Articles tagged “hilton”

Hotels

Hilton’s arrival in Myanmar marks the beginning of the end for travel in untrodden gem

Myanmar is only a few years away from becoming the next Thailand and the arrival of Hilton and MasterCard, while a necessary driver of the boom, is also what will eventually strip the country of its undiscovered gems.

Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

Free stays at Hilton hotels will take more points during peak periods

Across hotel and airline loyalty programs, companies are making it more costly to cash in on free travel.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Reinventing the tired old DoubleTree

Still a long way to go for DoubleTree, but an impressive turnaround so far.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

As Waldorf Jerusalem opens, challenges of hotel investment in Israel remain

Calev Ben-David, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Hotels

Hilton properties in the UK will comp bloggers rooms in exchange for social media chatter

Organized groups of travel bloggers have turned to selling their audiences to hashtag campaigns for travel brands or destinations like Jordan and Scotland, but the parochial nature of their social networks raise questions about their real reach.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Marriott and Hilton in Davos call for “smart visas” to ease global travel

Easing travel restrictions while balancing the move with security precautions is a no-brainer and Marriott and Hilton are smart to get out-front with their call for "smart visas."

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Can the hotel industry take youth off the streets and put money in their pockets? Hilton thinks so

For Hilton's efforts to have any long-term effect it will need to create paths to success that go beyond low-paying, entry-level work, which means it will need to stand up to hotel owners who want labor for less.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Hilton teams up with The Onion to make fun of overworked employees in need of a vacation

Hilton’s partnership with The Onion is smart for two reasons. The first being that Hilton could never be this funny on its own, and site will now be shared among The Onion’s millions of followers.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

TripIt users play it safe by booking major hotels brands in U.S. cities

TripIt’s data suggests that the travelers value big-brand loyalty programs and have an expectation of service and quality that they’re not willing to gamble on.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Peru’s tourist demand is surging, and Hilton and Marriott want to be ready

Lima will be the primary beneficiary of the investments, but these hotel brands and others also see the benefits of spreading out to meet demand across Peru.

Alex Emery, Bloomberg | 11 years ago