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Selina’s Big Stock Swing

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Selina’s stock drop, American Air’s pilot deal, and Omni Hotels’ ambitions.

Rashaad Jorden | 3 mins ago

Selina’s Big Stock Swing

Hotels

Skift India Report: Hotel Sector Could Add $1 Trillion to Economy by 2047

The vision for the hospitality sector goes much beyond just branded hotels — to include tier-2 and 3 cities which will be crucial for tourism growth. Plus, other highlights from last week's news in hotel deals and development across the country.

Amrita Ghosh | 8 hours ago

Skift India Report: Hotel Sector Could Add $1 Trillion to Economy by 2047

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Accor Names Gilda Perez-Alvarado as Group Chief Strategy Officer

Accor said on Monday that it had named Gilda Perez-Alvarado as its group chief strategy officer in charge of overseeing global strategy, relations with hotel owners, and strategic partnerships. Since 2004, Perez-Alvarado has been at the hotel brokerage firm JLL Hotels & Hospitality, working her way up to become its Global CEO. She's intimately familiar…

Sean O'Neill | 13 hours ago

Daily Lodging Report

Florida Leads in Tourism From Abroad

Florida reports strong international visitor numbers, overseas travel up 21.8%, Canadian visitation up 81.1% in H1 2023. Florida sees 70.8 million annual visitors, leading post-pandemic recovery in overseas travelers.

14 hours ago

News Blog

IDEAS: voco hotels Debuts New ‘Find Your Flock’ Birdwatching Package

voco hotels, part of the IHG Hotels & Resorts Group, has debuted a new birdwatching package in the U.S. and Singapore. Credit: voco hotels A study from Scientific Reports found that seeing or hearing birds was associated with an improvement of mental well-being for up to eight hours, so the new package has been designed to…

Adam Stacey | 14 hours ago

News Blog

American Airlines Pilots Approve New Contract Worth Nearly $10 Billion

Pilots at American Airlines approved a new contract Monday worth $9.6 billion over its four-year term, making the carrier the second of the major U.S. carrier after Delta Air Lines to finalize a new pilot accord. But the deal was hardly a slam dunk for the Allied Pilots Association (APA) that represents the roughly 13,900…

Edward Russell | 17 hours ago

Hotels

Hotel Brand Selina’s Wild Ride as a Penny Stock: Here’s What We Know

Selina's stock price stabilized on Monday after a sharp drop to an all-time low on Friday. The chain of premium hostels and coworking spots is taking steps to escape penny-stock status.

Sean O'Neill | 17 hours ago

Hotel Brand Selina’s Wild Ride as a Penny Stock: Here’s What We Know

Airlines

The Americas Lead Airline Capacity Recovery in 2023

North and South America have been standout performers in leading the industry's capacity recovery post pandemic. While this was anticipated, there are noteworthy shifts in interregional capacity from North America to the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Ashab Rizvi | 18 hours ago

The Americas Lead Airline Capacity Recovery in 2023

Airlines

North Korea’s State Airline Permitted to Resume Flights to China

Beijing allowing Air Koryo to resume flights to China is another big step in the country easing its enormously strict Covid measures and a major boon for one of its largest trading partners.

Reuters | 20 hours ago

North Korea’s State Airline Permitted to Resume Flights to China

Daily Lodging Report

Hilton to Open 730 Properties in China

Hilton plans to open over 730 properties in mainland China in the next decade, capitalizing on rising demand from the middle class amid a tourism rebound. Hilton achieved a 69.9% occupancy rate in the Asia Pacific region during Q2 2023.

23 hours ago

Skift Meetings

Building Engaging Communities and Events

Creating, fostering and developing a community is an intentional process that requires time, effort, leadership and considering its importance in all elements of event design. 

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Building Engaging Communities and Events