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Get More Hotel Guests with Programmatic Ads

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Imagine youre trying to get more guests to book at your hotel, but your ads just arent working as well as you hoped. Lets take a closer look at how programmatic ads can improve your hotels marketing and get more guests through the door. every year until at least 2030! every year until at least 2030!

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The Live Events Industry Needs Your Voice: Support a NAICS Code Revision

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Currently, Super Sector NAICS Code 72 is designated for Leisure & Hospitality, covering hotels, restaurants, and related businesses. If we miss this opportunity, our industry will remain fractured until our next chance to apply for a revision in 2030, perpetuating the challenges weve faced for decades.

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IHG Hotels & Resorts Partnering with Unilever to Eliminate Single-use Toiletries

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IHG Hotels & Resorts announced a new collaboration this week with Unilever to replace travel-sized toiletries with a less wasteful alternative. Rather than replacing amenities after every guest, Dove (Unilever’s biggest brand) will provide hotels with full-size products that can be refilled as needed.

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Key Takeaways from MPI Northern California ACE 2025

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Mike Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International ( ALHI ), highlighted a significant wave of upcoming renovations and new builds, many of which are on track for completion by 2028. Dominguez pointed to data showing that, on average, hotels currently have 14.5

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MGM Resorts International Hits Sustainability Milestone

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The Earth’s climate keeps surprising its inhabitants with anomalies—and the hotel industry isn’t happy. MGM’s target is to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030, and source 100 percent renewable energy in the United States and 80 percent globally by 2030. Strange clouds in Warsaw, Poland. MGM Resorts.

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Eco-friendly February: Luxury Wiltshire hotel gets guests involved with sustainability drive as it aims to educate residents on reducing their carbon footprint

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A luxury Wiltshire hotel is encouraging its guests to cut their carbon footprint as part of an education initiative on how to help slow the impact of climate change – as it challenges them to minimise their carbon output during their stay. And we’re committed to doing our part in protecting the planet for future generations.

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Best of 2022: Sustainability

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Meeting venues, airports, car manufacturers and hotels have all been making efforts to tackle the question of climate change and longevity in the hospitality industry. Beyond Carbon-neutral Hotels: Evolution of Eco-friendly Hotels. hotels moved beyond single-use plastics to recyclable and multiuse soap containers.