Airlines
Middle Eastern Airlines Spearhead Aviation Recovery with Traffic Surge
The Middle East's aviation sector is poised to play a pivotal role in shaping the region's tourism narrative.
Marriott International News
The journey of the largest hotel chain in the world, Marriott International, Inc. - now with more than seven thousand hotel, residential, and timeshare properties - began with a root-beer stand in Washington, D.C. in 1927 started by J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott. Following its $13.3 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts in 2016, it became the largest global hotel company. It currently commands a mammoth portfolio of more than two dozen hotel brands such as JW Marriott Hotels, The Ritz-Carlton, The Luxury Collection, Delta Hotels, Marriott Vacation Club, Le Méridien, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Courtyard, Fairfield, and W Hotels. Its properties contain nearly a million and a half rooms worldwide. Through its premier loyalty program Bonvoy, it is engaged in partnerships with the likes of United Airlines, Uber, American Express, Hertz, and others to optimize customer engagement.
Hotels
Marriott Vs. Hilton: A Battle of Net Unit Growth
Marriott's scale and skew to slower growing segments has meant it has lagged behind its closest competitor Hilton on net unit growth for many years. Whilst its exposure to luxury historically disadvantaged growth, renewed interest in the development of luxury hotels post Covid will likely aid Marriott in bridging the unit growth gap with Hilton.
Hotels
India Daily: Oyo Expands Into New Markets to Support First-Gen Hoteliers
A hotel is only as good as its frontline staff. Oyo’s accelerator program is helping small hoteliers achieve long-term profitability and increase earnings by offering mentorship and financial assistance.
Hotels
A Comparison of Marriott and Hilton in 20 Key Charts: New Skift Research
Marriott and Hilton are similar in many ways, with both brands carrying the names of their founding families, both being asset-light players and both largely based in the U.S. This concise 20 chart fact-book compares their key performance indicators – the differences can be meaningful in explaining future stock price performance.
Travel Technology
Marriott Vs. Hilton: 20 Chart Fact-Book
This handy 20-chart fact-book provides investors the key comparisons of Hilton and Marriott in order to make investment decisions into 2023
Meetings
Meetings Are Key to New Sheraton Brand
Some thought the Sheraton brand was dead after the Marriott merger. They were wrong. The brand has been transformed with meetings in mind.
Hotels
Marriott Doesn't See Travelers Balking at Room Rates Yet
Travelers aren't pulling back from hotel spending in broad terms, said the world's largest hotel group. Plus, more highlights from this week's news in hotel deals and development worldwide.
Short-Term Rentals
Top Boss at Marriott’s Vacation Homes Play Talks Path to Growth: Full Video
Keeping the members of the world's largest loyalty program happy, is about bringing quality as opposed to quantity. That's according to Jennifer Hsieh, vice president for Homes & Villas, who shared the company's approach to loyalty at the Skift Short-Term Rental Summit.
Hotels
Marriott Doesn't See Price Sensitivity Yet
Marriott believes there remains opportunity to push ADR outside of the higher end luxury segment where rate is ahead of 2019 levels on a real basis.
Hotels
What Causes Sleepless Nights for Hotel Execs? The Rise of Fintech
The chief financial officers at Marriott and Accor are closely watching the entry of banks, financial technology (fintech) firms, and tech giants into the selling and servicing of travel. As they should.