Sean O'Neill

Sean O’Neill is Skift’s Senior Hospitality Editor. Sean’s forte is reporting, and he’s broken multiple hotel industry scoops. He has also conducted 1:1 interviews on stage with the CEOs of Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Hyatt, and Wyndham.

Hotels

Sonesta Debuts Two Soft Brands

Sonesta International Hotel Corporation announced the debut of two soft brands within its expanding portfolio, Classico, A Sonesta Collection, and MOD, A Sonesta Collection. These two new brands offer independent hotel owners the opportunity…

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

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Hotels

Marriott CEO on the ‘Resilience of Travel’ and New Paths for Growth

Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano has decentralized some decision-making to help the company move faster in its development growth goals. He's also looking to add products adjacent to hotels, amplifying its loyalty program.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Hotels

Marriott to Launch Hotel Brand for Budget-Minded Extended-Stay Guests

Marriott's move underscores how hot the extended-stay category is.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Hotels

Hotel Expert: Stop Blindly Chasing Demand – Focus on Profit

Too many hotel companies try to put heads in beds without clear thinking. They need a more nuanced commercial strategy, figuring out which customers will be the most profitable to pursue after accounting for all costs.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Hotels

LVMH Stopped From Building a Luxury Hotel in Beverly Hills

LVMH's offer to build an ultra-luxury hotel in Beverly Hills got shot down by voters. Plus, more highlights from this week's news in hotel deals and development worldwide.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

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Hotels

Highest-Paid Hotel CEOs

Most CEOs at the largest hotel companies ended 2022 with less actual overall compensation than they might have. We know this fact thanks to a splendid new U.S. reporting requirement, which cast pay packages in a fresh light.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Hotels

Choice Hotels Tech Chief Sketches Path to Tapping Generative AI

Choice Hotels sees a potential in generative AI (artificial intelligence) to reshape the hotel sector, according to an interview chief information officer Brian Kirkland did on Bloomberg TV right before…

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

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Hotels

Ambiente Sedona Brings Landscape Hotel Design Trend to U.S.

Place what are essentially glass boxes amid breathtaking scenery. That's the "landscape design" trend in hotels. A great case in point is the new luxury hotel Ambiente Sedona.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Experiences

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.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Hotels

Hotel Chart of the Week: Investors Want Wyndham to Seek Merger

Skift editors were struck by this chart of Wyndham's stock price as of Friday. Investors continue to behave as if it would be a good thing for the world's largest…

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago