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Articles tagged “football”

Hotels

The World’s Top 15 Hotel Designers and Other Top Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, we reveal our list of the world's elite hotel design firms, airlines grapple with how to deal with angry customers, and Southwest becomes the latest airline to overhaul its travel management platform.

Rashaad Jorden , Skift | 2 years ago

The World’s Top 15 Hotel Designers and Other Top Stories This Week

Media and PR

The Travel Brands Sponsoring Champions League Football Teams

The world’s best professional sports tournament has returned and travel brands hope their association with champions will turn into bookings and visits.

Sonia Menken | 2 years ago

The Travel Brands Sponsoring Champions League Football Teams

Hotels

Graduate Hotels Enters Short-Term Rentals With Eye on College Football Fans

Expect other hotel brands to watch the Graduate Hotels' experiment. Professionally managing vacation rentals may be a path for hotels to expand their reach while minimizing some risks.

Carley Thornell, Skift | 2 years ago

Graduate Hotels Enters Short-Term Rentals With Eye on College Football Fans

Tourism

Top Qatar Tourism Official on the World Cup as a Springboard for Future

As it prepares to host Middle East's first-ever FIFA World Cup, Qatar expects the event to offer unique marketing potential to place the destination firmly on the tourism map. But for a country whose pre-Covid arrivals stood at 2.1 million in 2019, a goal of 1.5 million tourists for the two months of the tournament sounds overly ambitious.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Top Qatar Tourism Official on the World Cup as a Springboard for Future

Hotels

Accor Wins Contract to Lodge Football Fans in Qatar During 2022 World Cup

A significant piece of business coming out of the pandemic, but the hotel group may struggle to house large numbers of visitors across the emirate's relatively small hotel and real estate portfolio.

Andrew Mills, Reuters | 2 years ago

Accor Wins Contract to Lodge Football Fans in Qatar During 2022 World Cup

Tourism

Portugal Hopes Champions League Final Will Be the Tourism Boost to Kick Off a Busy Summer Season

English football fans have probably never had a warmer welcome. Who knew the beautiful game could have such healing powers?

Silvio Castellanos and Catarina Demony, Reuters | 3 years ago

Portugal Hopes Champions League Final Will Be the Tourism Boost to Kick Off a Busy Summer Season

Hotels

Marriott and Accor Each Have a New Partnership With European Football Giants

The hotel giants are harnessing the world's favorite sport to get the word out about their new loyalty programs. This is a smart move which should give the brands lots of visibility, and entice soccer fans.

Isaac Carey, Skift | 5 years ago

Marriott and Accor Each Have a New Partnership With European Football Giants

Airlines

Qatar Airways Enlists FC Barcelona for Its New In-Flight Safety Video

Have we reached peak safety video?

Jason Clampet, Skift | 8 years ago

Qatar Airways Enlists FC Barcelona for Its New In-Flight Safety Video

Tourism

Visit Florida Kicks Off Its First Soccer Sponsorship With London’s Oldest Team

Visit Florida's sponsorships are trying a new platform, a London soccer club, and that's a testament to the importance of British tourism to the Sunshine State.

Alexandra E. Petri, Skift | 9 years ago

Visit Florida Kicks Off Its First Soccer Sponsorship With London’s Oldest Team

Media and PR

Real-Time Marketing Tips for Travel Brands During Brazil’s World Cup

Although the World Cup's partners and sponsors have larger audiences than travel brands, there is still a huge opportunity to take advantage of, during this major second screen event. Much of the success will be about being in the right moment.

Joyce Manalo, Skift | 10 years ago

Real-Time Marketing Tips for Travel Brands During Brazil’s World Cup