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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

Salary survey: What hotel workers in the Middle East make in 2012

Numbers were more positive this year, but the survey respondents almost unanimously agreed that line staff were underpaid and that the blame for the lower wages was due to hotel owners being reluctant to raise wages.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Hotels on edge while waiting for the GSA to set new per diem rates

Everyone wants the government to cut spending unless it effects them. The GSA should be able to set rates so that government employees are in line with everyone else without grandstanding politicians making a fuss about over spending.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

PR: Four Seasons expands into sub-Saharan Africa

Four Seasons are becoming a given feature at UNESCO World Heritage Sites, but this is the chain's first African foray south of Egypt and Morocco.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Soho House expansion in Berlin offers members fully serviced apartments

Soho House is hiding on a bit of a high this year with new openings and refurbishments helped along by a cash infusion by billionaire/man-about-town Ron Burkle.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Marriott discusses China delays and Olympics numbers

Whether it is delays or crackdowns, U.S. companies operating in China will need to factor in the sometimes dramatic influence of political maneuvers.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Marriott to corporations: We have the power now

If the economy truly gets out of its doldrums, the power struggle between hotel chains and corporations will shift back to the hotels.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

The top 10 hotel fees that everybody likes to complain about

From Wi-Fi to mandatory valet parking, these are the fees we've all complained about around the hotel pool. Fortunately, USAT also includes tips to avoiding them.

Skift | 12 years ago

Business Travel

Is a new GSA-type conventions scandal brewing?

The jury is out on the details of this government agency's spending practices on conventions. Still, in the wake of the GSA brouhaha, the travel spending practices of the entire government are under the microscope.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

The world’s largest owner of hotel rooms wants to unload some real estate

Although Blackstone is only publicly speaking about commercial real estate now, it's hard to imagine that the private-equity giant won't look to unload a few of its 185,000 rooms -- or even the Hilton chain itself.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Qantas gets into online accommodation with Hooroo launch

Every new travel site is a new kind of travel site. How Qantas competes with specialists/startups in online rentals/shares remains to be seen, though it has the advantage of packaging deals with air reservations.

Skift | 12 years ago