Articles tagged “kimpton”

Airlines

JetBlue’s Complex Loyalty Update

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at JetBlue's new loyalty updates, Kimpton's better mentorship program, and vacation rental owners' direct booking challenges.

Rashaad Jorden | 3 months ago

JetBlue’s Complex Loyalty Update

Hotels

Black Mentorship Program Inspires Hoteliers to Try to Make Sector Inclusive

Telesa Via's story at IHG's Kimpton brand of hotels spotlights a broader surge of industry interest in making the hotel sector more welcoming for Black leaders in all roles.

Carley Thornell | 3 months ago

Black Mentorship Program Inspires Hoteliers to Try to Make Sector Inclusive

Hotels

IHG Sees Room to Take Kimpton Worldwide as Lifestyle Hotel Brand

Ah, the challenges of delivering quirkiness at scale.

Sean O'Neill | 3 months ago

IHG Sees Room to Take Kimpton Worldwide as Lifestyle Hotel Brand

Hotels

U.S. Hotels Enjoyed Record-High Room Rates in July

Hotel room rates in the U.S. have never been so high. Plus, India and Australia forecast booming growth and other news in hotel deals and development.

Sean O'Neill | 7 months ago

U.S. Hotels Enjoyed Record-High Room Rates in July

Hotels

IHG Launches Major Ad Blitz to Spotlight the Hotel Parent Company

IHG's new ad blitz is its biggest push for a campaign in a decade. We suspect IHG will have an easier time making itself a household name than it will in turning the word guest into a verb, as its new ads try to do.

Sean O'Neill | 8 months ago

IHG Launches Major Ad Blitz to Spotlight the Hotel Parent Company

Coronavirus

Hotels Reconfigure to Meet Growing Needs of the Digital Nomad

The pandemic skewed the line between where we work and where we play — and it’s likely to stay that way indefinitely. Hotels need to prioritize the balance of crucial technology with the comforts of home more than ever before.

Carley Thornell, Skift | 1 year ago

Hotels Reconfigure to Meet Growing Needs of the Digital Nomad

Business Travel

The Meticulous Detail and Effort Behind the Hotel Bathrobe

A room in a luxury hotel is certainly incomplete without a bathrobe. But beyond satisfying guest expectations, brands are realizing that spiffing up their wraparound options can shower them with extra benefits.

Laura Powell, Skift | 4 years ago

The Meticulous Detail and Effort Behind the Hotel Bathrobe

Hotels

IHG to Replicate Its Light-Touch Kimpton Approach With Six Senses

Let's just hope, for everyone's sake, IHG sticks to its word here and lets Six Senses be Six Senses.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 4 years ago

IHG to Replicate Its Light-Touch Kimpton Approach With Six Senses

Hotels

InterContinental Hotels Group Focuses on Growing Luxury and Midscale Presence

We've noticed IHG has a knack for announcing new brands without giving them names first, so any takers on what the name of IHG's newest not-yet-named brand will be?

Deanna Ting, Skift | 5 years ago

InterContinental Hotels Group Focuses on Growing Luxury and Midscale Presence

Hotels

IHG Is Finally Adding Kimpton to Its Loyalty Program

Whatever IHG ultimately does as it proceeds with this loyalty program merger, the No. 1 thing they don't want to do is to anger Kimpton Karma elites. We also wonder: Will new IHG CEO Keith Barr start letting IHG's most elite loyalty members get access to his phone number too?

Deanna Ting, Skift | 5 years ago

IHG Is Finally Adding Kimpton to Its Loyalty Program