Articles tagged “citizenm”

Startup Draper House, which is part of the billionaire investor's funding network, is the perfect embodiment of entrepreneurial tourism, a fast-growing sub sector that blends startup culture and venture capital with hospitality. Co-branding opportunities could help it expand rapidly.

CitizenM is willing to take a profit hit to entice long-term guest loyalty, while Life House seeks to limit guest services to extract maximum profits for owners. The sustainable business model award goes to CitizenM.

Given the constraints of today’s labor market — and the speed to onboard new hospitality talent — it’s time to push the envelope when it comes to artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation.

All-digital experiences are a pandemic legacy, and the financial services sector is seeing a lot of value in the extra dimension that virtual reality can bring to conferences, training and education. Business meetings aren’t that far away.

Business still may not normal for citizenM, but the company is moving forward with its growth plans. CEO Klaas Van Lookeren Campagne explains in this video how the company is planning to make the most of the $1 billion it raised.

In Skift's top stories this week, luxury hospitality fails to live up to its longtime grandeur, corporate travel thrives in the first quarter, and Expedia Group appoints a Google executive to plot its advertising strategy.

Good morning from Skift. It's Thursday, April 7, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

What's getting called the metaverse today is a joke. But marketers are right to run tests. The key thing to learn is how people will express their identities and status via avatars in virtual games. Future branding depends on that knowledge.

Listen now to a conversation with citizenM’s CEO at Skift Forum Europe in March 2022 in London.

There will always be a human element to hospitality, but technology can improve the experience for both customers and employees at a time when it is desperately needed.