Boutique Hotelier Hoxton to Open Seven More Properties by 2024
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Four Seasons Names New CEO Alejandro Reynal in Push to Be More Data Savvy
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts said on Monday it had appointed Alejandro Reynal CEO and president as the luxury hotel management company seeks to improve its use of data to…
6 Themes for Hotel Earnings Season
Expect analysts in the next few weeks to be eyeing the group bookings recovery, Europe's energy supply shock, hubris about property pipelines, currency turmoil, China's fragility, and opportunities in lifestyle properties.
Montage and Pendry Hotels Pick Up the Pace in Luxury and Lifestyle
The battle is often not won by the strongest but by the most focused. There are only 14 Montage and Pendry hotels to date. Yet less can be more for quality control.
Chelsea Hotel Owners Talking So Brave and So Sweet
The lawyers for the Hotel Chelsea have been jiving around for years in an arcane legal battle with New York City. Yet victory may be in sight. Plus, a roundup of other hotel news from Vietnam, Shizuoka, Rajasthan, and elsewhere.
Strong Dollar May Be Headwind for U.S. Luxury Hotels
The U.S. dollar has appreciated relative to major currencies such as the euro, pound, and yen, and that dynamic has been changing travel patterns. American tourists enjoy enhanced buying power…
Selina Pushes Into Music Festivals and Wellness Retreats
It's a tantalizing opportunity for Selina to start producing music festivals and wellness retreats at its hospitality venues through new brands. No lifestyle hotel group has cracked the festival space yet, and wellness has lots more room to run.
Strong Dollar Is Shifting Tourism Patterns Between the U.S. and Europe
The U.S. dollar has appreciated in value relative to major currencies such as the euro, pound, and yen, and enhanced buying power for American tourists has been changing travel patterns.…
Europe to Overtake Asia Pacific as World’s Largest Travel Region
The Asia Pacific region will no longer be the world’s largest travel region by the end of 2022, ceding the title to Europe. That's according to a new report from international travel…
Full Video: Booking Holdings CEO at Skift Global Forum 2022
Online travel giant Booking Holdings looks a lot like it did in 2019, only with a better ground game in vacation rentals and more product innovation.