Articles tagged “culture”

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Hotels

How Accor’s Mercure Brand Is Leaning Into 50 Years of Locally Inspired Hospitality

The relatively recent popularization of local and authentic experiences is nothing new to Accor’s midscale Mercure brand, which is celebrating five decades of championing local communities and cultures with a bucket list of some of the world’s best food and beverage experiences.

Accor Group + Skift | 5 months ago

How Accor’s Mercure Brand Is Leaning Into 50 Years of Locally Inspired Hospitality

Hotels

Hotel Cultural Managers Add Diversity and Community Engagement

Some hotels are hiring "culture managers" to broaden their community programming. It's a promising move, given the rising numbers of guests seeking local discovery and cultural tourism.

Carley Thornell | 11 months ago

Hotel Cultural Managers Add Diversity and Community Engagement

Tourism

Fiji Embraces Happiness As a Way of Life, Not Just a Tourism Campaign

Sometimes it takes a negative reaction or backlash to remind tourism marketers to refocus their efforts on highlighting the local community.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 12 months ago

Fiji Embraces Happiness As a Way of Life, Not Just a Tourism Campaign

Tourism

Black-Inhabited Gullah Geechee Islands in U.S. Fight for Tourism on Own Terms

Tourism can bring billions of dollars to the Gullah Geechee Corridor along the Southeast coast in the U.S.. The challenge is ensuring most of it doesn't get siphoned off by profit-maximizing outsiders.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

Black-Inhabited Gullah Geechee Islands in U.S. Fight for Tourism on Own Terms

Hotels

The Foundry Hotel Helps Engage With Asheville, NC’s Black Community

Historical preservation in hotel design isn't new, but it remains relatively rare for hotels to honor the rich histories of their Black neighborhoods. The industry need more leaders like Larry Crosby, general manager of The Foundry Hotel, part of Hilton's Curio Collection.

Carley Thornell | 1 year ago

The Foundry Hotel Helps Engage With Asheville, NC’s Black Community

Hotels

Marriott’s Edition Hotels Face Challenge of Scaling Up Uniqueness

Replicating a lifestyle hotel brand worldwide is a bit like walking on a tightrope blindfolded. Only the skilled survive. Marriott's Edition is up to the challenge, according to the brand's boss. Expect an acrobatic 2023.

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Marriott’s Edition Hotels Face Challenge of Scaling Up Uniqueness

Announcements

The Meaning of Connection at Work, In a Fully Remote World

Here's what our 10 year anniversary means to the folks behind the magic. The Skift Dream Team.

Rafat Ali | 2 years ago

The Meaning of Connection at Work, In a Fully Remote World

Skift Originals

Don’t Create Company Culture: Lessons on Meaning of Work

Culture stems from the meaningful work we do, and each of us seeing the tangible in-situ effects of that work for the people for whom we create everything.

Rafat Ali | 2 years ago

Don’t Create Company Culture: Lessons on Meaning of Work

Business Travel

Culture Coaches Being Hired to Help Remote Workers in Dispersed Locales

Yet another business risk that wasn’t really present before the pandemic: the challenge of bridging the gap between so many different nationalities.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Culture Coaches Being Hired to Help Remote Workers in Dispersed Locales

Business Travel

Luxury Hotels Want to Make You Feel Culturally Relevant

Luxury is no longer defined by pristine interiors and personalized service but limited knowledge-based access, distinct cultural experiences, and curated, specific references. Luxury hotels opening the doors to those experiences set themselves apart for future generations of affluent travelers.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 5 years ago

Luxury Hotels Want to Make You Feel Culturally Relevant