Mon.Jun 19, 2023

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India Daily: Airbnb Partners With Tourism Ministry to Boost Heritage Properties

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Legacy wouldn't last unless there was community support, and also that tourism has a multiplier effect on jobs and livelihoods. After all, there’s no greater motivation than protecting one's heritage.

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Parking Profits: As Occupancy Stalls, Hoteliers Increase Revenue From Drive-In Guests

Lodging

Based on our February 2023 Hotel Horizons report, CBRE reports that total hotel revenue for the average U.S. hotel returned to pre-COVID levels in 2022. This occurred even though the average occupancy for U.S. hotels is not expected to exceed 2019 levels until 2026. With occupancy levels lagging during the post-COVID recovery and guest counts depressed, hotel owners and operators have had to look for alternative sources of revenue beyond the rental of guestrooms to […] The post Parking Pro

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IntercityHotel brand comes to Rotterdam-Schiedam

Hospitality Net

The IntercityHotel brand is on a growth trajectory in Europe: Deutsche Hospitality recently signed an agreement for a new IntercityHotel in Rotterdam-Schiedam together with the joint venture between Dutch project development company De Veste Schiedam B.V. and Necron GmbH. The hotel is expected to open by the end of 2025.

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Maine’s Boutique Hotel Scene Heats Up With Nordic Spa Concept

Skift Blog

Skift Take: While travelers can run hot and cold in their preferences, the Nordic spa trend appears to be going full-steam ahead. Maine is the latest playground.

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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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The Heart of Europe Monaco Hotel Enhances Guest Experience with Infor

Hospitality Net

Infor®, the industry cloud company, today announced that The Heart of Europe resort on Dubai World Islands is raising the bar for guest experience at its upscale Monaco Hotel using Infor Hospitality Management Solution (HMS) and Infor SCS Sales & Event Management software.

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Lionel Messi’s $25 Million Saudi Tourism Deal: Details Revealed in New Report

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Saudi Arabia is being extra cautious, leaving absolutely nothing to chance while attempting to give its global image a makeover.

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Airbus and India’s IndiGo Strike Biggest 500-Plane Deal Yet

Skift Blog

Skift Take: IndiGo Chief Executive Pieter Elbers stated, "This is just the beginning." as his company's 500-plane deal takes India's share of plane backlogs to six percent of the industry looking to keep up with the world's fastest-growing aviation market.

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The Power of a Customer’s Name: 5 Ways to Use It to Your Advantage

Hospitality Net

Using a customer’s name is a simple yet powerful way to improve their experience with your business. It’s an effective way to make them feel valued and acknowledged, which can lead to increased loyalty and customer satisfaction.

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IHG Hotels & Resorts Opens Two New Hotels in British Columbia

Lodging

TORONTO—IHG Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of two hotels in British Columbia—Holiday Inn Express & Suites Courtenay – Comox and Holiday Inn Victoria – Elk Lake—offering accommodations with amenities to meet the needs of those traveling to Comox Valley and Victoria on Vancouver Island. Jonathan Lund, regional vice president of operations company managed premium hotels and head of Canada, IHG Hotels & Resorts, said, “We are thrilled to continue our growth in British Columbia [&

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Why You Need an Internal Control Review (ICR) Program in Your Hotel - Hospitality Financial Leadership

Hospitality Net

You finally have a full-blown accounting policy manual in place. It has taken several months and a lot of work, but it is done. Something to be proud of indeed!

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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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Rosewood Impacts Becomes Group’s Sustainability Roadmap

Lodging

Rosewood Hotel Group announced Rosewood Impacts, a group-wide roadmap for delivering a positive impact on its communities and the planet. With commitments across the brand’s ecosystem and a sustainability approach that puts circular hospitality in business operations, Rosewood Impacts is a strategic roadmap for future efforts. With tangible goals in the fields of sustainability, employment, partnerships, and more, the roadmap has consequential policies and programming under two pillars: Rosewood

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First Hotel JAL City property outside Japan Opening July 3rd in Bangkok

Hospitality Net

Hotel JAL City Bangkok, the 16th property to operate under the Hotel JAL City brand, one of the most renowned hotel brands in Japan, is pleased to announce that the opening of the hotel, which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will now take place on July 3rd, 2023.

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Unveiling the Transformative Influence of the Digital Employee Experience Market on the Future of Work

Are Morch

The way that firms conduct their operations is undergoing a revolutionary transformation as the digital age dawns. These digital transformations are changing how businesses connect with their employees as well as how they do business with customers. These developments have broad repercussions that affect every aspect of operations for industries that depend on top-notch customer […] The post Unveiling the Transformative Influence of the Digital Employee Experience Market on the Future of W

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Hyatt Regency Hangzhou International Airport Connects Hangzhou and the World

Hospitality Net

The vibrant airport hotel offers seamless experiences for relaxing, meeting and dining, just steps away from the terminal.

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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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Crestline Names Alexander J. Belden Vice President, Business Development

Lodging

FAIRFAX, Virginia—James Carroll, president and CEO of Crestline Hotels & Resorts, LLC announced the continued expansion of its executive management team with the appointment of Alexander (Alex) J. Belden as vice president, business development. Belden brings more than a decade of hospitality and institutional investment and acquisition experience to his new position at Crestline.

Business 147
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The One Profit Center Your Hotel Is Missing Is Water

Hospitality Net

“Will that be still or sparkling?” as a question asked by servers is about to get far more complicated, and it has profound implications for not just onsite restaurants but for all instances in your rooms where guests directly interact with water – namely, bottles, sink and shower.

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Raising the Bar: Using Behind-the-scenes Tech to Exceed Guest Expectations and Boost Business

Lodging

In 2018, Domino’s CEO Patrick Doyle told Forbes that Domino’s is a technology company selling pizza. When ordering from Domino’s, it is engaging to see the pizza-making process—the technology provides focus and attribution on how each team member is delivering value to the customer, which helps their franchisees maximize profits. In the hospitality world, one should embrace the same focus to invest in technology that makes a substantial impact on guest experience and operations.

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Travel and tourism industry deal activity plummets by 41% YoY in January-May 2023, reveals GlobalData

Hospitality Net

The travel and tourism industry has witnessed a massive 41% year-on-year (YoY) decline in deal activity from 475 deals announced during January-May 2022 to 282* during the first five of months of 2023, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

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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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5 Effective Ways to Use Facebook Ads for Account-Based Marketing

Social Hospitality

Facebook is one of the most popular social media platforms out there, and a fantastic platform marketers can use to target content for a defined audience. Are you familiar with account-based marketing (ABM)? ABM involves using personalized campaigns designed to target specific accounts within a market. Whether you’re a retail store or one of the top mobile app development companies, you can also build an ABM strategy that lets you focus on specific accounts and market segments.

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Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking Index (CHSB) 2023

Hospitality Net

For the ninth consecutive year, the annual Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking research reveals a general decrease in energy and water usage among the participating hotels. The decrease is largely associated with the pandemic which shook the world and granted no exception to the hospitality industry. For this reason, low occupancy rates and hotel closures are major contributors to the decreased energy and water consumption reported, as compared to the 2019 calendar year data set.

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Major Concert Tours Seem to Be Boosting Hotel Performance All Around the World

Hotel News Resource

Article - Major Concert Tours Seem to Be Boosting Hotel Performance All Around the World - A look at how Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour has impacted Europe hotel performance

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Growing Our Momentum in the Oceans: Sustainability, Innovation, Experiences

Hospitality Net

As part of our vision to innovation, tomorrow’s hospitality and our ambitious ESG goals, we build on our momentum in the maritime sector with existing and new partnerships, activities and initiatives – whether supporting projects to preserve the oceans, sponsoring international sailing competitions or implementing local hotel-driven initiatives.

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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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Unleashing profit potential through innovative packages

eHotelier

If a hotel puts more effort into designing packages using the four Ps (Product, Price, Promotion, and Place), the chances are much higher that the package will become a sales success.

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Asia and Pacific Countries Advance Shared Vision of Tourism for Development

Hospitality Net

UNWTO’s Member States came together for the 35th meeting of its joint Commission for East Asia and the Pacific and South Asia to assess the major challenges to tourism development in the region for the years ahead.

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Hyatt to debut Thompson Hotels Brand in Italy with Thompson Rome

eHotelier

Hyatt Hotels Corporation today announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with Botteghe Oscure s.r.l., a company affiliated with AG Group s.r.l., for the first Thompson Hotels property in Italy with Thompson Rome. Expected to open by mid-2024 in the heart of the Italian capital, the 70-room luxury lifestyle hotel will be the brand’s second property in Europe, joining Thompson Madrid, which opened in 2022, and the previously announced Thompson Vienna, which is slated

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HVS Monday Musings: Enabling the Differently Abled in the Hospitality Sector

Hospitality Net

Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) have now become a business priority for most organizations across industries, as multiple research studies have shown that it not only boosts creativity, innovation, and employee morale but also productivity and bottom line while helping the world to move towards a more equalized economy. Organizations are taking active steps to make their workplaces more diverse and inclusive by focusing on recruiting people of different genders, ethnicity, cultures, nationalities,

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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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Why the Cendyn Booking Engine is the Perfect Fit for Google Analytics 4

Hotel News Resource

It’s an exciting time in the world of analytics, and the topic on everyone’s minds is the evolution of one of Google’s flagship products, Universal Analytics. The platform is evolving to fit the new data landscape, with the new version, Google Analytics 4, built around the customer journey and events rather than cookies and invasive tracking methods.

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Roch Unveils World’s First Universal Dog Friendly Standard and Certification Process for Hospitality, Leisure and Retail Industries

Hospitality Net

Roch, a dog friendly startup named after St. Roch, the patron saint of dogs, today announced the launch of The Roch Standard, the world’s first universal dog friendly standard & certification process, designed to capture the dog friendly policies and position of a business in order to rank them against their regional and industry peers.

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Latest ACI Air Travel Outlook Reveals Strong Northern Hemisphere Summer Season Ahead

Hotel News Resource

Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published its latest quarterly airport traffic outlook showing strong air travel demand will continue to improve into the northern hemisphere summer season.

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Delhi?NCR Gets its First Hilton?Branded Hotel

Hospitality Net

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the signing of Hilton Sohna Resort & Spa, marking the debut of its flagship brand in the Delhi-NCR region. This marks Hilton’s second hotel and management agreement with the Dangayach Group, following the recent landmark signing of the country’s first Waldorf Astoria in Jaipur.

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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.