Hospitality Marketing Live Show 220

CoHosts
Lily Mockerman
Edward StOnge
Holly Zoba
Robert Cole

Show Notes
00:02 — Introduction of Lily Mockerman CEO
01:34 — Hilton lowers full-year guidance after weaker quarter
01:46 — Luxury Brand Value Surges — But Lags in Hospitality Sector
01:50 — You’re very easy to track down, even when your data has been anonymized
01:53 —

TOPICS – LIVE SHOW #220:

Top Story

1. Luxury Brand Value Surges — But Lags in Hospitality Sector

Luxury Brand Value Surges — But Lags in Hospitality Sector

Brands & Product

2. Hoteliers on defining boutique, lifestyle segments
http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/Articles/298711/Hoteliers-on-defining-boutique-lifestyle-segments

3. Windowless Hotel Rooms: Cozy or Claustrophobic?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/windowless-hotel-rooms-cozy-or-claustrophobic-11564676415

4. Hilton lowers full-year guidance after weaker quarter
http://hotelnewsnow.com/Articles/298737/Hilton-lowers-full-year-guidance-after-weaker-quarter

Intermediaries & Distribution

5. Booking.com pledges semi-neutral role in private accommodation distribution
https://www.phocuswire.com/Bookingcom-vacation-rental-strategy

6. Google to shut Touring Bird app, tours and activities
https://www.phocuswire.com/touring-bird-joins-google

7. TripAdvisor helps hoteliers boost direct bookings through new Sponsored Placements feature
https://www.phocuswire.com/tripadvisor-sponsored-placements-direct-bookings

Marketing & Strategy

8. The Biggest Mistake Hotel Chains Make Following Merger & Acquisition
https://www.hotelexecutive.com/feature_focus/6325/the-biggest-mistake-hotel-chains-make-following-merger-acquisition

9. RateGain names Harmeet Singh as CEO, plots multiple acquisitions in platform ramp-up
https://www.phocuswire.com/RateGain-new-CEO-Harmeet-Singh

10. The definitive guide to calendar shifts and US RevPAR
http://hotelnewsnow.com/Articles/298676/The-definitive-guide-to-calendar-shifts-and-US-RevPAR

Tech & Finance

11. Gartner Announces Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends For 2020
https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2019/10/21/breaking-gartner-announces-top-10-strategic-technology-trends-for-2020/#515fc7ad4074

12. Google Confirms Achieving Quantum Supremacy
https://gizmodo.com/google-confirms-achieving-quantum-supremacy-1839288099

13. AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have finally agreed to replace SMS with a new RCS standard
https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/24/20931202/us-carriers-rcs-cross-carrier-messaging-initiative-ccmi-att-tmobile-sprint-verizon

Ruh-Roh(s)

14. You’re very easy to track down, even when your data has been anonymized
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613996/youre-very-easy-to-track-down-even-when-your-data-has-been-anonymized/

or…

15. Open database leaked 179GB in customer, US government, and military records
https://www.zdnet.com/article/autoclerk-database-leaked-customer-government-and-military-personal-records/