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Unfinished hotel rooms are something new for a major hotel group. That's what Wyndham is offering in roughly 40% of the rooms of its newest brand.
Sean O'Neill | 3 weeks ago
We predicted the new brand would be named Livsmart based on trademark filings. Our next prediction is that there will be rapid uptake of this brand given trends in the extended-stay market.
Sean O'Neill | 3 months ago
Hilton has struggled to get the H3 brand trademarked for its new extended-stay hotels. Some alternative names it's considering include Livsmart, filings showed.
Sean O'Neill | 4 months ago
Wyndham's fast-growing extended-stay category intensifies the competitive dynamics of Choice Hotel's take-over bid as both companies vie for the increased business from construction workers and related trades.
Amina Niasse, Reuters | 4 months ago
Short-Term Rentals
Choice Hotels doesn't consider private equity entrants as competition, but as potential collaborators.
Srividya Kalyanaraman | 5 months ago
News Blog
Hyatt gave details on Wednesday about the first locations for Hyatt Studios, a brand it unveiled in April. The hotel operator will open the first Hyatt Studios just outside of Mobile, Alabama, and Marysville, California — targeting spots where its other brands aren't present. "We’ve learned that when Hyatt guests stay with a competing brand, they…
Sean O'Neill | 8 months ago
Looking ahead, Wyndham executives said they weren't concerned about competition from Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt in the extended-stay segment because they believe their model is aimed at delivering a more affordable product with lower costs for developers.
Sean O'Neill | 9 months ago
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts said on Tuesday it had signed 60 more hotels for its Echo Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham brand in the U.S. and Canada. That brings the extended-stay brand’s pipeline to 265 hotels, with about 33,000 rooms. It's the fastest-growing brand in Wyndham's development pipeline. The growth is remarkable. Wyndham only formally announced the…
Marriott's scale and skew to slower growing segments has meant it has lagged behind its closest competitor Hilton on net unit growth for many years. Whilst its exposure to luxury historically disadvantaged growth, renewed interest in the development of luxury hotels post Covid will likely aid Marriott in bridging the unit growth gap with Hilton.
Pranavi Agarwal | 9 months ago
Airlines
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at business travel in the U.S., Marriott's new budget brand, and LGBTQ travelers in India.
Rashaad Jorden | 11 months ago