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HNA plans to sell part or all of its Hilton stake

By ASAP Newsdesk On 6th April 2018 · Add Comment · In Breaking News, China, Insights
According to a regulatory filing with the US government, but with no comment from Hilton itself, China-based conglomerate HNA Group is planning to sell part or all of its 26.1% stake in Hilton Worldwide, worth US$6.3 billion, via public offerings. HNA also holds a 70% stake in Radisson Hotel Group, along with investment across aviation, real [...]
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Smart hotel guest rooms are almost here

By ASAP Newsdesk On 13th February 2018 · Add Comment · In Breaking News, Insights, technology, Trending News
Technology companies and hotel brands alike are working to crack the challenges that come with innovations such as voice control in the hospitality environment, including ensuring guest privacy. This article interviews Josh Weiss, Hilton Worldwide’s vice president of brand and guest technology on the company’s smart guest rooms, its Hilton Honors app, the challenge of convincing hotel owners [...]
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OTAs getting squeezed by both Airbnb and hotel chains themselves

By ASAP Newsdesk On 10th November 2017 · Add Comment · In Airbnb, booking.com, Breaking News, Insights, OTA, Trending News, Tripadvisor
Shares in TripAdvisor fell 23% last week, and in Priceline by 13.5%, highlighting how the companies’ once industry-disrupting model is under growing pressure from other competitors. Expedia’s shares are down 19% since late October when the company reported weaker-than-expected third quarter results. All are encountering increased competition from sites such as Airbnb and other alternatives to [...]
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What’s really behind the US hotel industry’s plans to combat Airbnb?

By ASAP Newsdesk On 19th April 2017 · Add Comment · In Airbnb, Americas, Breaking News, Global News
The New York Times has just published an article, “Inside the Hotel Industry’s Plans to Combat Airbnb,”. It leaks details from an internal document from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) – described in the article as “a trade group that counts Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels as members” but representing more than [...]
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Latest Homewood Suites opens in New Orleans

By ASAP Newsdesk On 27th October 2016 · Add Comment · In Americas, Breaking News, Global News, Trending News
Hilton Worldwide has opened the 115-unit Homewood Suites by Hilton Metairie New Orleans, offering studio and one bedroom accommodation, with hot breakfasts and grocery shopping service, outdoor pool and fitness room. Read more:
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China’s HNA Group to buy 25% stake in Hilton

By ASAP Newsdesk On 26th October 2016 · Add Comment · In Breaking News, Insights, Trending News
HNA Group, Chinese tourism and aviation conglomerate, has acquired a 25% stake in Hilton Worldwide from the hotel group’s largest shareholder Blackstone in a deal valued at around $6.5bn (£5.3bn). The deal is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2017. Read more:
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HOTELS 325 ranking reveals further upheaval

By ASAP Newsdesk On 28th July 2016 · Add Comment · In Breaking News, Insights
The new Marriott International has for the first time topped the HOTELS 300, growing its portfolio just enough to surpass Hilton Worldwide by the slimmest of margins. This article discusses disruption coming to the hotel business and to HOTELS’ annual rankings, and issues the top 325 list based on data as of December 31, 2015. [...]
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The tiny Hilton robot concierge that hints at IBM’s ambitious plans for travel

By ASAP Newsdesk On 14th March 2016 · Add Comment · In Breaking News, Insights, technology, Trending News
IBM has developed its first Watson-enabled robot specifically for the hospitality market, in collaboration with Hilton Worldwide. The 2.5-foot-tall robot named “Connie” uses a combination of WayBlazer’s travel domain knowledge and Watson APIs including Dialog, Speech to Text, Text to Speech, and Natural Language Classifier, to guests and answer their questions about amenities, services, and [...]
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Priceline Group CEO ‘doesn’t appreciate’ hotel chains’ direct-booking moves

By ASAP Newsdesk On 19th February 2016 · Add Comment · In booking.com, Breaking News, Insights, Trending News
With hotel chains such as Hilton Worldwide making a major push for direct bookings and offering loyalty program members lower rates than they give to online travel agencies, Priceline Group (owner of Booking.com) CEO Darren Huston isn’t happy about some of these moves. With new regulation on rates across Europe, Booking.com is still adding properties, [...]
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Hilton Worldwide Creates All Suites Brand Category

By ASAP Newsdesk On 15th December 2015 · Add Comment · In Accommodation, Americas, APAC, EMEA, Global News, Hospitality, Insights, Trending News, UK News
Building on its reputation of world-class brands and having one of the fastest growing portfolios in the industry, Hilton Worldwide has announced the company is creating an ‘All Suites’ brand category, as well as changes in its brand leadership team to further maximise performance, owner support, quality assurance and product enhancement. Hilton’s suite-style brands comprise [...]
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