Live Show 143 May 4th 2018
“May the Fourth Be With You”
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CoHosts
Holly Zoba
Robert Cole
Stuart Butler
Show Notes
TOPICS – LIVE SHOW #143:
Top Story
1. Marriott launches home-rental program
http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Marriott-launches-home-rental-program
Brands
2. Hilton Will Let You Control TV, Lights, Temp in Your Room From Smartphone
Hilton Will Let You Control TV, Lights, Temp in Your Room From Smartphone
3. Hyatt CEO Wants to Woo the Global Middle Class
4. AccorHotels Reportedly Wants to Buy Mövenpick Hotels
Hilton Will Let You Control TV, Lights, Temp in Your Room From Smartphone
Marketing
5. The True Essence of Hotel Revenue Management
https://www.hospitalitynet.org/opinion/4087949.html
6. The Inside Story Behind Marriott’s Moxy-Led Invasion of Manhattan
The Inside Story Behind Marriott’s Moxy-Led Invasion of Manhattan
7. Legal experts share hotel industry’s ongoing challenges
http://hotelnewsnow.com/Articles/285232/Legal-experts-share-hotel-industrys-ongoing-challenges
8. Emaar says it will no longer have check-in at hotels
https://gulfnews.com/business/sectors/tourism/emaar-says-it-will-no-longer-have-check-in-at-hotels-1.2209605
Intermediaries
9. Expedia Group ticks solid start box for 2018, helped by HomeAway
https://www.phocuswire.com/Expedia-Q1-earnings-2018
10. Expedia Group ticks solid start box for 2018, helped by HomeAway
https://www.phocuswire.com/Expedia-Q1-earnings-2018
Tech
11. Alexa will soon gain a memory, converse more naturally, and automatically launch skills
Alexa will soon gain a memory, converse more naturally, and automatically launch skills
12. Marketers, beware these six misconceptions of AI
https://www.econsultancy.com/blog/69964-marketers-beware-these-six-misconceptions-of-ai
13. Rocketrip scoops $15M from Google Ventures to expand business travel platform
https://www.phocuswire.com/Rocketrip-15M-investment
14. Reality Check: 5 Roadblocks to Blockchain Loyalty Tech
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reality-check-5-roadblocks-blockchain-loyalty-tech-charles-ehredt/
Ruh-Roh
15. Trivago: A Dire Situation
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4166057-trivago-dire-situation