India’s Biggest Hotelier: 2025 Outlook, Goa Slowdown, and Making Money in Low Season
Analysts were skeptical that Indian Hotels Company Ltd. could hit its lofty goals for profit margins. But it's been delivering.
Future of Lodging
As the lines continue to blur between hotels and short-term rentals, Skift is focused on the technology and the consumer behaviors that are driving this. Follow our coverage across the wide world of lodging, from traditional hotels and motels to urban short-term rentals and traditional vacation rentals.
IHCL Takes Control of India’s Tree of Life Boutique Hotel Brand
The latest acquisition by India's largest hotel group suggests that "experiential leisure" is becoming popular. "Experiential leisure" means "hotels with small room counts and home-like architecture, so vacationers can pretend they're not at hotels."
Choice Hotels Earnings: 7 Trends and a Catchphrase – ‘Revenue Intense’
Choice Hotels is adapting its business strategy because it believes the future of travel involves longer stays, Boomers prefering premium brands, and more trips built around sports and music events.
Marriott Unveils Overhaul: $90 Million in Cuts, Updates on Midscale Push
If you double your hotel empire over a decade, someone's eventually going to ask: "Hey, are we running this thing efficiently?" At Marriott, that someone is CEO Anthony Capuano.
How Marriott Adds Boutiques With its Design Hotels’ Brand
Design Hotels is a Marriott brand that isn't quite a Marriott brand. It's more like an exclusive hotel club where 60% of owners have never run a boutique before. New boss Stijn Oyen is fine-tuning its strategy.
Hyatt Hotels’ CEO on Loyalty, New Markets, and Sticking with Premium Brands
Hyatt's larger rivals are racing to plant flags in every market. Hyatt is more selective and believes the payoff will be in attracting high-end consumers to its loyalty program.
MGM Resorts Sees Healthy Vegas Demand Despite Heat Wave Hit, F1 Race Slowdown
MGM Resorts sees strong demand at its Las Vegas resorts continuing through year-end, despite minor performance hiccups in the third quarter.
Royal Caribbean: Higher Cruise Pricing, New Customers and AI Strategy
Young travelers are flocking to cruise ships, and Royal Caribbean is cashing in by creating private ports and islands as new attractions.
Hyatt Extends Lead in All-Inclusive Resorts Through Deal With Spanish Brand
For Hyatt, which has been aggressively expanding in this segment, the joint venture will boost its all-inclusive room count by about 30%.
Wyndham Residence: The Latest Entry in U.S. Extended-Stay Hotels
The real test will be whether Wyndham can scale this extended-stay hotel concept beyond a handful of trophy locations while maintaining the upscale positioning needed to justify premium rates.