The metaverse may be all of the rage these days. But Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern doesn’t think we’ll be traveling there anytime soon, saying he thinks we will want to be in the “real-verse” for some time to come…
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The metaverse may be all of the rage these days. But Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern doesn’t think we’ll be traveling there anytime soon, saying he thinks we will want to be in the “real-verse” for some time to come…
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Booking.com to cut thousands of workers in new reorganization
Booking.com on Thursday that it will be slashing nearly three thousand jobs globally as it plans to outsource nearly all of its customer service operations…
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How Boutique Luxury is Pivoting in the Post-Pandemic
For those with an eye for history, the Forte name reminds one of Baron Forte, the Italian-born, Scottish hotelier that created the Forte brand and the multiple hospitality businesses he helped create…
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Where Do Solar and Electric Vehicle Charging Fit Into Your Revenue Strategy?
Last June, MGM Resorts International activated a solar park that will power up to 90% of its 13 Las Vegas properties…
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EV Hotel, CDX team for crypto trading floor
EV Hotel, which is billed as “the first crypto and tech hotel,” has partnered with Chicago Digital Exchange (CDX), a cryptocurrency and NFT exchange, on a CDX Crypto trading floor, which will make its debut in a number of EV Hotels when they open…
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SCP Hotels takes a conscious-forward approach to its brand
When Soul Community Planet Hotels launched in 2018 with a property in Colorado Springs, Colo., it did so with an ethos based on sustainable, healthful and socially responsible travel.
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Wyndham Teams Up with Amadeus for Business Intelligence Insights
World’s largest hotel franchising company leverages Amadeus’ Demand360 to enhance demand generation strategies.
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Marriott International to Open Nearly 100 Hotels in Asia Pacific in 2022
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced its plans to further expand its portfolio across Asia Pacific, targeting to open its 1000th property in the region in late 2022…
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Choosing Technology Tools: A How-To Guide to Quickly Assess the Value of New Technology Offerings
These days hospitality managers are virtually bombarded by trade press ads, online marketing, and tech company pitches that offer advanced-technology products and services designed to revolutionize the entire industry…
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U.S. News & World Report has unveiled its Best Hotels rankings, which evaluate more than 35,000 hotels and resorts across the U.S., Europe, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean…
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Is Hospitality a Zero-Sum Game?
The hospitality market is in the midst of a massive transformation in technology, operations, and guest engagement. But will ‘high-tech’ advancements always conflict with ‘high-touch’ hospitality?
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Global Lodging Demand Elevated to Unexpected Heights (Report Download)
Lodging demand elevated to unexpected heights. With lodging demand recovering at a quicker pace than expected, hoteliers will need to adapt and create a working environment that supports the health and wellbeing of its workforce…
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Andrea Scherz Named Chairman of The Leading Hotels of the World’s Executive Committee
The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) has elected Andrea Scherz as the chairman of its Executive Committee. Scherz, who held the position since the New Year, is the proprietor and general manager of Gstaad Palace in Switzerland…
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The changing dynamic of group sales in management companies
The disruption the hospitality industry has experienced over the past two years has been dramatic, to say the least…
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Four Seasons leans into leisure travel with 2022 growth plans
Luxury hotel company Four Seasons, now majority-owned by Bill Gates' Cascade Investments, has big plans afoot for 2022.
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IS TIKTOK PART OF TRAVEL'S RECOVERY TOOLBOX?
TikTok has often been dismissed as a video platform for Gen Z but travel brands are increasingly turning to it to help them broaden their reach.
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Boutique Hotels Turn to Artisanal Coffee Programs for a Wake-Up Call on Service
Hotels would be wise to ditch the powdered dairy and differentiate themselves by aligning with local roasters for artisanal coffee programs…
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Travel & Tourism could grow to $8.6 trillion in 2022, says WTTC
Contribution to global GDP could return to pre-pandemic levels this year - Millions of jobs to be recovered if governments continue to remove restrictions to travel
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