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Hotels
Hyatt's annual 10-K provides a handful of notable details, including the final prices it paid for Mr & Mrs Smith and for Dream Hotels.
Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago
Swire Hotels, Pan Pacific, Mandarin Oriental, Hotel Lotte, and Accor all announced notable expansions or upcoming openings in Asia Pacific, a region that will boom once China's international tourists return.
Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Hyatt's acquisition of Dream Hotels, Lufthansa's World Cup advertising, and notes from WTTC in Riyadh.
Hyatt would boost its footprint in New York City and the lifestyle segment worldwide with this transaction.
Travel Agents
Fora Travel has the potential to give impetus to the evolving role of travel agents in an Instagram and TikTok era. It all sounds good in theory, but much depends on whether the agency can deliver on providing adequate training to its burgeoning ranks.
Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago
Folks in small cities still have money to spend on trendy bars and restaurants. There’s a new playbook for high-end, lifestyle hotels that doesn’t require a massive, global city to usher in success.
Cameron Sperance | 2 years ago
It's no secret that lifestyle brands cater to a particular type of traveler, but that doesn't mean there isn't plenty of money still to be made in the space. As lifestyle veterans, Dream Hotel Group could have a leg up over larger chains that have more capital to play with.
Danni Santana, Skift | 5 years ago
Boutique American and European hotel brands aim to expand in Asia, but will soon realize it’s more difficult than they imagined, and it’s only going to get harder. Here’s why, and how they can make a go of it.
Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago
Disruption in the travel industry is a universal constant, and we can certainly expect Amazon and Google to continue that tradition. An even more interesting question to ask ourselves for the moment: Why aren't Google and Apple doing more to get their smart devices into hotel rooms like Amazon is?
Deanna Ting, Skift | 6 years ago
We'd pay good money just to see hospitality executives try to guess which hotel brands belong to which companies.
