Articles tagged “westin”

Hotels

Hilton’s New Design Brings the Gym to the Guest Room

This is especially ideal for guests who (1) don't want their colleagues (or the general public) to see their sweaty selves in the hotel gym and (2) those rare souls who want to work out 24/7 as if no one is watching.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 7 years ago

Hotels

Marriott Is Selling More Starwood Properties to Further Its Asset-Light Strategy

Hotel by hotel, Marriott is transforming the Starwood legacy business into something more reflective of its own hospitality management style, meaning going asset light all the way.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 8 years ago

Hotels

Future of Hotel Fitness: More On Demand, Tech-Driven and Branded

New year, new you — at least that's what a lot of us are telling ourselves this week now that the holidays are over, and so are our days of gluttony (or so we believe). And since we're all collectively tackling that perennial New Year's resolution to get healthier, now is as good a time as any to take a closer look at how hotel fitness and wellness is evolving.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 8 years ago

Hotels

U.S. Honeymoon Travelers May Be Sticking Closer to Home

Actually, these results aren't all that surprising when you think of them in the bigger scheme of things. Today's honeymooners, many of whom are Millennials, are traveling with the same Millennial mindset we've been seeing across all types of travelers, regardless of whether they're traveling for business, leisure, or a special occasion like a honeymoon.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 9 years ago

Online Travel

Microsoft Wants to Bring Travel Bots to Skype Messaging

We'll jump at the chance for automated expense reporting whenever we can and Microsoft's Cortana and Skype bots have potential to help travelers book trips. We just need to see whether travelers will trust bots as they've trusted their own booking capabilities in the past.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Skift Global Forum: Starwood’s Chief Brand Officer on Loyalty and Innovation

Starwood is open to using technology at every level, and it does so without seeming gimmicky (at least most of the time).

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Meetings

New Skift Trends Report: The Future of Meetings in Hospitality

Hospitality brands responded to the threat to the meetings industry by innovating and ditching the one-size-fits all approach. Find out where things are headed next.

Greg Oates, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

6 Hospitality Trends We Tracked at Skift This Week

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Westin Feels Good about Itself With Launch of $15 Million Well-Being Campaign for Guests

Westin is trying to carve out some brand differentiation with a $15 million campaign well-being campaign. It's local and trendy, and probably something for the brand to feel good about.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

Skift Business Traveler: So Can We Use Our Phones or Not?

Doug Lansky, Skift | 11 years ago