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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

Gatsby-style Newport weekend for dreamers, flappers and gastronomes

Movie-inspired tourism is often a big seller. Although lots of "The Great Gatsby" novel took place on Long Island, part of the 1974 movie were filmed in Newport, which is making the most of the just-released fifth Gatsby film.

Gatsby-style Newport weekend for dreamers, flappers and gastronomes

Hotels

TripAdvisor advises against mobile apps for its hotel customers

TripAdvisor giveth and TripAdvisor taketh. It gives great advice to hotels, and it takes their advertising dollars. Good cop, bad cop (although not-so bad if it is driving hotel bookings) has long been known to be a very effective strategy.

TripAdvisor advises against mobile apps for its hotel customers

Hotels

The online travel agencies’ hotel tax mess: Every state, every case

Oy. What a mess. There is no clear end-game because each jurisdiction's laws are different. Federal legislation could resolve the issue, but that would take away power from cities and states.

The online travel agencies’ hotel tax mess: Every state, every case

Business Travel

U.S. hotels have given up on extra fees, raising room rates instead

Guests don't enjoy sneaky fees and hotels don't enjoy arguing over them. Including a few basics -- like Wi-Fi -- for free builds loyalty and makes everyone happy.

U.S. hotels have given up on extra fees, raising room rates instead

Hotels

Hotel bookings propel Orbitz first quarter profit

Obitz's much-hyped deal to power the American Express consumer travel site contributed to first quarter growth, but it looks like it isn't turning out to be the bulldozer that Orbitz anticipated.

Airlines

Jumeirah chief slams governments for protecting legacy airlines

These arguments carry much more weight coming from a hotel CEO than they would from an airline that feels signaled out by restrictive policies.

Hotels

Online hotel bookings finally taking off in India

If you think hotel industry is fragmented here, try India, where it is hard to tell the difference between real estate and hotel industry. Now, as airlines and rail are being booked at volume online in India, hotels are coming into the mix of online travel.

Airlines

Does anyone really need another flight-search startup?

To paraphrase a certain baseball philospher, it's getting late very early for flight-search startups. For any chance of success, they'd better offer something unique, have a lot of funding, and figure out how to attract substantial revenue elsewhere.

Does anyone really need another flight-search startup?

Hotels

Saudi Arabia to get over 200 new hotels over next two years

As the site of the world's most attended event, Saudi Arabia has some catch up to do to make room for all its guests -- especially as the growing wealth of its pilgrims lead them to expect more.

Saudi Arabia to get over 200 new hotels over next two years

Cruises

UK investors make last-minute bid to buy iconic cruise liner QE2

A fight over a retired ship is unusual, but the English investors’ plea seems to be based more in nostalgia than any real plans for using the ship in London.

UK investors make last-minute bid to buy iconic cruise liner QE2