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Why Event Planners Are Walking Away From Jobs They Love
The events industry attracts people who love their jobs — and companies have learned to treat that love as a substitute for pay, staffing, and sleep.
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Key West’s Pier House Resort Sold for $190 Million
Sixth Street has acquired the Pier House Resort & Spa, a 142-room, luxury oceanfront resort in Key West, Florida. Plus, hotel deal and development news.
Overseas Travel to the U.S. Has Fallen for Four Straight Months — Despite the World Cup
In June and July, the United States ushered in visitors from dozens of countries as a World Cup host. It wasn’t enough to put an end to disappointing overseas tourism figures.
Minor Delays Plan for $1 Billion Hotel REIT
Minor International is postponing its plan to float a real estate investment trust (REIT) with some of its hotels. A hoped-for Mideast ceasefire might reduce investor worries about inflation and make hotels more attractive as investments.
Travel Creators Follow the Money to Shorter Trips
Travelers are more interested in shorter, closer trips. Creators are adjusting their content to match.
Accor’s Fix for Corporate Travel’s Most Tedious Ritual: Rates That Don’t Vanish
Hotel groups and corporate clients burn months every year haggling over room rates that often fail to show up when employees actually book. Accor is leaning on automation to help fix this.
Yatra Online Uses Travel Disruption to Go Deeper Into Corporate Travel
Yatra may be seeing less corporate travel right now, but it's building the infrastructure to capture more of it later.
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Sponsorship Tiers Are Dying. Outcome-Based Packages Are Catching On.
The tier chart was never about the sponsor. It was about saving time. Crypto events are trading that convenience for more work — and, they'd argue, a better return.
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Why One Destination Is Giving Junior Planners a Seat at the Table
A DMO handing emerging planners equal footing with their veteran counterparts is a bet that the next generation’s priorities are worth building around before they’re actually signing contracts.
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Amex Expands Premium Hotel Programs by Over 350 Properties
Amex's additions expand the combined portfolio to more than 3,400 hotels in its collections. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.
Stranded Cruise Ships, Higher Fuel Prices: Iran War Eats Into TUI’s Profits
Bookings were softer in the company’s third quarter, but executives said business has started to normalize in recent weeks.
