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Articles tagged “hotel development”

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Wyndham’s First Echo Hotel Will Likely Debut in Virginia

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has been teasing since March its plans to debut an economy extended-stay brand, apparently named Echo. On Wednesday, Sandpiper Hospitality filed plans to build what will likely be the first Echo hotel in western Henrico, Virginia, according to a news report. "Plans show the Echo hotel would reach four stories and include…

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Hotels

European Coffee Retailer Julius Meinl Seeks Riches by Creating a Hotel Brand

European consumer goods brand House of Julius Meinl aims to open 15 Julius apartment hotels in the next few years. The effort is a litmus test for other premium-goods brands seeking diversification.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

European Coffee Retailer Julius Meinl Seeks Riches by Creating a Hotel Brand

Hotels

Wyndham’s Plan to Boost Black Hotel Ownership

Applause is due to Wyndham. The world's largest hotel franchisor is finding practical ways to reduce the friction that discourages many Black entrepreneurs from becoming hoteliers.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Wyndham’s Plan to Boost Black Hotel Ownership

Tourism

Daily Podcast: Food Tourism as Green Travel

Good morning from Skift. It's Monday, April 22, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Daily Podcast: Food Tourism as Green Travel

Hotels

Wyndham to Create Economy Extended-Stay Brand

Expect other big hotel companies to add more economy extended-stay brands. They'll wager that a business model that reduces labor costs will have staying power for the long-term.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Wyndham to Create Economy Extended-Stay Brand

Coronavirus

IHG CEO Banks on Newer Hotel Brands to Drive Profit Momentum

Holiday Inn Express is still the bread and butter at IHG, but newer brands like Avid and Voco are vaulting up the charts to account more for future expansion at the company.

Cameron Sperance | 2 years ago

IHG CEO Banks on Newer Hotel Brands to Drive Profit Momentum

Tourism

Thailand Sees a Readjusted Tourism Landscape During Its Slow Recovery

Some green shoots of recovery, as well as a reminder that many destinations will be subject to new booking trends and patterns as they reopen.

Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters | 2 years ago

Thailand Sees a Readjusted Tourism Landscape During Its Slow Recovery

Coronavirus

IHG CEO Bullish on New Hotel Construction Despite Tight Lending Market

Construction cranes for hotels haven’t been called off to the level as some hotel industry analysts would have you believe. It can take years to build a new hotel, and those breaking ground now will open just in time for the pandemic to be in the rearview mirror.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

IHG CEO Bullish on New Hotel Construction Despite Tight Lending Market

Hotels

Revenge Investing in Hotels Could Be the Next Big Thing

For those hotel owners who managed to survive the pandemic by their wits or the U.S. paycheck protection program and need cash infusions, the investors are coming. The investors are coming.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Hotels

Behind Marriott’s Choice of Tony Capuano Over Stephanie Linnartz as CEO

All things being equal, there were a lot of travel industry stalwarts hoping that the world's largest hotel chain, Marriott International, would tap a woman as CEO in a signature statement at this juncture in history.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Behind Marriott’s Choice of Tony Capuano Over Stephanie Linnartz as CEO