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Hotel News

Extensive coverage of news stories specifically curated for travel industry professionals seeking to stay informed about the latest developments, trends, and opportunities in the global hotel sector. The archive provides a comprehensive overview of the industry, covering various aspects of hotel management, operations, guest experience, and marketing. In-depth analysis and expert opinions are presented by Skift editors and contributors, examining the challenges and opportunities faced by hoteliers in different regions and market segments. The archive also highlights the influence of global events, regulations, and changing traveler preferences on the industry.

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Hotels

What is a short-term rental? Leading advocacy group isn’t quite sure

Short-term apartment rentals and vacation-home rentals are two different animals, but the poll done for Airbnb, HomeAway, and TripAdvisor seeks to obfuscate the differences.

Hotels

David Rockwell on storytelling and the art of creating shared spaces at hotels

David Rockwell has been a favorite of design-forward hoteliers like the Starwood Group and Morgans, and you can see why.

David Rockwell on storytelling and the art of creating shared spaces at hotels

Hotels

Design firm turns empty New York City offices into pop-up hotels

Most hotel design concepts never make it past that stage anyone that’s ever looked for an office or apartment in NYC knows building zones are so specific that it’d be impossible to (legally) execute.

Design firm turns empty New York City offices into pop-up hotels

Hotels

TripAdvisor mobile reviewers just as wordy as desktop peers

Like Facebook's concerns that mobile would dilute advertising revenue, TripAdvisor fretted that hotel and restaurant reviewers on mobile would get cryptic in their reviews. But, if TripAdvisor is to be believed, mobile reviewers can be just as verbose as people behind desktops.

Hotels

Airbnb, Priceline and Travelocity are clunkiest sites to use, survey finds

Ease of use should indeed increase conversions, but it's difficult to compare the complexity of dealing with apartment hosts on Airbnb with simply completing a hotel booking from one brand on Hilton.com.

Airbnb, Priceline and Travelocity are clunkiest sites to use, survey finds

Hotels

Supreme Court ruling opens floodgates to gay marriage tourism in California

California's legalization of gay marriage will benefit the hotel, tourism, and travel industries as same-sex couples flock to the state for coastal weddings.

Supreme Court ruling opens floodgates to gay marriage tourism in California

Airlines

The world’s 15 largest travel companies of 2013

If you thought Priceline was the largest publicly traded travel company in the world by market cap, you'd be very wrong. Two Taiwanese airlines and a global hotel and casino business boast greater bragging rights.

The world’s 15 largest travel companies of 2013

Hotels

Delivery services plot takeover of traditional hotel room service

These established startups are mobile, offer consistent service across major cities, appeal to young business travelers, and are positioned to replace slow room service that are quickly becoming a limited outdated option.

Hotels

Concerns raised about Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid over high hotel room prices

Tokyo has always had more cheap beds than it gets credit for -- they just don't come with Western brand names. If London can pull off an Olympics, Tokyo will barely break a sweat.

Hotels

The coming worker shortage in the U.S. hotel industry

The people part of the hospitality industry has been taken for granted for a while now, and both policy and industry efforts are needed to make sure talent comes into the market.