Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 17, 2024

According to HubSpot, companies with well-optimized sales pipelines reported a 28% higher revenue growth rate compared to those with poorly managed pipelines. So why is it that many sales leaders default to coaching the deal at hand and do not consistently have sales pipeline management sessions with their people? These sessions should begin with a broader view of the opportunities each salesperson has in their pipeline, with a focus on several key metrics so that managers can compare and track

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Skift Take: Germany aspires to set the standard for AI's future in destination marketing. However, we wonder whether Germany's new AI influencer can actually build an audience and earn their trust. Those tasks are challenging even for humans.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Highly anticipated hotel brings Hilton’s renowned service and exceptional stays to Tasmania.

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Lodging

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Having long ago carved its niche within the South Carolina region with a number of full-service properties, Brittain Resorts & Hotels is expanding its management footprint with its sights set on further growth. The Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based management firm—which was launched in 1943—recently partnered with Provident Hotels & Resorts to third-party manage its portfolio of eight hotels and resorts located throughout Florida.

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Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive

Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is reshaping sales coaching, learning, and development? Join Brendan Sweeney and Devyn Blume of Allego for an engaging new webinar exploring AI's transformative role in sales coaching and performance improvement! Brendan and Devyn will share actionable insights and strategies for integrating AI into coaching and development - ensuring personalized, effective, and scalable training!

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 16, 2024

New Zealand and the South Pacific hotel industry will be firmly in the spotlight at the upcoming 2024 HM Awards Aotearoa-Pacific on Friday November 1. Taking place at Cordis Auckland, the HM Awards’ first-ever satellite event will unite the hotel industry to celebrate the top hotels, resorts, departments and people across the region. With just two weeks to go until the event, time is limited to snap up discounted Early Bird Tickets (offers ends October 25).

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Skift Take: This seems to be a trial balloon. No active talks are underway. But it makes intuitive sense given Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi's past and current ties with Expedia.

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Lodging

OCTOBER 15, 2024

WATERFORD, Connecticut—Waterford Hotel Group announced the promotion of Duane Schroder to chief growth officer, a newly created position. In this role, Schroder will lead strategic initiatives designed to propel the company’s expansion. In his role, Schroder will lead business development efforts to secure management contracts. Additionally, Schroder will cultivate strategic partnerships with capital partners to drive future expansion and oversee the acquisition of properties that align wi

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Veriu Group has expanded its presence to the Australian Capital Territory with the opening of Punthill Tuggeranong – the first in a series of office-to-hotel conversions to come from the group. The 76-key apartment hotel, located in Greenway, one of Canberra’s major commercial and government hubs, is intended to cater to solo and group travel, for business or leisure purposes.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Skift Take: Large scale acquisitions between consumer travel brands are rare these days, but now there are rumblings of one between Uber and Expedia. Could it work out? We're skeptical.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 13, 2024

IHG Hotels & Resorts is offering festival-goes and consumers a stress-free way to plan their next holiday at South-by-South-West Sydney (SXSW) this October 14-20, thanks to innovative technology that taps into the subconscious mind. The aptly-named IHG Hotels & Resorts ‘Mind Lobby’ is a futuristic, experiential activation that will launch on Sydney’s International Convention Centre Forecourt throughout the week-long event and sits at the heart of IHG’s official partnership with SXSW Sydney 2024.

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Lodging

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Special Search International announced Jim Coffey has been promoted to senior vice president. Coffey will assume the expanded role within the firm’s digital strategy, which will include an updated CRM platform and the launch of the firm’s new website. Hapi announced the appointment of Jeff Bzdawka as president. Bzdawka most recently served as CEO of Knowland.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Salter Brothers is positioning itself for further growth in Asia with the opening of an office in central Tokyo. Complementing its existing office in Singapore, the Japan office has both investment and asset management team members. It will be led by Managing Director for Asia, Rahul Ghai, who joined the company in November 2023 and has taken charge of the company’s Asian operations.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Skift Take: The tourism sun is shining bright over Japan as visitor numbers and revenues reach an all-time high in 2024. The challenge: sustaining the growth through 2025.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 18, 2024

IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announces the signing of four new Garner properties, extending the brand’s presence across the UK and Europe.

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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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Lodging

OCTOBER 14, 2024

ATLANTA, Georgia—Peachtree Group announced that its credit team has surpassed $1 billion in loan originations year-to-date, marking a milestone and setting a new benchmark for the firm’s performance. The firm anticipates that its credit team will surpass $1.75 billion in loan originations in 2024. “While the Federal Reserve has lowered rates to provide some relief to the overall economy, the commercial real estate sector will continue to face significant headwinds over the next few years,”

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Social media, television shows and movies are set to have an even greater influence on travellers’ trip choices in 2025, according to the latest data from global travel technology company Expedia Group. The group’s data-driven travel outlook for the year ahead, Unpack ’25, released on Thursday, shows that two-thirds of travellers are influenced by movies, streaming services and TV shows, such as “Emily in Paris” and “White Lotus”, representing a 16% increase from last year.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Skift Take: The head of Uber for Business says his margins are better than the non-business side, so Uber wants to triple-down on investment.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Leading luxury hospitality company Four Seasons and Blue Iris Investments S.A, (’Blue Iris’), an investment vehicle of AGC Equity Partners (’AGC’), a global alternative asset investment firm, announce plans for a brand new beachside resort that will welcome its first guests in summer 2025.

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Lodging

OCTOBER 14, 2024

During a Fireside Chat at The Lodging Conference, Marriott International president and CEO Anthony Capuano shared his experiences at the helm of the company for the last several years, offering details on everything from the COVID crisis to the devastating wildfires in Maui last year and more. Interviewed by Greg Dickhens, managing partner, Trinity Investments, Capuano—who celebrated 30 years with Marriott in February— shared a wide range of insights with the nearly 3,000 attendees.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Hotel investments in Asia Pacific are set to total $12.2 billion for the full year 2024 as a result of an influx of investment activity, a more favourable interest rate environment and supportive macro and microeconomic developments. JLL reports that full year Asia Pacific hotel investment volumes in 2024 are anticipated to grow by 4.3% on 2023, which totalled $11.7 billion.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Skift Take: In 2025, some remote locations will enjoy more popularity because they offer access to celestial events, animal migrations, and other natural experiences. Here are 5 tips for destination marketers to capitalize on the growing interest.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Good customer service becomes noticeable for two reasons.

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Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales at Allego

Maximizing sales rep performance is no easy task. 📈 Traditional sales training methods focus heavily on the first few weeks in the sales role. Companies dedicate time, resources, and budget to onboarding new hires, only for them to forget what was learned in those first few weeks, lose motivation, and struggle to come to grips with their role.

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Lodging

OCTOBER 16, 2024

AMSTERDAM—Booking.com’s annual Travel Predictions research reveals that many travelers want to redefine how they experience and engage with the world around them. Travelers will change the rules of conventional travel in 2025, and as a result, forge new connections with themselves, their loved ones, and those they meet along the way, as well as the destinations they visit.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 17, 2024

C onrad Centennial Singapore has been firmly one of the Lion city’s top business and leisure hotels for over a decade thanks to its location, stylish rooms and suites, dining, club lounge, pool and fantastic service. James Wilkinson checks-in and catches up with Conrad Centennial Singapore General Manager, Mike Williamson , to find out more. Mike, Conrad Centennial Singapore is popular on so many levels, from the location to the club lounge, pools, design, rooms, and food and beverage on offer.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Skift Take: In a recent ballot initiative, Juneau’s residents expressed frustration with cruise tourism.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Pullman Hotels & Resorts, a pioneering hotel brand from Accor, today announces the opening of Pullman Zagreb, its first property in Croatia. The contemporary hotel is located in the City Island development area, a new business hub in the capital city’s rapidly growing Zagreb district.

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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.

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Lodging

OCTOBER 15, 2024

LODGING spoke with PM Hotel Group President Joe Bojanowski on a Friday afternoon, as he was wrapping up the past week and planning for the next one before taking off for the weekend “at a decent hour.” This, he said, was business as usual for the entire team at PM Hotel Group, where he is leading the company’s growth and diversification and seeking to instill an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for innovation and technology.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Technology and its impact on the future of travel was a hot topic at SXSW Sydney this week with innovative activations and thought-provoking panel sessions throughout the festival. Accor, the preferred accommodation partner for the event, brought its lifestyle loyalty program, ALL – Accor Live Limitless, to the fore in an ALL.com Lobby Lounge at Tumbalong Park, where a number of free events took place.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Skift Take: Destinations are responding to the demands of Indian tourists, making Indian food and services a common sight in global travel hotspots.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Radisson Hotel Group expands its Italian portfolio with five new signings and seven upcoming openings, marking a significant milestone in its growth strategy and reinforcing its commitment to introduce its brands key travel markets.

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