Deanna Ting, Skift
It'll be interesting to see how Pacious' understanding of digital technology and online distribution will inform Choice's future business strategy.
4 weeks ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Responsible travel brands are taking steps to ban bookings of tourist attractions involving direct human interactions with animals. Given all the SeaWorld controversies that the film "Blackfish" uncovered, coupled with ongoing federal probes, couldn't ASTA have picked an alternative venue for its opening reception?
In some cases, the hotel-online travel agency relationship is still a tense situation, but for most big hotel companies, it's still business as usual.
1 month ago
Well, that happened quickly. But given the fact that Pacious has been with Choice for more than a decade and was already planning on becoming CEO by year’s end, the timing of this doesn’t seem like it’ll be a big deal for the company.
Choice Hotels' message to investors? "Don't worry. We got this."
2 months ago
The signs of this succession were right there all along.
Count Stephen P. Joyce as yet another hotel CEO determined to make travel and tourism a priority for the Trump Administration.
4 months ago
Yet again, Steve Wynn keeps winning, as are his gaming counterparts. Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson, who managed to win an all-out battle for Starwood last year, was the top-ranked non-gaming CEO.
Choice Hotels seems confident that its strategies to push more direct bookings, as well as grow in secondary and tertiary urban markets with upscale brands, is a formula for success. First quarter results seem to agree but it's still early in the year.
5 months ago
We'll see what the hotel industry has to say (or doesn't say) when Trump issues his revised travel ban plans next week.
7 months ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Choice talks a good game about its SkyTouch subsidiary. But signs point to continued heartache. Expect the franchisor to focus instead on the vacation rental software it gained by acquiring Dutch startup Maxxton plus its own reservation system.
We're calling 2017 as the year when loyalty becomes an even bigger focus for hotels, if it isn't already. Why? Because there's no better time than now to try to capture a consumer's loyalty, or to engage with them, even if the landscape is becoming a lot more competitive, and consumers, overall, aren't quite as "loyal" as they used to be.
8 months ago
