Live Show 182 February 1st 2019

• 02, 01, 2019
•  Loren Gray
•  live, Live Shows, liveshow
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CoHosts

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

1. More Brands
   1. Look inside the first luxury space hotel

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/aurora-station-luxury-space-hotel/index.html

1. Airstream hotel chain raises $115 million

Airstream hotel chain raises $115 million

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

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

1. Aspen Skiing Company Intros The Little Nell Hotel Group

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

https://www.phocuswire.com/airbnb-hotels-one-year

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

https://www.phocuswire.com/Airbnb-acquires-Gaest

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

Travel Booking Is Finally Coming to Instagram

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

https://www.traveldailynews.com/post/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

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

https://www.phocuswire.com/hotel-marketing-automation

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

https://skift.com/2019/01/25/switchfly-travel-upselling-tech/Ruh-Roh

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

https://www.hotelmanagement.net/tech/japan-s-henn-na-hotel-fires-half-its-robot-workforce