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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.
10 hours 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.
19 hours 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.
3 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.
6 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.
5 days 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.
5 days 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.
6 days 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.
6 days 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.
6 days 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.
1 week ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
It only takes a little momentum for a snowball growth effect to transpire, and the unlikely Sonesta seems to have plenty of it to hit an extraordinary five-year growth goal.
1 week ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Hilton's hotel tweaks and new ad campaign are a reminder companies can't afford to let customers slip away, especially during such an uncertain year for travel.
1 week ago
