WHAT DO GEN Z TRAVELERS WANT FROM ONLINE TRAVEL BRANDS?
Travel brands eager to engage with young consumers have for years focused on one key segment: millennials.
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WHAT DO GEN Z TRAVELERS WANT FROM ONLINE TRAVEL BRANDS?
Travel brands eager to engage with young consumers have for years focused on one key segment: millennials.
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Lodging Econometrics: Global Hotel Construction Pipeline Slightly Decreases
Lodging Econometrics (LE) has released its Global Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report, which compiles the hotel construction pipeline counts for every country and market around the world.
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Hyatt Teams Up with Gopuff to Offer Everyday Essentials On-the-Go
The pilot program rolls out today with free deliveries at select Hyatt Place locations in the U.S., expanding the brand’s Necessities Program.
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If you fancy bringing some of the 700 million users of Instagram on an Insta-Holiday to your place, then yes, it is for you. You can do wonders by doing very little on this visual and rich storytelling platform…
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OTAS VS. SUPPLIER-DIRECT BOOKINGS IN EASTERN EUROPE
Like the rest of the world, the Eastern Europe region has not escaped the COVID-19 pandemic, although each country's government response has differed, according to Phocuswright's latest travel research report Eastern Europe Travel Market Report…
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Hospitality Financial Leadership – Critical Importance of Accruals and Deferrals
A lot gets written about certain things in the hotel industry and others not so much as a mention. I am not saying it is simply a matter of blatant favoritism or anything like that but it is not lost on me that certain items get the limelight…
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How Aimbridge is Embracing the ‘Gig Economy’ to Tackle Labor Challenges
Elie Khoury, executive vice president of operations at Aimbridge Hospitality, has faced many operational challenges during his 25 years in the industry. With each downturn, Khoury believes, hotel operators grow smarter and wiser…
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Plaza Premium opens “land-to-air premium airport experience” at new Qingdao airport
Plaza Premium has unveiled what it is referring to as its first “land-to-air premium airport experience” at the newly opened Qingdao Jiaodong International airport.
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Major Chinese Hotel Company Dampens Recovery Outlook for Remainder of Year
It wasn’t long ago when major hotel companies expected a full recovery in China sometime this year. That’s no longer the case.
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Global pipeline projects in early planning stage rise
Lodging Econometrics (LE) has released its Global Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report, which compiles the hotel construction pipeline counts for every country and market around the world.
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UKHospitality and BII call on Government to introduce Business Rates reform
UKHospitality and the BII have welcomed the opportunity to comment on the Government’s Business Rates Revaluations Consultation.
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Choice Diversifies Extended-Stay Portfolio With “Out of the Box” Conversions
According to Ron Burgett, senior vice president, development, extended stay for Choice Hotels, there continues to be plenty of room for growth in the extended-stay market, which proved to be especially durable during the pandemic, partly because it…
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Why Investing in Cybersecurity Insurance has Become Vital for Hotels
Global cybercrime is expected to grow 15% year over year for the next five years, costing companies worldwide an estimated $10.5 trillion by 2025 – more than triple the cost of $3 trillion in 2015.
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Can corporate travel take off again?
Business travel has a place in the post-pandemic, net-zero future, argues Rick Lewis of BCG
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The tale of two hotels in COVID times
Many of us are starting to get back on the road and experience travel again while trying to figure out the new game and what has changed.
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Microsoft Pumps $5 Million Into India’s Oyo Ahead of Its Planned Public Listing
Microsoft Corp has invested $5 million in SoftBank-backed Oyo, according to a regulatory filing, ahead of the Indian hotel chain’s plan to go public.
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Lybra CEO on big data’s role in revenue management
Big data is a term that has been used by analysts in this industry and many others…
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Founder Dave Johnson departs Aimbridge Hospitality
Dave Johnson, founder/executive chairman, Aimbridge Hospitality, has left the company to pursue other external opportunities.
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