Victories Are All Relative Now for Hotel Giant IHG
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Revenue improved for IHG in the third quarter, but there is still too much weakness in the travel economy (and IHG's own portfolio) to call this a win.
20 hours ago
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Cameron Sperance, Skift
Revenue improved for IHG in the third quarter, but there is still too much weakness in the travel economy (and IHG's own portfolio) to call this a win.
20 hours ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Accor sees plenty of revenue growth opportunities, but it needs to move swiftly against competitors to dig out of current financial realities and pandemic misery.
2 days ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
A holiday with plenty of reasons to celebrate: Golden Week reaffirmed projections that hotels in China are on track to recover to pre-pandemic revenue levels by next year.
4 days ago
Travelport + Skift
Our new eBook, Hotel Revenue: A Recovery Guide For Travel Agencies, encourages travel agencies to pivot their value proposition, and hone in on hotel sales as they chart the path to post-Covid recovery.
1 week ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Don't be fooled by these numbers in the United States. It will be years for hotel construction to once again hit peak levels seen only months ago.
4 days ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
In Skift's top stories this week, we covered Sonesta's rapid growth at the expense of Marriott and IHG, Asia's travel recovery, AirAsia's digital transformation, and Southwest's business travel strategy, among others.
7 days ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
The hospitality industry got some love from Washington, but stakeholders shouldn't hold their breath waiting for industry-targeted relief to pass.
1 week ago
Haixia Wang, Skift Research
Labor Day weekend didn’t provide a much-needed boost for the U.S travel sector. In September, 37 percent of Americans traveled, barely one percentage point higher than in August. The path of travel recovery ahead might be even rockier with summer vacation officially behind us.
1 week ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
The extended stay hotel sector continues to attract owners and investors due to its seemingly recession-proof traveler base, even during a global pandemic.
1 week ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Marriott's newer initiatives and brands like Homes & Villas may find success during the pandemic, but old-fashioned revenue streams like corporate travel are still a vital factor in a full recovery.
1 week ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
There have been hotel occupancy dips and rapid accelerations in China, but underlying data shows the country is still leading the world in the race toward a full economic recovery from the pandemic.
1 week ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Kudos to the two companies for coming out on top of The Wall Street Journal's ranking. But shame on the rest of the sector. Time to do better.
2 weeks ago