Articles tagged “hotel deals”

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Accor’s New Chief Strategist Seeks Luxury Growth Beyond Hotels

Here's the first major interview with Gilda Perez-Alvarado since she became chief strategy officer of Accor. Can she help the hospitality titan diversify beyond selling hotel rooms, help it conquer the U.S., and reinvigorate the iconic Orient Express brand?

Accor’s New Chief Strategist Seeks Luxury Growth Beyond Hotels

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Hilton CEO Sees ‘Opportunity’ For Hotel Acquisitions

Hilton signaled that hotel sector circumstances have shifted in a way that makes it more likely it would pivot from its 16-year strategy of creating brands and instead consider buying them.

Hilton CEO Sees ‘Opportunity’ For Hotel Acquisitions

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How to Run a $7.5 Billion Luxury Hotel Portfolio: Inside Gencom’s Strategy

Karim Alibhai's began his career at a Best Western motel. In the decades since, his firm Gencom has bought, sold, and developed eight Ritz-Carltons and dozens of other luxury hotels. Here's his formula.

How to Run a $7.5 Billion Luxury Hotel Portfolio: Inside Gencom’s Strategy

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Marriott vs. Hilton: What Their 2024 Hotel Pipelines Reveal

Hotel execs gathered this week to compare the sizes of their hotel pipelines. The companies with the largest hotel development forecasts were Marriott and Hilton, and the types of properties proving popular says a lot about their strategic directions.

Marriott vs. Hilton: What Their 2024 Hotel Pipelines Reveal

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Global Hotel Dealmaking Is Expected to Boom

Today's podcast looks at global hotel dealmaking, Google's competitive spirit, and Boeing's growing problems.

Global Hotel Dealmaking Is Expected to Boom

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Global Hotel Deals to Surpass $58 Billion in 2024

Global hotel transactions hit the second lowest in a decade last year – only the exceptional 2020 pandemic year was worse.

Global Hotel Deals to Surpass $58 Billion in 2024

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Rooted in Design: Creating a Sense of Place

In episode ten of the Skift Ideas Podcast, Colin Nagy is joined by Ho Ren Yung of Banyan Group for a conversation around crafting spaces and experiences that seamlessly blend luxury, sustainability and wellbeing to shape an unparalleled guest experience.

Rooted in Design: Creating a Sense of Place

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Hotel CEOs Are Loving Limited Rooms and High Prices

The good times will keep rolling for the hotel sector, according to its CEOs. They make a compelling case.

Hotel CEOs Are Loving Limited Rooms and High Prices

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Goldman Sachs Bets on India’s Samhi Hotels

Goldman Sachs has a couple of notable hospitality investments. Plus, other highlights from the week's news in hotel deals and development worldwide.

Goldman Sachs Bets on India’s Samhi Hotels

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Blackstone, Starwood, Other Big Hotel Investors Prep for Dealmaking Rush Later This Year

When every investor in a sector says they're "cautiously optimistic," watch out.

Blackstone, Starwood, Other Big Hotel Investors Prep for Dealmaking Rush Later This Year