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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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Cruises

Egypt tourism: Red Sea is surviving but cruises along Nile River are not

Yes, there may be safety along the Nile. But people have become accustomed to feeling absolutely pampered along the way. And they have no interest in changing -- no matter the political climate.

Anthony Sattin, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Hotels

How Marriott practices the science of hotel room design

Hotel room design often isn't based on creativity and inspiration, but all too often on focus groups and consumer research.

Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

Austin poised for more conventions with 4,000 new hotel rooms

Some 4,000 new hotel rooms are coming to HomeAway headquarters' city, Austin, Texas. With more rooms, Austin would become a more attractive host for meetings and conventions.

Skift | 11 years ago

Cruises

Trim the sails: Sequester guts NYC Fleet Week

It's a short-sighted move to trim the sails of Fleet Weeks in NYC and around the country as they bring in a lot of spending to the host localities, and allow sailors to have their week in the limelight.

Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Hotels

Choice Hotels CEO on the opportunity other brands are missing in Europe

Choice Hotels is playing its strengths by entering the European markets as most brands focus on Asia, in a strategy that could make the group one of continent’s largest players in the future.

Nadja Brandt, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Hotels

Hotels want to solve guests’ concierge problems with a big flat screen

Of course hotels are installing digital screens: the technology replaces the need for human concierge, shamelessly promotes hotels’ on-site offerings, and looks better than a paper pamphlet stand. What’s not to love?

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Lisbon’s tourism prospects are looking up with $121 million luxury resort

Spain was once a major tourism driver for the smaller Iberian country, but as Europe’s outbound market wanes, it is the Middle East that again steps in to generate interest and demand.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Hotels

Hotels marketing through movies still an unexplored opportunity

If tourism destinations are all over this, as are airlines, then why not hotels? Seems like a missed opportunity so far.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Korean resort destination empties as tension builds between North and South

Businesses in the seaside border town of Goseong say they’ve lost more than half their customers in just one week, with the site serving as a reminder of shattered visions of cooperation.

Ju-Min Park and Ronald Popeski, Reuters | 11 years ago

Hotels

InterContinental made redecorating plans just to sell New York’s Barclay

There's no doubt that every single major hotel chain is moving in the direction of selling hard assets in order to focus on management, but we can't help thinking this won't end well.

Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg | 11 years ago