Social Hospitality

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In the fast-paced world of digital marketing, staying ahead means more than just keeping up with new platforms or tools. It’s about identifying the subtle shifts in consumer behavior, technology, and content that can give your brand an edge before it becomes mainstream. While everyone focuses on the latest Instagram update or TikTok trend, let’s dive into some of the more hidden trends in digital marketing that can help you connect with your audience in new and effective ways. 1.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Perth Airport is set to introduce its first hotel on the estate in 2027, under a management agreement with Accor, as part of a $5 billion capital investment program. The new hotel will operate under Accor’s premium hotel brand, Pullman Hotels and Resorts, making it the fourth Pullman in the Pacific. The 240-room Pullman Perth Airport, designed by DKO Architecture, will feature a rooftop restaurant and bar, lobby lounge café, gymnasium, sauna, meeting facilities and co-working spaces.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2024

ChatGPT just became a browser-based search engine with real-time links, maps, weather, sports, stocks and news.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Halloween brings up images of spooky costumes and haunted houses. So, here’s a question for you: Are you confident your customer service and CX won’t scare your customers away?

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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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Anthony Cole Training

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This article is the 1st place winner of the 2022 Sales Pro Central MVP Awards on Sales Leadership! In our sales management training, we have developed 10 keys and a framework of activities that provide a new or tenured sales leader with a roadmap they need to put in place to help lead their team to greater sales success.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 31, 2024

One Global Capital Chairman and Group CEO, Iwan Sunito, has introduced a new hotel brand to the market, One Global Resorts, with the official rebranding of his Skye Suites Green Square property on Thursday evening. Designed by acclaimed Koichi Takada Architects, the multi-award-winning Infinity mixed-use precinct is the most celebrated of Sunito’s projects developed under his Crown Group business.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In today’s digital landscape, technology companies face a growing challenge: building business using traditional outreach methods is getting harder. Prospects rarely answer calls, open emails, or click ads. Schedule a demo? Good luck.

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Lodging

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Lake Buena Vista, Florida—The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin announced the largest renovation and expansion in the property’s history, highlighted by the addition of 120,000 square feet of event space to its current meeting and convention floorplan. The entire project is an investment of $275 million over the next several years and will also include modernized upgrades to existing meeting spaces and Swan guest rooms; and technology enhancements throughout the property.

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Hotel Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The winners and highly commended have been announced in the inaugural HM Awards Aotearoa-Pacific at a gala ceremony at Cordis Auckland on Friday evening. Over 200 hotel industry professionals were in attendance to celebrate the top people, properties and projects across New Zealand and the South Pacific. On Friday, November 29, the full list of winners and highly commended will be revealed at HM Awards Australasia-Pacific, which takes place at the ICC Sydney.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Skift Take: Space tourism is no longer a fever dream of wonky scientists and starry-eyed visionaries. It’s real and it’s here, a fledgling economic powerhouse that’s still in its awkward adolescence – clumsy, unpredictable but filled with potential. — bt@skift.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 29, 2024

A unique fusion of Egyptian culture, heritage, and contemporary art awaits at Cairo West’s first art-centered lifestyle hotel.

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Lodging

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

ATLANTA, Georgia—Davidson Hospitality Group announced that it has entered into a new partnership with Nautic Partners, a middle-market private equity firm. As part of this partnership, Nautic Partners will acquire Davidson Hospitality Group from an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners, LLC, in partnership with Davidson management. Davidson Hospitality Group has over $2 billion in annual revenue under management.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Fresh from its $30 million hotel refurbishment in January this year, Amora Hotel Brisbane has reemerged as a premier destination for MICE planners and delegates, boasting newly transformed spaces. As Brisbane rises as a leading destination for both MICE and sporting events, the hotel’s renovation comes at the perfect time to capitalise on these thriving sectors.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Skift Take: Don’t think the Chinese will shy away from a space tourism adventure — and if they can don Prada space suits while they’re at it, you can bet they’re all in!

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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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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 30, 2024

With direct bookings becoming a critical focus for hotel chains worldwide, h2c, a leading consultancy in the hospitality industry, has released its 2024 Global Hotel Direct Booking Acceleration Study. This in-depth research offers key insights into the technologies and strategies shaping the future of direct bookings, from AI-powered booking engines to the rise of mobile transactions.

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Lodging

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The new Hotel Polaris at the U.S. Air Force Academy, managed by CoralTree Hospitality, is preparing for takeoff on Nov. 14. In the spirit of its landmark location, the 375-room resort-style hotel promises to be an ever-modern experience where the grandeur and magnitude of the Academy and Rocky Mountains are accessible to all visitors. Guests can pilot their own unique experiences as the hotel will feature the only immersive flight simulators at a hotel in […] The post Hotel Polaris at the

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Coldplay fans are flocking to hotels across Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland as its Music of the Spheres Tour kicks off in Australia and New Zealand. The tour, which recently made history as the highest-grossing rock tour of all time, is the first rock tour to surpass US$1 billion in revenue, and second only to Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour. The UK band plays the first of 11 shows in the region tonight, beginning at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne’s Docklands (Oct 30-31, Nov 2-3), before four nights at

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Skift Take: Young travelers are flocking to cruise ships, and Royal Caribbean is cashing in by creating private ports and islands as new attractions.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Airbnb can give families more: more space, more value, and more quality time together. With Thanksgiving, one of the busiest family travel times of the year, just around the corner, Airbnb is revealing new data on the rise of family travel and where and how families are traveling this holiday season.

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eHotelier

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Lets explore the implications of emotional intelligence in the customer journey and look at tips for improving the customer experience by improving EI in staff and management.

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Management 124

Hotel Management

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is set to expand its presence in China and Japan as part of an accelerated growth strategy to double its global portfolio over the next 10 years. Mandarin Oriental currently operates 10 hotels across Greater China. The Group’s original flagship, The Mandarin, opened in Hong Kong in 1963, while most recently Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing, opened on October 12, 2024.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Skift Take: Norwegian Cruise Line's story is essentially "everything is great and we're being careful to keep it that way for as long as possible.

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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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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In the week ending 19 October 2024, U.S. revenue per available room (RevPAR) advanced 4.2% on 2.5 growth in average daily rate (ADR) and a 1.1 percentage point (ppt) increase in occupancy. RevPAR growth in the Top 25 Markets trailed slightly versus the remaining markets, which saw ongoing demand and ADR gains from areas impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

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Lodging

OCTOBER 28, 2024

SAN ANTONIO, TX—Continuing to provide hoteliers with new features to help enhance the guest experience, LG Business Solutions USA is introducing LG Channels, LG’s exclusive free streaming service, on its smart hotel TVs and set-top boxes. Being demonstrated at the 2024 Hospitality Show (Booth 1713), LG Channels will feature FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television) channels across a range of programming categories including live news, sports, movies, reality, drama, and more. “Hotelier

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Capital Alliance and Development Victoria’s $2 billion master plan to revitalise Central Dandenong has been given the green light, with early works set to commence late next year. The project aims to establish Central Dandenong as Victoria’s second capital city with plans for a 11,000 sqm new-build hotel, more than 480 new homes, retail spaces, state-of-the-art educational facilities, as well as commercial healthcare, aged care and knowledge precincts.

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Skift Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Skift Take: Expedia was spun out of Microsoft before the turn of the century, and the two Seattle-based companies have always been tight. They just got a bit tighter.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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Hospitality Net

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

UN Tourism welcomed high-level officials from the National Tourism Administrations of 20 Asia-Pacific countries to redefine luxury tourism and explore common paths to growing the sector.

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eHotelier

OCTOBER 30, 2024

By understanding and implementing the latest booking trends influenced by FOMO—whether through transformative experiences, AI-driven personalization, or sustainability—you can not only increase bookings but also build a loyal customer base that values what your hotel offers.

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Hotels 122

Hotel Management

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The exciting, new Signia by Hilton brand made a stunning Georgia debut earlier this year with the opening of Atlanta’s largest ground‑up hotel development project in 40 years and since then the property has been a major winner for business travellers. The 976-room Signia by Hilton Atlanta, the first new build and Georgia hotel for the Signia by Hilton brand, is one of the most exciting developments Atlanta has ever seen for its style, location, sophistication and hospitality.

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Skift Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Skift Take: Airport infrastructure is being ramped up in India to support expected demand, and airlines are also expanding their fleets. The next step is to make planes in India.

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