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Dennis Schaal, Skift
Expedia Group's stance on resort fees could have been drafted by a United Nations diplomat. Expedia doesn't want to alienate hotels and seeks to pick up market share based on Booking Holdings' more forceful position. But it's hitting resort-fee-charging hotels right where it hurts — in the prominence on their listings.
13 hours ago
Nancy Trejos, Skift
Hyatt joins Marriott and IHG by promising to get rid of single-use plastic bottles of shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, and lotion with large-format bathroom amenities. Hotels are wisely promising to do what they can to mitigate waste. Let's see if they can make their deadlines.
3 days ago
Christopher Palmeri and Gillian Tan, Bloomberg
Like other hospitality companies, MGM is pivoting towards an asset-light model and has spent the last year or so preparing for an economic downturn. It should be in good shape if the worst happens.
3 days ago
Expedia Group Lodging Partner Services + Skift
Independent hotels struggle to keep up with larger hotels and chains when it comes to adopting the latest technology, thanks to high costs and complexity of implementation. However, they stand to benefit substantially if they adopt the right systems.
3 days ago
Patrick Clark and Gillian Tan, Bloomberg
Sometimes the only way to step up presence in cities is to buy and rebrand. InterContinental Hotels Group won't like this, as Hyatt can terminate the management contracts if it buys Xenia's Kimpton assets.
3 days ago
Nancy Trejos, Skift
Lobbies are no longer the only spaces hotel guests can share. Now some hotels are offering travelers the choice of sharing guest rooms. But will the shared spaces be enough to lure millennial travelers away from the likes of Airbnb?
3 days ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
WeWork's implosion is putting pressure on all of SoftBank's investments, Oyo included. If it's not changing course already, the budget hotel chain may soon have to decide whether, as CEO Ritesh Agarwal put it, to grow fast or grow right.
4 days ago
Jasmine Ganaishlal and Spencer Lee, Skift
This week in hospitality, Oyo CEO Ritesh Agarwal is focusing on improving problems brought up by hotel owners. Meanwhile, Accor has entered a new partnership with Alibaba Group to help the company develop tech to appeal to the Chinese outbound market.
5 days ago
Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg
In a city with so much entertainment and stimulation, nightclubs are proving to be a challenge to keep open in Las Vegas. The Kaos nightclub at the Palms casino is the latest casualty.
5 days ago
Anisha Sircar, Bloomberg
The political tensions in Hong Kong and China are having implications for the hospitality industry all over the world. There is no clear end in sight.
7 days ago
Nancy Trejos, Skift
Accor has formed a partnership with online marketplace Alibaba to make it easier for Chinese travelers to book rooms and other services. It's a smart move to appeal to Alibaba's 700 million high-spending consumers who are eager to travel around the world.
1 week ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
A deeper engagement with owners is definitely one of the key things Oyo needs to achieve to address some of its problems. CEO Ritesh Agarwal, who recently took a larger stake in the company, seems to be on the case.
1 week ago
