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Edward StOnge

Robert Cole

Stuart Butler

Show notes

00:04 — Hotel Direct Booking Efforts Create Lasting Loyalty: New Report

00:16 — Consumer sentiment responses and cancelation tracking

00:34 — Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to Join Curio Collection by Hilton

00:50 — Airstream hotel chain raises $115 million

01:03 — Look inside the first luxury space hotel

01:11 — Airbnb and hotel distribution – (almost) one year in

01:16 — Booking.basic what’s the real impact

01:20 — Travel Booking Is Finally Coming to Instagram

01:27 — 2019 Hotel Trends: The power of personalization and building personal connections

01:36 — The History of deposits for reservations

01:46 — Combining nonrefundable rates with best rate guarantee’s 

01:52 — Jonas Software Rolls Up Hospitality Tech Group to Compete Against Bigger Players

01:55 — Japan’s Henna Hotel fires half its robot workforce

TOPICS – LIVE SHOW #182:Top Story

1. Hotel Direct Booking Efforts Create Lasting Loyalty: New Report

https://skift.com/2019/01/30/hotel-direct-booking-efforts-create-lasting-loyalty-new-report/Brands & Product

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   1. Look inside the first luxury space hotel

1. Airstream hotel chain raises $115 million

1. Caesars Doubles Down on Its Non-Gaming Strategy With New Brand

1. Aspen Skiing Company Intros The Little Nell Hotel Group

1. Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to Join Curio Collection by Hilton

https://www.hotelbusiness.com/virgin-hotels-las-vegas-to-join-curio-collection-by-hilton/Intermediaries & Distribution

1. Airbnb and hotel distribution – (almost) one year in

1. Gaest acquired as Airbnb bolsters unit for meetings and company services

1. Booking portals: ZEW study sees ranking critical

https://www.tekportal.net/booking-portals-zew-study-sees-ranking-critical/Marketing & Strategy

1. Travel Booking Is Finally Coming to Instagram

1. 2019 Hotel Trends: The power of personalization and building personal connections

1. How to extract maximum value from a zero-based design approach to customer journeys

https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/digital-mckinsey/our-insights/how-to-extract-maximum-value-from-a-zero-based-design-approach-to-customer-journeysTech & Finance 

1. Jonas Software Rolls Up Hospitality Tech Group to Compete Against Bigger Players

1. Bitter roots, sweet fruit – the current state of marketing automation in hospitality

1. Private Equity Takes Over Switchfly in a Bet on Travel Loyalty Tech

1. Japan’s Henn na Hotel fires half its robot workforce