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Airlines
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
Hotels
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
Ah, the challenges of delivering quirkiness at scale.
Sean O'Neill | 3 months ago
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
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
Coronavirus
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
Business Travel
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
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
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
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?