Marriott lowers forecast for 2024
The company lowered its 2024 room revenue growth forecast, citing weaker domestic travel demand in China and North America Aug 1, 2024 Domestic travel within the U.S. has been sluggish…
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Signal vs. Noise: Where marketing got off track, and how marketers can cut through to better win over travelers
Contributors Zach StovallSenior Creative Strategist, Flip.to Scott van HartesveltFounder, GCommerce Transcript 0:00 Introduction Zach Stovall: I’m Zach Stovall, host of the Thought Starters podcast on Shape.travel. Thanks for listening in.…
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The Power of One: Driving Hospitality Innovation at Converge 2024
We recently wrapped up our annual Converge Hospitality Revenue Summit in Miami, and needless to say, the energy was electric! It was a chance for hospitality pros to connect, learn,…
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Paris Olympics may be keeping tourists away – HOTELSMag.com
The Olympics are making their return to Paris after more than a century. And while the athletes are gathered, tourists may be staying away. Hotel rates are elevated for the…
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Surge in travel bookings may slow this year
While demand for travel isn’t at the peak it achieved in 2023, the industry is still bullish on the future Jul 31, 2024 From “new normal” to “unprecedented times,” the…
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Paris Olympics discourage tourism
Paris is going all out for the Olympics, but the city’s tourism industry has little to celebrate Jul 31, 2024 The historic Marais district of Paris, normally bustling with tourists…
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Developing an AI-powered data strategy for hotels
Rather than investing time and resources to develop an AI strategy, hoteliers should start make their data strategy the priority Jul 31, 2024 Without a well-defined data strategy, it’s impossible…
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Spain’s watchdog fines Booking.com €413 million
The country’s competition watchdog fined Booking.com a record 413 million euros for “abusing its dominant position” over the past five years Jul 31, 2024 Booking.com’s practices have affected hotels located…
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Trivago acquires stake in hotel rate aggregator Holisto
The company acquired a 30% equity interest in Holisto, which uses “split and match” technology to create novel hotel deals Jul 31, 2024 Trivago described Holisto Ltd., based in Rishon…
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Online platform tourism booming across Europe
In the first three months of this year, the trend of overnight stays booked through online platforms showed a strong growth compared to the same period in 2023 Jul 31,…
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