HYATT ACQUIRES APPLE LEISURE GROUP FOR $2.7B
Hotel giant Hyatt will spend $2.7 billion in cash on acquiring Apple Leisure Group from its private equity ownership.
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HYATT ACQUIRES APPLE LEISURE GROUP FOR $2.7B
Hotel giant Hyatt will spend $2.7 billion in cash on acquiring Apple Leisure Group from its private equity ownership.
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Q&A: HOTELS RISING STAR, AIMBRIDGE’S JACK BUTLER
Jack Butler, regional vice president of Operations, Aimbridge Hospitality, was named one of HOTELS Top 10 Rising Star award winners for his proven performance, leadership and problem-solving skills, as well as his intangible skills of optimism…
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Replacing Hospitality Software – How to Get Out of a Sticky Situation
Stability is important. Hotels, casinos, and resorts have guests they need to serve right now, today…
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Little Change in the European Hotel Construction Pipeline Year-over-Year
According to the latest Europe Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), research analysts report that at the close of the second quarter of 2021, Europe’s hotel construction pipeline dropped 1% by projects and…
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News From St. Regis: New and Upcoming Hotels, Butler Service Enhancements and More
Even as the travel industry continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are finding ways to move forward and innovate — and not just in ways related to the coronavirus.
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STR and Tourism Economics Upgrade 2021 U.S. Hotel Forecast, Lessen Growth Projections for 2022
Just released at the 13th Annual Hotel Data Conference, STR and Tourism Economics have upgraded the U.S. hotel forecast for 2021 as a whole and lessened growth projections for 2022…
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The Difference Between Repeat Customers and Loyal Customers
“We love our customers, and they obviously love us…
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The brave new world of booking direct
Over much of the last decade, OTAs (online travel agencies) have become the most common way that people book hotels…
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Accor launches Commute and Stay offer for flexible workers
Accor has launched an offer to cater to the flexible workers of the pandemic era. Commute and Stay is designed for workers who have moved out of the city but might commute to the office two or three days per week…
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Expedia: Search volumes continue upward trajectory
Building on the momentum seen in Q1, monthly global search volumes continued to grow in Q2, increasing more than 70% quarter-over-quarter, according to Expedia Group Media Solutions’ Q2 2021 Travel Recovery Trend Report…
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IHG REPORTS $138M PROFIT, PLANS LUXURY AND LIFESTYLE BRAND
IHG says it plans to add a new hotel brand to its portfolio in the coming weeks in the lifestyle and luxury segment.
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Watergate Bay’s CEO Will Ashworth on hitting the ‘suite’ spot with the hotel’s new Beach Lofts
After a transformation project, the former Jamie Oliver restaurant space at Watergate Bay has been reimagined into seven new suites that will define a new room category at the hotel and within the wider portfolio…
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Arne Sorenson Posthumously Receives The Lodging Conference’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Harry Javer, producer and founder of The Lodging Conference, one of the industry’s events for hotel owners, CEOs, and deal makers, announced that Arne Sorenson, the beloved former president and CEO of Marriott International, has been selected…
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The Covid19 Impact: Keeping Dining Experiences Memorable, Affordable and Profitable
Over the past 35 years of my hospitality career, I have seen a great many things…
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Skift Global Forum Preview: Accor CEO on Future Hotels Being More Than Places to Sleep
A downturn is a terrible thing to waste, business sentiment generally goes. Paris-based Accor certainly hasn’t wasted time accelerating plans to transform the hotel company.
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Gender Diversity In Leadership: How To Solve The Problem When You Can’t See It?
A presentation of research findings that confirm significant gender differences in diversity of leadership roles, specifically in perception when it comes to understanding why women occupy so few professional leadership roles…
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Give Lean Hotel Teams More Time with Automation Tools
In the face of COVID-19 and the need for a contactless, sterilized and traceable environment, hotels rapidly pivoted by implementing a myriad of hard and soft solutions to make guests and staff safer while also enabling remote work, more data-driven…
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Interstate reports first-half success in U.K.
Interstate Hotels & Resorts, the international arm of Aimbridge Hospitality, has surpassed 60% occupancy rates across its U.K. portfolio in the first half of the year, as the hard-hit hospitality sector resurgence continues…
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