Comprehensive coverage of the hospitality industry including news, original stories, trends, deep dives, interviews and more.
Andrea Felsted, Bloomberg
Unlike a lot of hotel companies, Whitbread has held onto its property portfolio. With Brexit making UK companies cheaper to buy, there'll be a few companies looking at it as a potential acquisition.
1 day ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
The luxury hotel market continues to evolve. While many of the big hotel companies seem pretty happy with their portfolios, we could see significant changes at Hilton over the coming years.
3 days ago
Samantha Shankman, Skift
Sophisticated serenity is the best way to describe luxury hospitality in the Catalan capital where troubles including sky-high petty crime rates, legality surrounding Airbnb, and political tensions bubble under the surface. For a city once considered the coolest in Europe, its development is useful to watch for other cities just now entering their gilded age of tourism.
3 days ago
IHG + Skift
The travel advisor sector is in the midst of a transformative shift as industry practitioners try to reinvent their role for the digital age. How is the travel advisor sector evolving in the face of this challenge? And how will the changes impact advisors’ relationship with suppliers like hotels? We investigate these questions and much more in this new report.
3 weeks ago
Grant Martin, Skift
Marriott's new pricing structure will help it better control inventory during high and low seasons — but as a result, some travelers may find it harder to find deals on their favorite vacation properties.
3 days ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
The super-budget accommodation sector in Southeast Asia has so much potential. That’s old news. What’s new is super investors have finally warmed up to the idea and are backing RedDoorz in the face of Oyo’s entry into the region.
4 days ago
Danni Santana, Skift
With 18 hotels signed, opened, or under construction, Nobu Hotels is growing its hotel portfolio rapidly. But the chain is focused only on major global markets.
4 days ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
The short-term goal of the deals is to win more work from hotel management companies. The long-term goal is to sell the combined portfolio. We look at the merits of Accel-KKR-owned Cendyn's acquisition of Rainmaker. We also look at potential acquisition targets.
4 days ago
Grant Martin, Skift
Marriott's new dynamic pricing will make award nights more expensive for those who can only travel during peak season. Those with some flexibility in their schedules, however, may be in for a treat.
1 week ago
Danni Santana, Skift
Crowdsourcing the booking process, if you will, is a smart strategy to make guests feel involved in the business.
1 week ago
Leslie Barrie, Skift
As our Skift Megatrend 2019 forecasted, wellness is the new hook in travel marketing, and it's been gaining speed. The rise of wellness culture has made caring about sleep cool — and since weariness is a top complaint of travelers, it's good business sense that the hospitality industry is upgrading its sleep offerings.
1 week ago
Bloomberg News
It's unsurprising that Hong Kong hotels' revenue is taking a hit from the protests as Chinese tourists — Hong Kong's largest source — stay away and room rates tumble drastically.
1 week ago