Cameron Sperance

Cameron is Skift’s Boston-based hospitality reporter. A Memphis native, he’s never dropped his use of y’all. He previously covered commercial real estate and is a fan of indie bookshops, his dog, and hosting dinner parties.

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Coronavirus

Hospitality School 2020 Graduates Confront an Evaporated Hotel Jobs Market

With extraordinarily bleak job prospects for the graduating class of 2020, hospitality students have to persevere and find any available opportunity until the travel industry recovers.

Cameron Sperance , Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Hotels Should Expect Business Travel to Rebound First: The Long View This Week

Antibody testing could defy travel analyst expectations and cause business travel to return before leisure, but the theory hinges on the success of the testing.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Hong Kong’s Top Tourism Executive Plans Marketing Blitz to Revive Travel by July

Given Hong Kong's decimated tourist appeal due to coronavirus and months of anti-government protests, the Hong Kong Tourism Board has several obstacles to clear ahead of a recovery.

Donny Kwok, Reuters | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Leisure Travel Comes Back First as Drive-To Rather than Fly-To: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust CEO

It's hard to expect a V-shaped rebound for the hotel industry, but improvements to coronavirus testing could accelerate the L-shaped recovery, anticipates Jon Bortz, the CEO of a large hotel ownership group.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Economy Extended Stay Is the Strongest of the Weak U.S. Hotel Sector in March

U.S. economy extended stay hotels continue to see relatively strong performance levels during the coronavirus downturn, while offering rooms for emergency services could maintain numbers from dipping as the crisis continues.

Cameron Sperance , Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Hilton, American Express Offer 1 Million Rooms to Coronavirus Frontline Medical Staff

The Hilton and American Express partnership is the latest in a growing list of hospitality companies looking to pump life into empty hotels during the coronavirus downturn in travel.

Cameron Sperance , Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Shuffled Not Shaken Out: How Hotel Giants Will Handle All Those Brands Post-Coronavirus

Recent brand buildup by global hotel giants has caused some analysts to caution against brand cannibalization, but the coronavirus downturn isn't likely to change the push for more flags.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Normalcy Won’t Come Until 2022: CEO of Ireland’s Largest Hotel Group

It may take until 2022 for bookings to return to pre-coronavirus levels at Ireland's Dalata Hotel Group, but the company also has a sale-leaseback safety net if the travel industry faces an even worse coronavirus downturn.

Padraic Halpin, Reuters | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

15,000 U.S. Hotels Offer Rooms for Coronavirus Emergency Services

Thousands of hoteliers have jumped at the opportunity to offer underutilized properties to the government, but the measure is almost certainly not enough to offset coronavirus business losses.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Hotels

Marriott’s Latest Data Breach Impacts 5.2 Million Travelers

While this latest data breach pales in comparison to the one Marriott faced in 2018, it likely won't help the hotel giant in rebuilding trust with guests who hand over personal information through the hotel giant's tech platforms.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago