Accor Group + Skift
Hotel groups are constantly developing new digital initiatives to improve the experiences of their hotel guests. Accor believes that the experiences of the hotel owners they work with are just as important.
4 days ago
Rebecca Stone, Skift Research
InterContinental Hotels' work with IHG Concerto, an all-in-one hotel tech solution for hotel owners, is just one example of how the chain is strengthening its business while improving relations with hotel owners. Our latest research report shows just how IHG is looking to be a smarter, better hotel company that is well-positioned for the future.
2 months ago
Pooja Thakur, Bloomberg
In recent years the island city-state of Singapore wisely expanded its airport, hotels, stopover program, and luxury offerings. That helped to prepare it for a recent influx of tourism after its star turn in the global blockbuster movie "Crazy Rich Asians."
5 months ago
Rebecca Stone, Skift Research
With the sale of a majority stake in the company's owned and leased hotel business, AccorHotels is a more stable, nimble company, with the ability to pursue additional acquisitions and other strategic initiatives. In our latest research report, we break down what going asset-light means for the company and tackle ways of measuring the success of its M&A strategy.
6 months ago
Rebecca Stone, Skift Research
Sheraton is now Marriott’s third largest brand, coming after only Marriott and Courtyard by Marriott, and the largest outside of North America. As a result, getting this turnaround right is critically important for the company in the eyes of investors, owners, consumers, and other stakeholders.
9 months ago
Gillian Tan, Bloomberg
As the saying goes, it's not over until it's really over. Or in this case, until LaSalle makes up its mind.
9 months ago
Rebecca Stone, Skift Research
The monumental task of integrating Starwood continues almost two years later at Marriott, with all eyes on the Sheraton brand turnaround and the merging of the loyalty programs. Both could mean millions in incremental fee revenue, and efforts to reduce hotel-owner costs aren't going unnoticed.
9 months ago
Rebecca Stone, Skift Research
Consumer sentiment towards the majority of hotel loyalty programs has been improving over the past five years and the breadth of programs is also growing, but the path to real customer loyalty isn't that simple.
1 year ago
Rebecca Stone, Skift Research
Despite numerous enhancements and considerable growth in hotel loyalty programs, opinions on the effectiveness and value of these programs vary widely among consumers and hotel owners. Our latest report evaluates these differing perspectives and offers hotel companies ways to navigate the challenging road to real customer loyalty.
1 year ago
Hannah Sampson, Skift
Airbnb always gives us plenty to talk about — and this episode of the Skift Podcast features a lively conversation about the many ways the homesharing company is venturing beyond its original focus and disrupting wide swaths of the travel industry.
1 year ago
Rebecca Stone, Skift Research
In our view, hotel owners stand to gain, as online travel agencies, brands, and disruptors like Airbnb all battle it out. Subscribe to Skift Research to learn more.
1 year ago
Jeff Horwitz and Mark Stevenson, Associated Press
Some Panamanians have expressed a distaste for Trump Mojitos, not to mention the U.S. president's policies. It's up to the Panamanian legal authorities and courts now to sort out this dispute.
1 year ago