Choice Hotels Touts Its Tech Partnerships with Google and Amazon
Deanna Ting, Skift
Will voice-enabled booking for hotels actually take off? Guess we'll find out first with Choice Hotels' partnership with Google.
1 day ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Will voice-enabled booking for hotels actually take off? Guess we'll find out first with Choice Hotels' partnership with Google.
1 day ago
Shahien Nasiripour, Bloomberg
The Trumps can blame politics, but it's a bad business decision for any hotelier to flag under a controversial brand when there are dozens of others with more robust distribution networks and stronger consumer awareness available to choose from.
1 day ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Hyatt CEO Mark Hoplamazian to investors on earnings day: Trust us, the plan is working.
2 days ago
AccorHotels + Skift
In the past, economy hotels have often been constrained in terms of the designs, experiences, and personalized offerings they could provide guests. But ibis is taking steps to prove that economy brands can compete when it comes to experiential offerings.
1 week ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Shiji, the tech conglomerate with an investment from Alibaba, continues to snap up companies in a bid for hotel tech supremacy. It has nabbed IcePortal in the wake of that company's arch-rival Leonardo being snatched up last November by tech conglomerate Jonas.
2 days ago
Isaac Carey, Skift
The hotel conglomerate shouldn't rely too much on one brand to drive domestic growth, but so far that's exactly what's happening.
3 days ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
As we reach (or surpass) peak cycle, it seems like everyone is a bit of a hypochondriac these days when it comes to the health of the hotel industry.
3 days ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
InterContinental Hotel Group’s purchase of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas is consistent with its drive to boost its luxury portfolio with small yet well-defined brands that do not cannibalize one another. So smart.
4 days ago
Rebecca Stone, Skift Research
As earnings season for 2018 results for the hotel companies begins, Skift Research is out with a deep dive report on Hyatt assessing some of the company's key developments. With the company's recent acquisitions in the management space, dispositions of owned real estate, and increased focus on wellness offerings, we think Hyatt is smartly positioning itself for an uncertain future.
4 days ago
Colin Nagy, Skift
Meeting guest experience requirements is too often a series of boring checklists. But improving the end-to-end experience can be a joyful, creative project that involves everyone from the general manager to the most junior staff. Here’s a way to think about it.
6 days ago
Isaac Carey, Skift
This week in hospitality, Airbnb picks a former Delta president to lead transportation, budget hotel chain Oyo enters the U.S. market, and Hilton CEO discusses what it means to "own a customer."
1 week ago
Patrick Clark and Lily Katz, Bloomberg
Midtown Manhattan is rapidly changing, thanks to new zoning laws, and Trump might be feeling edged out. One of his first big projects is being torn down forever, and who knows — maybe he'll get nostalgic. There will be taller buildings, and the Grand Central train station will get a facelift.
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