Hospitality
News and Articles About Hospitality
Business Moving Forward
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Lyft Co-Founder John Zimmer: 'You Should Never Veer Off the Path of Your Own Values'
For Zimmer and his team, genuine and positive interactions between employees and customers is the biggest goal.
Marketing Ideas
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5 Marketing Tactics You Can Borrow From Popular Hotels
'Hospitality' has myriad possible interpretations. Hotel industry leaders are using a slew of them to create good feeling about their brands.
Facebook
A Man Was Awarded $115,000 After a Random Facebook Post Destroyed His Life and Business
One day, out of the blue, Kenneth Rothe's hotels were accused of being a haven to pedophiles, a claim that the judge would later determine was baseless.
Travel
From Tourist to Mogul: How 3 Americans Found Business Success Abroad
Traveling can spark unexpected businesses -- and David Harmatz started his with a distant Panamanian shack.
Hospitality
The Surprising Places These Boutique Hoteliers Found Opportunity
Boutique hoteliers check into America's smaller cities.
Hilton
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How Major Hotel Brands are Downsizing in All the Right Ways
Hilton's low-budget offering, Tru, will start rolling out later this year. Check out how it will compare to the company's Hampton brand.
Hospitality
Business Travel Awards 2016: Best Hotel Concierge
One man goes above and beyond to make his hotel hospitable.
Airports
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Would You Pay an Hourly Rate to Stay at This Airport Terminal Hotel?
The Charles de Gaulle airport just got a bit more layover-friendly.
Loyalty Programs
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Marriott Offers Lowest Rates to Loyalty Program Members
The hotel chain is taking on online travel agents like Expedia and Priceline.
Starwood Hotel
Starwood Signs First U.S.-Cuba Hotel Deal Since 1959 Revolution
The company will operate two properties in Havana, with an intent to manage a third in the future.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Sheraton-Owner Starwood Accepts Higher Takeover Offer From Marriott
The Marriott-Starwood combination will create the world's largest hotel chain.
Business Partnership
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This New Partnership Makes it Easy for Travelers to Cook Meals in Their Hotel Rooms
Extended-stay chain Homewood Suites teamed up with PeachDish to provide guests DIY meal kits.
Robots
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Meet Connie, the Robot Concierge at a Virginia Hilton
Using IBM's artificial intelligence, the machine can greet guests, answer questions and more.
