Catégorie : Strategy
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The Sharks said “no” to Getaway. 10 cabins. $500,000 ask. Years later, Marriott acquired them.1,200+ cabins. 29 locations. $41M in revenue. Jon Staff figured out something the sharks completely… | Martin Kelly | 49 comments
The Sharks said “no” to Getaway. 10 cabins. $500,000 ask. Years later, Marriott acquired them.1,200+ cabins. 29 locations. $41M in revenue. Jon Staff figured out something the sharks completely ignored: Jon was 25 and burned out from a startup job. So he bought a 26-foot Airstream and drove across the American West. On that trip,…
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AI hype has forced Amazon to innovate. I asked Amazon’s AI assistant for new headphones. It remembered that I bought Apple AirPods before so it recommended the bigger over-ear ones from Apple because… | Juozas Kaziukėnas | 13 comments
AI hype has forced Amazon to innovate. I asked Amazon’s AI assistant for new headphones. It remembered that I bought Apple AirPods before so it recommended the bigger over-ear ones from Apple because they « offer seamless integration with your ecosystem. » It also showed only premium options (despite the infinite supply of cheap options in its…
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Top Digital Trends in Hospitality 2026 – The Applied Intelligence Era – Panadvert
All images in this article are AI generated, using prompt engineering and creative direction by Panadvert
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Vertical Drama: the format nobody took seriously, except the audience
How an overlooked storytelling niche built its own stars, its own economy and a fanbase the industry didn’t see coming Staying with the themes of the Content London conference, if scripted felt paradoxical on Day 2, vertical dramas felt like a medium still writing its own rules. The category is young, commercially volatile and creatively…
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Planning my upcoming trip to Thailand has reminded me of something big. I opened Booking.com, searched for hotels, and without thinking… I hit the 8+ filter. And suddenly, every hotel below that… | Jessica Kurtz
Planning my upcoming trip to Thailand has reminded me of something big. I opened Booking.com, searched for hotels, and without thinking… I hit the 8+ filter. And suddenly, every hotel below that score? Gone. Not visible. Not considered. Not even in the race. And that’s exactly what millions of travelers do. This is why I…
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AI x Commerce in 2025 | Juozas Kaziukėnas | 22 comments
I’m sharing my latest deck: « AI x Commerce in 2025 » (there is a download button once you click on the slides). It is a collection of nine stories I’ve been paying attention to recently and goes through: AI adoption is real → what agentic commerce is and isn’t → why past attempts failed and why…
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For years, the travel industry has measured success by looking backwards. Arrivals, occupancy, spend, satisfaction – all of these tell us what’s already happened. But in 2026, tracking who’s arrived… | Jeremy Jauncey | 29 comments
For years, the travel industry has measured success by looking backwards. Arrivals, occupancy, spend, satisfaction – all of these tell us what’s already happened. But in 2026, tracking who’s arrived won’t be the most valuable metric to understand. I think tracking who’s getting ready to arrive will be. The future of travel marketing is predictive,…
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For years, the travel industry has measured success by looking backwards. Arrivals, occupancy, spend, satisfaction – all of these tell us what’s already happened. But in 2026, tracking who’s arrived… | Jeremy Jauncey | 29 comments
For years, the travel industry has measured success by looking backwards. Arrivals, occupancy, spend, satisfaction – all of these tell us what’s already happened. But in 2026, tracking who’s arrived won’t be the most valuable metric to understand. I think tracking who’s getting ready to arrive will be. The future of travel marketing is predictive,…
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CHTA Highlights the Biggest Takeaways from CHIEF 2025, Signaling a New Era for Caribbean Hospitality
Barbados — The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) today shared the leading insights emerging from the 2025 Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), which recently took place in Barbados. CHTA also announced that CHIEF 2026 will be held November 16–18, 2026, running concurrently with Taste of the Caribbean. The annual event brought together hotel…
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Skift Global Forum East 2025: 9 Takeaways for the Future of Travel
Source: skift The 2025 Skift Global Forum East brought together the region’s most influential travel leaders at a moment when the Middle East is quickly reshaping global tourism. This year’s conversations made one point clear: the global travel landscape is tilting toward the East as the Gulf accelerates tourism growth, expands air connectivity, and attracts…
