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AccorHotels Is Watching Amazon and 10 Other Hospitality Trends This Week

Sarah Enelow-Snyder

Photo Credit: AccorHotels Chief Brand Officer Steven Taylor spoke about the threat posed by Google and Amazon at the inaugural Skift Tech Forum on June 12, 2018.  Skift

Skift Take

This week in hospitality news, we sat down with Accor's chief brand officer at the inaugural Skift Tech Forum to talk about the threat posed by Google and Amazon, as opposed to concerns about Airbnb. Other sectors in travel are taking the same approach.

Hotel News Weekly Roundup

Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines hotels. For all of our weekend roundups, go here.
>>Smart hotel brands like AccorHotels know that the real threat isn't Airbnb or even their fellow hotel companies. It's the Googles, Tencents, Facebooks, Amazons, and Apples of the world: AccorHotels Chief Brand Officer: ‘We Need to Watch Google and Amazon Carefully’ >>Personally — while Virgin Atlantic may disagree with us — wearing a smartwatch is preferable to donning a Google Glass, and we have a feeling hotel staff members would agree, too: Viceroy Hotels Is Using Smartwatches to Be More Hospitable >>Luxury cruisers have some well-known options, but the new Ritz-Ca

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