Skift Take: India’s expanding middle class and spending power is placing it at the center of global travel space. And hotel companies are now focusing on attracting Indians in their own country.
Skift Take: Accor’s CEO says travel demand is holding steady, but behaving differently. Shorter booking windows and rapid shifts between destinations are forcing hotel companies to stay agile.
Skift Take: Hyatt is using artificial intelligence to get closer to trip discovery, where customer intent, loyalty, and direct booking economics increasingly overlap.
Skift Take: IHG’s view is that volatility is now a constant, but that large, diversified hotel groups are still positioned to benefit, so long as travel demand stays strong.