Raini Hamdi, Skift
Hotel chains and tours and activities are converging again as Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts and Klook strike a partnership. The deal, following Marriott International’s stake in PlacePass last year, has its potential pitfalls but the upside could be huge for both parties if they can make it go smoothly.
3 months ago
Shangri-La + Skift
For most families, travel is a huge investment of both time and money. With many business travelers utilizing loyalty points earned while traveling for business, savvy hotels are adapting to cater to business travelers, leisure travelers, and their families.
2 years ago
Shangri-La + Skift
Shangri-La’s loyalty program has linked up with India’s famed Taj group. With minimal geographic overlap and virtually no competition for market share, it’s not only brilliant for business, it’s also great news for guests.
2 years ago
Greg Oates, Skift
We've all known for some time this day was coming. Virtual reality is eventually going to completely disrupt how people consume travel marketing and sales, and this is the birth of that shift at scale.
3 years ago
Joyce Manalo, Skift
Hotels photo-and-video baited potential guests with festive lobbies, holiday inspired cocktails and out-of-the-cold destinations.
4 years ago
Greg Oates, Skift
Shangri-La is leveraging its legacy of Asian service sensibilities to differentiate the brand amid a robust global expansion in a booming and increasingly competitive luxury hotel market.
4 years ago
Joyce Manalo, Skift
Brands that know their audience best and cater to their dreams will gather momentum.
4 years ago
Bonnie Cao, Bloomberg
Shangri-La will need to look outside of its traditional markets and comfort zone to improve its business in the coming years.
4 years ago
Samantha Shankman, Skift
Although lifestyle hotels are trendy, hotel brands are wise to focus some of their marketing efforts on the luxury sector, where interest is heating up.
4 years ago
Greg Oates, Skift
The Shangri-La Hotel and The Shard officially sign off on the dramatic resurrection of London's South Bank beginning with the Tate Modern opening at the turn of the millennium.
5 years ago
Beverly Cheng, Jing Daily
Conrad Hilton built his empire on catering to Americans traveling abroad, and it makes sense for Asian brands to do so as well.
5 years ago
Reuters
Hotel brands should be careful that in their eagerness to expand they are not pursuing deals with real estate owners who still don't understand their own mistakes during the previous boom.
5 years ago