Sonders Financial Fiasco, OTAs Set New Marketing Spend Record, & More!
Good Morning Hospitality
03/18/24
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This week, Brandreth Canaley, Michael Goldin, and Wil Slickers will join you all on the best day of the week to discuss the top trending topics and stories in short-term rentals!
This week's headlines cover operator brands like Sonder Inc. and the big OTAs (Expedia Group, Booking.com, Airbnb, etc.), once again showing the power of their marketing dollars.
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The conversation also explores significant travel trends, including the sustained interest in wellness, the rise in solo travel, the rebound of business travel, and TikTok's emerging role in shaping travel preferences and bookings.
Hospitality Hotline & GMC Report!
Hospitality Hotline is open to everyone by using this link!📲https://www.speakpipe.com/GoodMorningHospitality
Don't forget to subscribe to our new monthly newsletter & Good Morning Capital Dashboard! Sign up here!
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Good Morning Hospitality is part of the Hospitality.FM podcast network and a Hospitality.FM Original. If you like this podcast, then you'll also love Behind The Stays with Zach Busekrus, which comes out every Tuesday & Friday, wherever you get your podcasts!
This show is structured to cover industry news within all of travel/hospitality and is recorded live every Monday morning at 7 am PST/10 am EST, so make sure you tune in during our live show on our social media channels or YouTube and join the conversation, live!
Thank you to all of the Hospitality.FM Partners that help make this show possible, and if you have any press you want covered during the show, fill out this form!
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In this episode with Sarah Dandashy and Steve Turk, the discussion centers on Hilton's acquisition of Graduate Hotels to enhance its lifestyle portfolio, IHG Hotels & Resorts's initiative to equip its North American hotels with EV charging stations in response to the EV boom, and the impact of the gig economy on hotel staffing, highlighting the shift towards flexible, project-based employment.
Sarah and Steve also delve into emerging travel trends for 2024, including a surge in solo and adventure travel, as well as the growing interest in "sleep tourism," where hotels offer programs aimed at enhancing guests' sleep quality.
Hospitality Hotline & GMC Report!
Hospitality Hotline is open to everyone by using this link!📲https://www.speakpipe.com/GoodMorningHospitality
Don't forget to subscribe to our new monthly newsletter & Good Morning Capital Dashboard! Sign up here!
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Good Morning Hospitality is part of the Hospitality.FM podcast network and a Hospitality.FM Original. If you like this podcast, then you'll also love Behind The Stays with Zach Busekrus, which comes out every Tuesday & Friday, wherever you get your podcasts!
This show is structured to cover industry news within all of travel/hospitality and is recorded live every Monday morning at 7 am PST/10 am EST, so make sure you tune in during our live show on our social media channels or YouTube and join the conversation, live!
Thank you to all of the Hospitality.FM Partners that help make this show possible, and if you have any press you want covered during the show, fill out this form!
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