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25.08.2023 - 13:54 / skift.com / Sean Oneill / Dawit Habtemariam / Carley Thornell / Sherry Sun
In order to start a conversation prior to our big hotel event in London this coming Wednesday, Senior Hospitality Editor Sean O’Neill took a very deep dive into how Gen Z habits are changing hotel marketing and design.
“One inspiration for this story came from an article my colleague Dawit Habtemariam wrote last year: ‘TikTok’s Short-Form Video Revolution Gains Traction in Search for Destinations‘,” O’Neill, a Gen Xer, told me last week. “I hadn’t realized there was such a big audience of Gen Z already.”
“Then this winter Skift was lucky enough to have a stellar intern, Sherry Sun,” O’Neill said. “Sun volunteered, along with our star freelancer Carley Thornell, to do reporting to make this project as nuanced as possible. We wanted to avoid the usual nonsense said about generational differences.”
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Expedia and Kayak Offer Early Convergence of ChatGPT and Travel Booking
This is one of the earliest examples of the coming convergence of conversational AI and travel booking, even if it is crude in this new launch from ChatGPT.
The Real Reasons Behind Air Travel Baggage Delays
More airline debacles and their resulting luggage delays are almost a guarantee. While a full revamp of the baggage handling system is far away, industry leaders are trying to piece together tech solutions to help in the meantime.
Vacasa Turnaround Exec Cites the Need for a Vacation Rental Reset Post-Covid
If ever there was a put up or shut up time for vacation rental tech, it is now. Vacasa and top exec T.J. Clark are bent on improving direct relations with homeowners minus nearly 1,600 employees since October.
Hilton Sees Link Between Brand Strategy and Workplace Morale
When we asked Hilton how it’s updating its brands for a new era, we expected to hear mostly about color palettes and breakfast options. But the company instead said workforce satisfaction was the most critical ingredient.
Amsterdam Looks to Dim Red Light District Tourism
Amsterdam is trying to find a balance between its international reputation as an open and free city and resident quality of life. As it pursues its objective, it will have take on some restrictive measures in the Red Light District that run the risk of challenging its reputation.
Air India’s Latest Flex Will Make It Harder for Foreign Airlines to Gain Access
As India grows its aviation market, the government is making sure that its homegrown airlines have an advantage over foreign carriers. However, will Indian carriers rise
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From today’s Daily Lodging Report newsletter: Nikkei Asia published an article on Hilton planning to expand its luxury offerings in Asia. Hilton will be bringing its Waldorf Astoria brand to Malaysia, Vietnam, India, and other countries for the first time as part of its plans to open 25 new luxury hotels in the Asia Pacific region over the next few years. That’s up from the 33 luxury hotels it currently runs in the Asia Pacific.
Accor, the Paris-based hotel giant, said on Tuesday that Omer Acar will head its brands Raffles & Orient Express as of March 1. Acar will join Accor’s other brand CEOs in its luxury and lifestyle group (Fairmont, Sofitel & MGallery, and Ennismore) — all of whom report directly to group CEO Sébastian Bazin.
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Bill Bensley strives to press all the right buttons when designing hotels and resorts. The New York-based architect, landscape architect, and interior designer is well known for being a “maximalist” — or “more is more” — aesthetic. The “Bensley look” for hotels sits in the sweet spot of what many guests say they crave today.
A pent-up surge in consumer demand for travel gave many hotel companies pricing power in 2022. But hoteliers charged the highest rates the market could support for more than just one-off circumstantial reasons. A critical ingredient in the formula was that hoteliers developed a newfound pricing discipline during the pandemic recovery — even when business travel was historically weak and international tourism was slow to recover in many markets.
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) plans to reach a portfolio of 300 hotels by 2025, it said on Tuesday when reporting its earnings.
Andreas Scriven is the lead partner for the hospitality and leisure practice at Deloitte UK and Deloitte NS Europe. Scriven has an interesting perspective on European hotel deals and development.
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Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, February 28. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Hotel earnings season has just ended, with public hotel companies reporting their end of 2022 performances. In the latest Skift Podcast, our team covers the highlights, reviews the 2023 outlook, and pinpoints one of the most critical metrics to watch.