Catégorie : Strategy
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Independent Hotel Show announces 2025 theme of Redefining Luxury
The Independent Hotel Show, the business event for luxury and boutique hoteliers, has announced that its 2025 edition, taking place on 6-7 October at Olympia, will explore the theme of Redefining Luxury. Glenn Wallace, Event Manager for the Independent Hotel Show, explains: “We speak to independent hoteliers every day and it’s clear that changing definitions…
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Hospitality Net’s Recap: Insights from Mews Unfold 2025
Opening with Urgency, Not Optimism Mews Unfold 2025 opened with a different tone than previous editions. Instead of product features or welcome applause, Mews founder Richard Valtr and CEO Matt Welle spoke openly about the state of the world. In a time of political uncertainty and unpredictable travel patterns, they challenged the industry to stop…
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Open Innovation Through a Student’s Lens: Why Collaboration and Curiosity matter more than ever
As a young adult preparing to enter the evolving world of hospitality, I stand at the edge of a transformative era – one that demands not just operational excellence, but thoughtful action and bold responsibility. As a hospitality student, we’re taught the foundational tools: service, design and operations. But in a world, that’s ever-changing, mastering…
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From Sunscreen & Beer to Michelin Stars: Airbnb’s Identity Crisis
Never loose sight of your core customers. Have you heard about the Hubs Life controversy?HubsLife is a content creator vlogging his boring “DIML as a 9-to-5 worker.” The content is dull by design: we watch him getting ready for work, sitting in his cubicle, or eating lunch. It pulls millions of views. Why? Because it’s…
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗢𝗻 (𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗳𝗳)… | Dale W. Harrison | 95 comments
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗢𝗻 (𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗳𝗳) 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴? 👉 How long does it take before we see the full impact of starting to do brand marketing? 👉 And what happens if we’ve been doing brand marketing, but have to pull back because of budget cuts? These decisions do not have instantaneous effects…there’s a…
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From Baby-Goat Yoga to the New Super-App
Firstly, this article has nothing to do with AI. Except, the only Super-Apps in the future will be Google (Gemini) and ChatGPT. But let me put that aside. Just for this one article. Secondly, I’m annoyed by the continual bashing of the Hop-On Hop-Off sightseeing experience. Everybody knows the best way to see a city…
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Duetto and Event Temple Announce Integration
Mews announced the launch of the Hospitality Industry Advisory Board to continue its pioneering work within hospitality technology. The creation of the board reflects Mews’ status as a pioneer of hospitality technology and highlights its commitment to transform experiences for both staff and guests. The diverse group will meet to discuss emerging trends, identify key…
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How Sprite surpassed Pepsi by living and breathing pop culture
NBA player Anthony Edwards and Olympic sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson drank Sprite in the Coca-Cola brand’s most recent “Obey Your Thirst” ads, and the star athletes are not alone: Sprite has now surpassed Pepsi to become the No. 3 carbonated soft drink by volume in the U.S, per Beverage Digest data shared with Marketing Dive. The…
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TV tourism is big business — and it’s booming
A version of this article originally appeared in Quartz’s Obsession newsletter. Sign up here to share our Obsessions in your inbox.Every few years, a show hits so big it reshapes the travel industry. The White Lotus didn’t just mint memes — it spiked bookings at Four Seasons resorts from Hawaii to Sicily to Thailand, making…
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Valuing value — Martin Weigel
Located on a rocky hillside and nestled deep in the rugged oak forest of Southwestern Pennsylvania, some ninety minutes’ drive from Pittsburgh, is Fallingwater. Designed in 1935 by Frank Lloyd Wright, the house is positioned over the Bear Run falls in a stacked grouping of cantilevered concrete terraces. The effect is such that although the…