second hotel and second Radisson Individuals property in Eskişehir, Nova Vista Eskisehir Centrum Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals. Last year, the Group opened its first Radisson Individuals property, Nova Vista Deluxe & Suites Eskişehir, a member of Radisson Individuals, and is continuing its steady growth in Turkey.
Skift Blog
MAY 10, 2023
Skift Take: TUI was doing "the connected trip" before Booking.com was born. But it needs to fine-tune its pricing and flexibility to stay competitive.
Hospitality Net
MAY 10, 2023
Six month ago, operators of hotels, resorts and casinos were introduced to the hospitality industry’s first official Property Experience Management System (PXMS) — a full-stack technology platform that provides the ability to sell, yield, and operate on-property experiences. Because managing each experience on a different, siloed system is a real pain point for operations and their customers, the PXMS was created to manage them all in one place, making it an integral part of resort operations, j
Skift Blog
MAY 10, 2023
Skift Take: Flexible work arrangements have changed when people book and cancel their trips. Flights in the U.S. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays are broadly down, for instance. That's left airlines scrambling.
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Hospitality Net
MAY 10, 2023
The 2023 AHLA ForWard Conference in Chicago brought together over 600 women in the hospitality industry who were excited to learn from, encourage, and support each other. The conference’s mood was incredibly upbeat, with participants buoyed by the sense of community and shared experiences. Here’s a brief summary of some of the most inspiring moments of the conference from hertelier correspondents Lan Elliott of DEI Advisors and Gloria Kennett of Hyatt Hotels & Resorts.
Skift Blog
MAY 10, 2023
Skift Take: Lufthansa has already repaid the money, but the ruling could affect future state bailouts.
Hospitality Net
MAY 10, 2023
It’s no secret that sustainability has been an ongoing conversation in the hospitality industry for decades. With more and more hoteliers adopting eco-friendly practices into their properties, green hotels have become the standard, not the anomaly – and travelers have quickly caught on to the trend.
Lodging
MAY 10, 2023
CHICAGO—Hyatt Hotels Corporation reported first quarter 2023 financial results. Highlights include: Mark S. Hoplamazian, president and CEOicer of Hyatt, said, “For the fourth consecutive quarter we posted record results that exceeded our expectations, demonstrating our unique positioning and differentiated model. We raised our full-year RevPAR outlook while maintaining our record-level pipeline and industry-leading net rooms growth.
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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
MAY 10, 2023
The Governing Board of Glion Institute of Higher Education presides over the institution’s strategy and its ongoing commitment towards excellence. Its objectives include ensuring the institution’s integrity and caliber of the curriculum it offers, reviewing major changes in the curriculum, endorsing strategic planning, and analyzing financial data and performance.
Lodging
MAY 10, 2023
BETHESDA, Maryland—Pebblebrook Hotel Trust announced that it closed on the sale of the 189-room Hotel Monaco Seattle in Seattle, Washington, for $63.3 million to a third party. For the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2023, the hotel’s net operating income was $1.6 million, and its EBITDA was $2.1 million, with the $63.3 million sales price reflecting a 30.7x EBITDA multiple and a 2.5 percent net operating income capitalization rate.
Hospitality Net
MAY 10, 2023
Ben Ly started his Hilton career welcoming guests as a part-time front desk agent at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree (later renamed the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort) in September 2003. As Ly readies to mark his 20th year with Hilton this year—now as general manager of Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach, Curio Collection by Hilton—he’s sharing the keys to his career journey, from how helping others achieve their professional goals is a reward for everyone, to how his Chinese and Cambodian heritag
Hotel Management
MAY 10, 2023
The Asia-Pacific Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE) drew close to 1500 delegates to Adelaide last week for insightful keynote presentations, evocative panel discussions and invaluable networking opportunities. Recap on AHICE Day 1 here. AHICE Day 2 Day two’s Breakfast Masterclass, moderated by Baker McKenzie’s Sebastian Busa, kicked off with no lesser controversy, tackling the gnarly subject of the so-called ‘Great Reset’.
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Hospitality Net
MAY 10, 2023
Within the hospitality world, a new phenomenon is circulating – “revenge travel.” The concept is simple, albeit impactful for the industry; after 2+ years of pandemic-related restrictions, travelers are eager to make up for lost time and canceled trips. Basically, revenge travel is the global phenomenon of people booking big trips to ‘take revenge’ against the pandemic.
Hotel Management
MAY 10, 2023
It was standing room only from the word go at the Adelaide Oval for the 2023 Asia-Pacific Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE) which kicked off on Wednesday May 3. Armed with Lavazza coffee, fruit and pastries, the breakfast masterclass kicked off with Adam Bury from JLL pondering how hotel financing would react to the recent series of RBA interest rates rises.
Hospitality Net
MAY 10, 2023
The Vanderbilt Tower, a new Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge, and resort-wide upgrades usher in a new era of luxury and comfort to the iconic Florida resort.
Lodging
MAY 10, 2023
ADELAIDE, Australia—Radisson Hotel Group and La Vie Hotels & Resorts have strengthened their partnership through the signing of a master collaboration agreement to add over 30 hotels to the Group’s portfolio over the next 10 years. The two hospitality companies have penned an agreement that will see Radisson Hotel Group become La Vie’s Hotels & Resorts’ preferred partner, enabling La Vie to develop, manage, and operate properties under five brands: Radisson Blu, Radisso
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