Boutiq’s Rena Pacheco-Theard has managed short-term rentals operations on all levels and has lived the margin pressures. As a Skift IDEA Awards judge, she explores ideas that take in the whole picture.
Hilton said the deals underscore confidence in Hilton Garden Inn - Gen A, a prototype built for the China market. Plus, more hotel deal and development news from APAC.
Premium is evolving beyond a product category to become an entire ecosystem. Instead of chasing each other’s offers and upgrades, travel brands should leverage the premium economy through the lens of customers they already interact with.
Even as Marriott builds a walled garden, it is buying real estate in everyone else's. That hedging action is understandable given that no travel company is yet sure where travelers will actually start their searches.
A lawsuit over a hotel's alleged decision to replace a longstanding conference with higher-value NBA Finals business has been settled. But the dispute exposed a contract vulnerability many planners still overlook.
Amadeus will publicly introduce two hotel AI tools at HITEC, but its bigger play is infrastructure. As AI agents move closer to travel booking, the GDS wants to help define how hotels are found, priced, changed, and paid for.
The centenary deadline may have slipped, but Şeker's broader point is that Turkish Airlines is now big enough that the number of aircraft it operates matters less than what it does with them.