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The hotel industry continues to consolidate. Hyatt Hotels said on Tuesday it would pay $125 million to buy Dream Hotel Group’s three brands, which are Dream Hotels, The Chatwal Hotels, and Unscripted Hotels. The deal adds a dozen open hotels to Hyatt’s network, reports Skift Senior Hospitality Editor Sean O’Neill.
Hyatt might also add two dozen more branded properties if it acts on an option to pay an extra $175 million and buy agreements that Dream Hotels Group has signed with several property owners. If Hyatt takes that step, it will pay up to $300 million in total. The move will boost Hyatt’s holdings in lifestyle hotels, a category of properties that have eye-catching decor and a hip nightlife. The deal will also boost Hyatt’s number of properties in New York City by about 30 percent.
We now turn to Lufthansa, which recently launched an advertising campaign around the FIFA World Cup. “Diversity Wins” is the theme of the ad campaign from the German flag carrier, writes Skift Contributor Samanatha Shankman. Lufthansa communicates this message in a one-minute video of various nationalities swapping sport jerseys with each other.
The campaign’s light-hearted and celebratory tone quietly asserts Lufthansa’s brand value of acceptance. The campaign takes this subtle approach as a way to distance itself from some of Qatar’s discriminatory stances as the host of the world’s largest sporting event. The ad’s closing message is “Football connects. Lufthansa brings us together. All of us.”
We end now with a report from Saudi Arabia and the annual conference of the World Travel and Tourism Council, or WTTC. Speakers at the event were broadly optimistic about global tourism, but many lamented the ongoing lack of Chinese tourists, reports Corporate Travel Editor Matthew Parsons. A recovery won’t be a recovery without the presence of citizens from the globe’s second largest economy, according to industry leaders. For example, Greg O’Hara, founder and senior managing director at travel investor Certares, said that, “Having the Chinese back in the thick of things would be great for the rest of the industry.” But there’s no sense yet when that might happen, Parsons reports.
Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, September 12. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Hyatt sees signs that more people in big cities are returning to offices, which could eventually translate to more business transient travel at the hotel giant.
Park Hyatt New York has unveiled a new art installation from local contemporary abstract artist and hotel bellman for nine years, Jeffrey Okyere-Agyei.
Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, August 30. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.
In celebration of the launch, World of Hyatt members can earn 3x points across 20+ Hyatt Vacation Club resorts.
Can hotels exert more influence in policy-making? Where will future development growth come from? Is generative AI relevant to the hotel sector? These and other subjects will be top of mind for us as we interview top bosses at Hilton, Hyatt, Accor, and other hotel leaders on-stage at the Skift Global Forum in New York on September 26-28.
Travelers United’s choice to sue Hyatt over its “junk fee” practices fits into a broader storyline about travel junk fees being in the limelight ever since President Joe Biden referred to travel fees in his 2023 State of the Union address.
Hyatt just lapped the one-year anniversary of acquiring the all-inclusive resort company Apple Leisure Group in a $2.7 billion deal. The Chicago, Illinois-based hotel group is now looking to expand its hotel presence in European cities that could help feed its all-inclusives, according to comments executives made as they reported its earnings.
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 starts in five days, and Qatar is struggling to have enough lodging to house an expected 1.2 million football fans.
Hyatt Hotel Corp. said on Tuesday it would acquire Dream Hotel Group’s lifestyle hotel brands, including Dream Hotels, The Chatwal Hotels, and Unscripted Hotels.
Spain’s eDreams Odigeo said on Tuesday the number of bookings made on its various online platforms was rising faster than across the wider industry, boosting its profitability.
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