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Dubai’s First Quarter Inbound Arrivals Just 2 Percent Shy of 2019 Levels

Skift Blog

Skift Take: The buzz around the ongoing Arabian Travel Market in Dubai offers a glimpse into the thriving tourism industry in the region. Tourism in the Middle East is set to grow in coming years.

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Future Leaders Forum: the power of ‘yes’ in opening doors for rising stars

Hotel Management

The second iteration of the Future Leaders Forum took place at SkyCity Adelaide on Tuesday May 2, kicking off the 2023 Asia-Pacific Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE). The under-35’s leadership event celebrated emerging talent in the industry and shared powerful career stories from those in established leadership positions. The afternoon sessions included thought-provoking panel discussions including The Future of Real Estate and The Investors’ Outlook, as well as insightful interv

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Indian Carrier GoFirst Files for Bankruptcy Blaming Engine Delivery Delays

Skift Blog

Skift Take: GoFirst's bankruptcy filing is not unexpected given the airline's ongoing financial struggles. However, the real question is whether the airline can recover from this situation, especially as the country is still awaiting the resurrection of Jet Airways.

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IHG® signs MOU with the Saudi Tourism Authority

Hospitality Net

IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies with more than 6,000 hotels, across 18 distinct brands, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) at the Arabian Travel Market 2023.

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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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Rising Prices See Travelers Changing Summer Travel Plans: Survey 

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Survey data for summer travel plans and bookings suggest the so-called revenge spending from savings during the pandemic might be waning, as consumers are less keen to indulge themselves with extravagant vacations.

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Wyndham Opens First Wyndham Garden in Phu Quoc

Hospitality Net

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company and leading provider of management services with approximately 9,100 hotels spanning more than 95 countries, today unveiled a new property in Phu Quoc, Vietnam: the 921-room Wyndham Garden Phu Quoc.

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Accor opens The Sebel Wellington in the heart of the Hutt

Hospitality Net

The highly anticipated The Sebel Wellington Lower Hutt is set to open next week (May 10, 2023), delivering the city’s only premium 4.5-star apartment-style hotel.

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India Daily: Tour Operators Call For Tax Rollback to Revive Inbound Tourism

Skift Blog

Skift Take: While tourism to India has still not recovered, losing business to global players will hurt the Indian travel industry. Will they be able to take advantage of the opportunity?

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Exclusive: Radisson, La Vie partner to add over 30 hotels in Asia Pacific

Hotel Management

Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has signed an agreement with La Vie Hotels and Resorts to add over 30 hotels to the Group’s portfolio over the next decade. The business shared the announcement exclusively to HM during the 14th Asia Pacific Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE), which is taking place at the Adelaide Oval on May 3-4. The move will enable La Vie to develop, manage and operate properties under the Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Radisson, Park Inn by Radisson, and Country Inn &#

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Historic Elsby Building to be Redeveloped Into 82-room Boutique Hotel

Hospitality Net

In Spring 2025, The Elsby Hotel will debut as a full-service, 82-room boutique hotel in the heart of New Albany, IN. Located at 117 East Spring Street in New Albany’s Downtown Historic District, the hotel is an adaptive reuse of the Elsby Building, a 100-plus year-old building that previously housed office space. It was purchased in June 2021 by co-owners Steve Resch, of Resch Property Group and Resch Construction, and Chad Sprigler, of The Sprigler Company, both based in New Albany.

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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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Creative leaders inspired by the future of hotel design at Design Inn

Hotel Management

The heavy hitters of the Australasian hotel and design community gathered at Skycity Adelaide on Tuesday May 2 for the 2023 Design Inn Symposium. Over 250 delegates were in attendance for the 2023 event, which was hosted by HM magazine, co-hosted by the South Australian Tourism Commission, with support from GROHE as the event’s Principal Partner.

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SalesAndCatering.com and Amaze Insights Team Up to Provide Hotels With Consolidated View of Group Sales Data Across All Platforms and Properties

Hospitality Net

SalesAndCatering.com and Amaze Insights today announced a technology partnership that consolidates hotel group sales analytics. The idea behind this integration is to enable hotels to quickly and easily extract maximum value from their data in a centralized BI tool.

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Exclusive: La Vie launches lifestyle brand with opening of Maldives resort

Hotel Management

La Vie Hotels and Resorts is launching a new lifestyle brand with the opening of a new-build island resort in the Maldives. The business shared the announcement exclusively to HM during the 14th Asia Pacific Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE), which is taking place at the Adelaide Oval on May 3-4. NOOE – which stands for Never Odd Or Even – promises buzzy lobbies, locally-loved restaurants and sharply-designed work spaces.

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AI is ending job security (and that’s a big opportunity for hospitality)

Hospitality Net

Just in the past few weeks, AutoGPT has emerged, which is AI that controls other AI to do increasingly complex tasks. AI will start coding itself, which makes formerly hot skills like software engineering far less valuable. Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence like this are happening each week now, instead of over months or years as in previous technology innovation cycles.

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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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VisitBritain Rides AI Wave in Campaign Featuring Accent Game

Skift Blog

Skift Take: While this latest batch of AI-inspired campaigns is short of revolutionary, it’s encouraging to see brands moving towards what will hopefully be more thoughtful, insightful marketing in the future.

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IRIS announces new partnership with MYM to support expansion of operations in China

Hospitality Net

IRIS, the leading provider of digital F&B and guest experience platforms, is set to increase its market share across China’s growing hospitality market. Today it announces a new partnership with Asia-based hospitality technology reseller MYM, utilising IRIS’s Chinese Azure cloud solution.

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San Francisco Looks to Indian Visitors to Reverse Sluggish Tourism Recovery

Skift Blog

Skift Take: For San Francisco, India seems to be the new China.

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hihotels Announces Partnership with Hopper Travel App

Hospitality Net

hihotels by Hospitality International, a recognized leader in franchising of conversion and new build hotels for economy lodging, is pleased to announce a partnership with Hopper, the world’s fastest-growing travel app.

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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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Emirates Airline Boss Dismisses Competition From Regional Rivals

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Emirates Airlines is thriving, predicting continual success, resilient demand and no existing threat from newer industry players such as Riyadh Air, NEOM Airlines and Flynas.

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Marriott International Expands into Affordable Midscale Segment with Acquisition of the City Express Brand Portfolio

Hospitality Net

Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of the City Express brand portfolio from Hoteles City Express, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: HCITY). With this acquisition, Marriott International has entered the affordable midscale segment and is launching its 31st brand, City Express by Marriott.

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Marriott Won’t Hide Resort Fees Anymore

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks at Marriott's resort fee transparency, Guesty's acquisition, and Norwegian Cruise Line's earnings.

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Magnuson Hotel Virginia Beach renews thirteen-year-old affiliation with Magnuson Hotels

Hospitality Net

Magnuson Hotels has announced the renewal of affiliation with Magnuson Hotel Virginia Beach, its midscale franchised hotel that first joined the group thirteen years ago in 2010.

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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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A Look Back at Our 2022 Skift IDEA Awards Alumni: The Change Makers

Skift Blog

Skift Take: With applications for the 2023 Skift IDEA Awards well underway, let’s take a moment to look back at some of the 2022 Award winners. A heads up, as well, that the regular deadline for submissions is tonight, May 2, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

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Pro-invest Group announce new property for Sydney

Hospitality Net

Pro-invest Group has unveiled details of its newest property - Hotel Indigo Sydney Potts Point. Following the settlement of the hotel purchase in February 2023, the company has now signed a franchise agreement with IHG Hotels & Resorts and an extensive renovation is planned to bring the essence of this vibrant Sydney neighbourhood to life.

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AHICE draws over 1400 hospitality leaders to Adelaide

Hotel Management

The Asia Pacific Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE) has kicked off at the Adelaide Oval this Wednesday morning with more than 1,400 delegates from across the globe expected to attend this week’s events. Returning to Adelaide for its third consecutive year, AHICE will explore an extensive range of topics from real estate and hotel development to loyalty, technology and culture with world-class speakers, panel sessions and networking events.

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Vision Hospitality Group Celebrates Groundbreaking of Embassy Suites By Hilton in Downtown Chattanooga

Hospitality Net

Vision Hospitality Group Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony today commencing construction on the seven-story 184-suite Embassy Suites by Hilton Chattanooga Downtown. Ideally located on the corner of Broad Street and 4th Street in the heart of Downtown Chattanooga, the Embassy Suites Chattanooga Downtown will feature a rooftop bar, a street-level bar and coffee area in an open lobby style, a leasable restaurant space, and 5,000 total square feet of meeting space.

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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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Future Leaders Forum: the power of ‘yes’ in opening doors for young people

Hotel Management

The second iteration of the Future Leaders Forum took place at SkyCity Adelaide on Tuesday May 2, kicking off the 2023 Asia-Pacific Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE). The under-35’s leadership event celebrated emerging talent in the industry and shared powerful career stories from those in established leadership positions. The afternoon sessions included thought-provoking panel discussions including The Future of Real Estate and The Investors’ Outlook, as well as insightful interv

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US consumers send mixed signals in an uncertain economy

Hospitality Net

Afew months into this year, the state of the US economy continues to be in great flux. Although inflation rates are lower than this time last year, they still remain high, more than twice the Federal Reserve’s target. Federal Reserve officials have raised interest rates over the past year, and are signaling that more increases are still to come. And while layoffs dominate headlines, the US unemployment rate remains low, at 3.5 percent as of March 2023, and the labor market remains very tight.

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Accor opens Breakfree and Mantra hotels in Sydney

Hotel Management

Accor has signed a deal with owner Sachin Sabharwal to introduce two new Sydney hotels, BreakFree on Broadway Sydney and Mantra Castle Hill Sydney BreakFree on Broadway Sydney features 47 refurbished guestrooms, an onsite café, a reading area on level three, and a boardroom for up to 10 delegates. Mantra Castle Hill Sydney The 82-room Mantra Castle Hill Sydney will feature a gym, barbeque deck and continental breakfast offering.

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Crestline Completes Renovation of The Hilton Garden Inn Fort Collins, Colorado

Hospitality Net

The Hilton Garden Inn Fort Collins is welcoming guests into a beautifully refreshed and updated hotel. The renovation includes all 120 guest rooms and suites, the hotel’s 2,800 square feet of meeting space, and all public areas. The Hilton Garden Inn Fort Collins, which is nestled in the heart of the Northern Colorado corridor, is managed by Crestline Hotels & Resorts, LLC.

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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.