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Articles tagged “hilton”

Hotels

Airbnb Revenue Now Larger Than Choice Hotels and HomeAway

The latest revenue numbers from Airbnb explain why Expedia is acquiring HomeAway, the Priceline Group is touting its 21 million bookable rooms, and Wall Street analysts are questioning hotel-chain CEOs on the prospect of selling hotel rooms through Airbnb.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Airbnb Revenue Now Larger Than Choice Hotels and HomeAway

Hotels

Hilton Will Experiment With More Restrictive Cancellation Policies

With record occupancy levels, Hilton Worldwide believes it is in a position to address what it views as unacceptable cancellation levels even after instituting a a more stringent policy at the beginning of the year.

Alexandra E. Petri, Skift | 9 years ago

Hilton Will Experiment With More Restrictive Cancellation Policies

Hotels

Booking.com Goes Live on TripAdvisor Instant Booking With Pervasive Branding

As this TripAdvisor-Priceline Group partnership takes off, observe it closely because it signals a new stage in earnest in travel bookings -- the real emergence of third-party sites such as TripAdvisor and perhaps Google at some juncture that were primarily media sites as real forces in travel transactions.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Booking.com Goes Live on TripAdvisor Instant Booking With Pervasive Branding

Hotels

Who Owns What: Making Sense of the Hotel Chains and Their Brands

The tourism industry is starting to bounce back after Covid; for the big hotel brands, growth is on the agenda.

Joey Tyson, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Marriott-Starwood Deal Ups the Competition Between Hotels and Booking Sites

Hotels like that online travel agencies sell their rooms, but they'd much rather sell the rooms themselves -- especially as consolidation has given giants like Expedia more power over negotiating prices.

Jason Clampet and Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Marriott-Starwood Deal Ups the Competition Between Hotels and Booking Sites

Hotels

What Hotels Say About Airbnb on Their Earnings Calls

Airbnb: potential distribution partner or industry threat? Some hotel companies and booking sites say neither, while others are keeping a watchful eye on both the positive and negative effects Airbnb may create.

Alexandra E. Petri, Skift | 9 years ago

What Hotels Say About Airbnb on Their Earnings Calls

Meetings

Behind Hilton Hotels’ Online Learning Hub for Meeting Planners

No one has been pushing for hotel groups to develop better meetings industry content than Skift. While Connect+ is an impressive move by Hilton in that regard, there's a lot of opportunity here for more authentic content and intuitive content delivery.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

Behind Hilton Hotels’ Online Learning Hub for Meeting Planners

Online Travel

FCC Proposes Fining Hilton for Not Cooperating in Wi-Fi Blocking Investigation

Marriott guests didn't take the chain's Wi-Fi-blocking practice sitting down and fought back, with Marriott International ultimately getting fined $600,000. What makes Hilton Worldwide think it can evade the same fate?

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Hilton Says It’s Not Worried About Starwood-Hyatt Merger

Hilton Worldwide officials say they like the chain's position and claim the game plan wouldn't change if Starwood indeed is involved in a merger.

Alexandra E. Petri, Skift | 9 years ago

Hilton Says It’s Not Worried About Starwood-Hyatt Merger

Hotels

Conrad Hotels Repositions Brand Around Smart Local Luxury

Conrad's "Smart Luxury" positioning is an attempt to expand on the "personal" and "experiential" luxury memes, which have become overused cliches, with more indepth local travel options for successful, well-traveled professionals.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

Conrad Hotels Repositions Brand Around Smart Local Luxury