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Coronavirus

Hilton Goes All-In on a Vegas Future With $4.3 Billion Resort

Hilton’s rapid growth in Sin City signals the company sees a full travel rebound for Las Vegas, which greatly suffered from a year of no major events during the pandemic. But developing a successful Las Vegas mega-resort doesn't come cheap: Celine Dion wouldn't leave Caesars Palace for pennies.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Business Travel

New Office Design Experiments for When the Remote Work Dream Fizzles

A new hospitality think tank wants commercial real estate firms to help it redesign offices, betting the remote work trend won't last.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Board Members Deliver Business for New Subscription Program

Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer told Skift that Tripadvisor Plus is "a super-high priority for the company." The program may find enthusiasts at the property level, but so far the largest hotel chains don't appear to be leaping on board.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Why Outlier Hyatt Won’t Focus on Asia for Future Growth

U.S. hotel companies like Hyatt may not get the best financial deals when they look to expand in Asia, but the growth opportunities are too great to ignore — especially when properties are only more and more expensive to build in the U.S. What's behind Hyatt's decision to go another way?

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Business Travel

Governments Hire This ‘Future of Work Explorer’ to Help Set Up Digital Nomad Programs

From hotel recommendations to pilot projects, Albert Canigueral is thrashing out a range of ideas across the U.S. and Europe. Here’s what he’s thinking.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Online Travel

How Google Plans to Make Money in Travel — and Everything Else

Google eventually will monetize its vacation rental listings, but paid advertisements in its Things To Do vertical will happen sooner. Conscientious objectors Airbnb, Expedia/Vrbo and Booking, which aren't participating with Google in vacation rentals for now, will likely have something to say about the shape of that money grab.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Hotels

This Week’s $6 Billion Extended Stay America Takeover Vote — What to Expect

Blackstone and Starwood Capital's extra $180 million sweetens the pot for the planned Extended Stay America takeover, but this is no done deal. There is still a very loud opposing group of shareholders that could sway the vote this week.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Business Travel

The Economic Dark Side of the Global Remote Work Movement

A new study from the USC Marshall School of Business is probably not what most people want to hear, especially those travel and hospitality businesses investing for permanent change.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Online Travel

What’s Going Wrong Between Tripadvisor and Trip.com Group?

Tripadvisor and Trip.com Group maintain that their strategic partnership is as strong as ever even though the Chinese company just sold 20 percent of the shares it owns in Tripadvisor and is likely to sell a lot more this year. Rhetoric aside, you can't spin away that fact.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Hotels

Video: Can Vrbo Keep the Momentum Going?

Watch a full session from our recent online event devoted to the short-term rental and outdoor industries.

Skift | 3 years ago