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Barry Sternlicht Warns Big Hotel Chains: Indie Brands Are Coming for You

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Barry Sternlicht sees trouble brewing for big hotel chains. The Starwood founder warns that nimble upstarts will steal their market share one social media post at a time. Read the Complete Story On Skift

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IndiGo Widens Lead in Indian Market Share – India Report

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Skift Take: The Indian aviation sector is adding more airports across the country, and airlines are investing in upgrading and expanding their fleets. A consistent growth in domestic air passenger traffic is crucial to their return on investments, especially as international airlines are eyeing this growing consumer base.

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Choice Hotels International Reports Q1 2025 Results

Lodging

NORTH BETHESDA, MarylandChoice Hotels International, Inc. Highlights include: “Choice Hotels generated another quarter of record financial performance and RevPAR outperformance, demonstrating the successful execution of our growth strategy,” saidPatrick Pacious, president and chief executive officer.

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Challenges For Hotels, Gains For Short-Term Rentals – 3 Charts

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Skift Take: If stiff regulation doesn't get in the way, it is very likely that short-term rentals will take a chunk of market share from hotels. That's why you'll see more hotels getting into the vacation rental biz. Dennis Schaal Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Brigade Hotel Ventures to IPO in India: How it Plans to Spend the Money

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Skift Take: As it seeks to deepen its market share and broaden its portfolio, Brigade Hotel's IPO plans highlights not just the company’s growth potential, but also the broader optimism surrounding India’s hospitality industry. Peden Doma Bhutia Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Watch Video: Why Hotel Brands See Lots of Room to Grow in Luxury and Midscale

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Skift Take: The hotel brands have largely captured market share in the upscale segment and are now expanding their portfolios into the relatively un-penetrated luxury and midscale/premium economy space that offer the greatest opportunity for further branded share gains. Pranavi Agarwal Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Key appointments: BWH Hotels, Seibu Prince, Pullman Sydney Penrith

Hotel Management

BWH Hotels hires Senior Business Development Executive BWH Hotels Australasia has appointed Dean Bagley to the role of Senior Business Development Executive. We are thrilled to welcome Dean to the team, said BWH Hotels Australasia Managing Director, Rod Munro. We have a clear ambition to make Park Proxi a hotel of the locals.