Lodging

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

CHICAGOJLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group released its U.S. Select-Service and Extended-Stay Hotel Outlook 2025 report, providing an assessment of recent market trends and the sectors investment appeal, evaluating its potential to remain a strong investment option. The report shows the sector’s growth, with RevPAR reaching a record high of $78 in 2024, 14 percent above 2019 levels, as well as demand surging by 232,000 room nights year-over-year, nearly fully recovered from 2019.

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Skift Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Skift Take: A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved Spirits restructuring plan to emerge from bankruptcy as a private company, just a week after the ultra-low-cost carrier rejected Frontiers proposal for a merger.

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Lodging

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

MGM Resorts International has completed the deployment of the next-generation Amadeus Central Reservation System (ACRS) across MGM Resorts North American hotels, including Las Vegas and regional hotels. The cloud-based ACRS offers distribution capabilities enabling MGM Resorts to connect with its branded and third-party distribution channels. MGM Resorts and Amadeus have also cooperated on several ACRS capabilities, including those supporting MGM Resorts’ business partnerships.

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Skift Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Skift Take: Are generative AI platforms going to make Booking Holdings irrelevant? That's unlikely. The real issue is to what extent the company's economics may suffer.

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Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering

The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling

Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Seasoned hospitality executives Gadi Hassin, Lisa Zakharka and May Pendraat Kredner have joined forces to introduce a global hospitality management company specialising in experiential lifestyle hotels and hostels for todays digital nomads. Helios Hospitality Management launches with operations in Thailand and Portugal, having secured its first investment, and plans to expand its portfolio to 1,000 rooms under management within the coming year, with eyes on Central and South America, Southeast A

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Skift Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Skift Take: Skift spoke with Group Deputy CEO Jean-Jacques Morin about Accor's strategic pivot in key areas, such as why half of its new hotels will be in Asia this year.

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Skift Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Skift Take: The emergence of AI platforms such as Perplexity, ChatGPT and others could see the travel industry redirect a huge chunk of marketing spend away from Google. Although Google has its own entrant, Gemini.

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Lodging

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

NEWTON, MassachusettsSonesta International Hotels Corporation announced the opening of Sonesta Essential Blue Springs, an 83-room, upper-midscale hotel in Overland Park, Missouri. The hotel is close to attractions such as the Overland Park Convention Center, Oak Park Mall, the Museum at Prariefire, and the Midwest Trust Center. Our expansion into Overland Park demonstrates our progress towards strengthening our franchising network and solidifying our presence in key markets, said Keith Pierce, S

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Skift Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Skift Take: Choice Hotels has been abandoning its roadside motel roots for more lucrative upscale and extended-stay properties. That means ice machines are out, and Instagrammable lobbies are in.

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Webrezpro

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A seamless and intuitive online booking process is key to increasing direct bookings through your propertys website. Choosing a modern, secure, and mobile-friendly online booking engine (OBE) is just the first stepoptimizing it for conversions is where the real magic happens.

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