Articles tagged “membership clubs”

Hotels

Soho House Sees Red Ink Flow Despite Membership Surge at Clubs

The upscale members' club saw mounting losses despite a jump in membership during the fourth quarter. Has rapid growth ruined its exclusivity?

Soho House Sees Red Ink Flow Despite Membership Surge at Clubs
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Travel Technology

New Report: Evaluating Membership-Based Loyalty Programs

More and more loyalty programs are competing for attention, and not just from travel companies. A new survey from iSeatz offers insights into the travel and lifestyle rewards offered by membership-based organizations.

New Report: Evaluating Membership-Based Loyalty Programs

Hotels

Soho House Considers Going Private as It Faces Investor Scrutiny

Soho House has been unprofitable since its debut as a public company in 2021. Will it make the numbers work?

Soho House Considers Going Private as It Faces Investor Scrutiny

Tourism

Understanding China’s Current Travel Boom

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at hotel CEO pay, profiting from China's travel boom, and the tricky business of private clubs and hotels.

Understanding China’s Current Travel Boom

Hotels

Gansevoort Hotel Adds Members Club: Founder’s Lessons To NOT ‘Hemorrhage Money’

It's rare for boutique hoteliers to share lessons learned the hard way, at least in public. Kudos to Michael Achenbaum, creator of The Gansevoort in New York, for revealing some missteps to avoid when adding a members club to a hotel.

Gansevoort Hotel Adds Members Club: Founder’s Lessons To NOT ‘Hemorrhage Money’

Online Travel

The Best-Compensated Online Travel CEOs

With a discussion with Executive Editor Dennis Schaal, today's special edition of Skift's daily podcast goes deeper into our annual list of best-compensated online travel CEOs.

The Best-Compensated Online Travel CEOs

Hotels

Cracking the Code for a New Wave of Members Clubs

There is a boom in private clubs around the world. But, in the race to garner members and open outlets, personalized service and the underlying craft have gone missing. True hospitality plus thoughtful social and commercial dot-connecting remains a nice open white space.

Cracking the Code for a New Wave of Members Clubs

Hotels

Soho House Wants Members to Buy Extras in Path to Unlocking Profits

Know what's cool? Having cool people join your member's clubs. Know what's even cooler? Having members buy your high-margin upsells, like food and skincare products.

Soho House Wants Members to Buy Extras in Path to Unlocking Profits

Hotels

IHG’s Six Senses Is Adding Luxury Global Membership Clubs

Six Senses CEO Neil Jacobs would like to multiply consumers' encounters with his brand beyond occasional hotel and resort stays. A potential paid membership product would let luxury travelers hop among new clubs, building on a model Soho House has popularized.

IHG’s Six Senses Is Adding Luxury Global Membership Clubs

News Blog

Inspirato and Saks Enter Into Marketing Pact Mixing Travel and Fashion

Would you like a luxury travel subscription from Inspirato with those Amina Muaddi Rosie 95MM Metallic Leather Slingback Pumps from Saks Fifth Avenue? Saks Stylists will mix pitches to buy Inspirato Passes with style recommendations under a partnership between the companies. Source: Saks That could conceivably be a sales pitches as Inspirato entered into a…