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Whatnot’s 2026 State of Live Selling Report: Time to Go Live — News & Whatnot
We’re excited to share our 2026 State of Live Selling Report with you, the most comprehensive report on live selling to date. It combines Whatnot platform data with survey insights from thousands of live sellers across the U.S., U.K., France, and Germany to show how the industry is evolving, the incredible success businesses are having…
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Luxury Unfiltered: Why aesthetic obsession is breaking luxury hospitality
By Daniel Langer
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#boutiquehotels #independenthospitality #founderled #designdriven #hospitalityleadership #blla #boutiquenotbranded | Frances Kiradjian
This is exactly the kind of news the boutique hotel world should be paying attention to and celebrating. Ian Schrager isn’t giving up his brand or creative vision. He’s doing what smart, founder-led boutique brands do: retaining full ownership of identity, culture, and guest experience while partnering with Highgate as an operator. This is an…
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Even as AI captures attention and imagination, there are still some simple ground truths we face in hospitality, both from the underlying systems and from a training and guest experience design… | Stuart Greif | 20 comments
Even as AI captures attention and imagination, there are still some simple ground truths we face in hospitality, both from the underlying systems and from a training and guest experience design perspective. The X’s and O’s. I recently stayed at a hotel that is part of a large, global, multi-brand hotel. I have lifetime elite…
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What does Hospitality Leadership look like at the highest level? The Legendary Javier Cano, AGM for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. leading the Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott at LA Live is the… | Stuart Greif
What does Hospitality Leadership look like at the highest level? The Legendary Javier Cano, AGM for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. leading the Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott at LA Live is the embodiment and epitome of true hospitality. 8am in the morning, ordering a cup of coffee to hand deliver to a customer. Supporting the…
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A few years ago, no one knew what SHEIN was unless they were in the target audience despite them selling billions of dollars of goods. Whatnot is that today. They did $8 billion in live ecommerce… | Juozas Kaziukėnas
A few years ago, no one knew what SHEIN was unless they were in the target audience despite them selling billions of dollars of goods. Whatnot is that today. They did $8 billion in live ecommerce sales last year, they grew at 100%+ and they own 50%+ of the market in the US. They also…
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Everything we know about ‘The White Lotus’ Season 4
Who is joining Mike White’s hotel drama, and when will it premiere? By Belen Edwards Belen Edwards Entertainment Reporter Belen Edwards is an Entertainment Reporter at Mashable. She covers movies and TV with a focus on fantasy and science fiction, adaptations, animation, and more nerdy goodness. She is a member of the Critics Choice Association…
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Introducing: Third Party Coverage Bulk Upload
Kismet is the AI-Native CMS that helps hotels capture guests from AI search like ChatGPT and Google AI. Today I’m going to show you how easy it is with Kismet to dramatically expand how AI discovers your property. When an AI is researching hotels for a traveler, it has to search the web piece by…
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ALIS 2026: Where Hotel Growth Is Hiding in a Flat Market (What Operators Need to Know)
📌 Key Takeaways Expenses are growing 5-10% annually while revenue stagnates, creating math that only operational discipline and differentiation can solve 30% of hotels grew in 2025 despite flat industry performance according to STR, proving growth exists even in stagnant markets for operators with strong plans 75% of guests make booking decisions based on reviews,…
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Turning demand into delight: Hospitality’s big shifts in 2026
Many of us will have been in meetings over the past few weeks, analyzing the year just gone and considering what could be done differently in 2026. How can can successes be enhanced and lessons learned from our failures? Such events are a chance to understand that a new year means opportunities to do things…
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