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Cameron Sperance, Skift
IHG’s loss stands to be the first in several gains for Sonesta if the hotel company continues to partner with its lodging trust investor on pandemic-related investment and rebranding opportunities around the world.
2 weeks ago
Arne Sorenson, Marriott
I miss travel the way I miss an old friend — the absence is there even without pausing to focus on it.
2 weeks ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Omni doubling down on luxury convention hotels at a time when major events aren't expected to return until at least next year is a risky move. But it could also prove highly successful if its long-view forecast actually pans out.
2 weeks ago
IDeaS Revenue Solutions + Skift
No matter the situation, hotel revenue managers need to figure out how to stack the right building blocks to forecast accurately, price with confidence, and maximize profitability. Taking small steps toward a more holistic approach to revenue planning and strategy is a smart — yet realistic — way to make this happen.
4 months ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
The American Hotel & Lodging Association continues to outline why it needs Washington to help the struggling hotel sector. The next four weeks are a make-or-break moment for dealmaking on Capitol Hill until after the U.S. presidential election.
3 weeks ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
MGM laying off 18,000 workers is the latest testament that Las Vegas needs more than slot machines and poker tables to keep resorts running at pre-pandemic performance levels.
3 weeks ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
It is surprising that hotel awards are still being given out even when travel is in a lockdown. Some are meaningful and relevant, but mostly it's an industry that begs for a reinvention.
3 weeks ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Another day, another rumor that Accor and IHG will combine forces. But even a successful merger is unlikely to send the hotel industry into a wave of consolidation due to so many other distressed deals expected during the pandemic recovery.
3 weeks ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
If there is one permanent legacy from the coronavirus pandemic’s grip on the hotel industry, it is likely the move toward technology features that reduce the amount of staff interaction. Google is the latest company to join the movement.
3 weeks ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Hoteliers shouldn't get used to good news. U.S. full-service hotels may have seen a very slight average profit per room in July, but the peak summer travel season is fading — and the pandemic still isn't under control.
4 weeks ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
In conavirus-related travel stories this week, Skift looked at Las Vegas' chances without conventions, Google's new advertising product, inroads by private jet operators, and a hole in the travel industry's coronavirus sanitation response.
4 weeks ago
Reuters
It would be the biggest industry marriage since Marriott and Starwood. Is it the pandemic, or did Accor CEO Sebastien Bazin have his eyes set on IHG all along?
4 weeks ago
