Traveling Blog: Lifestyle Hotels With a Twist + Black Tourism Targets Detroit + Brexit Showdown

December 28, 2017

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Note From the Editor

Is it heresy? Veteran hotelier Stephen Brandman of Journal Hotels wants to make specific brands less important as he's building what he perceives to be a new type of lifestyle hotel company. Providing services to hotel owners is his mantra, as Hospitality Editor Deanna Ting found out in an interview, and the brand decision can be flexible.

Speaking of branding, the Detroit brand, given the city's corruption and financial convulsions over the years, has been problematic. But Assistant Editor Sarah Enelow takes a look today at how black traveler advocacy groups are reshaping the image and destiny of Detroit tourism. Thought-provoking, indeed.

— Dennis Schaal, Executive Editor

New Feature — 25 Travel Moments That Mattered in 2017

Wrap up 2017 by taking a look at our annual feature, which highlights the 25 travel industry stories that commanded our attention over the course of the past 12 months.

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Journal Hotels is out to prove that you don't necessarily need to be a brand to succeed in the increasingly crowded lifestyle hotel space.

The Detroit Travel Story Is Starting to Get Rewritten by the Black Travel Movement

The mainstream media currently has control of the Detroit travel story, but the Black Travel Movement is about to redefine what it means to visit the blackest city in America.

Teague Works on a Design Fix to Cramped Middle Seats

Teague is trying to take creative approaches to solving some of the most annoying parts of travel.

Brexit Uncertainties in Aviation and Tourism Loom Large in 2018

With the situation still far from clear, the biggest Brexit-related problem is the uncertainty it has unleashed on the UK. Consumers are worried and businesses can't plan for the future. Both of which point to a pretty bleak 2018.

The big chains now offer special book-direct deals through Google Hotel Ads. This helps with click-through and conversions, but also with new loyalty member acquisition — everything a growing hotel chain needs in an ad partner.

CEO Interview: Paligroup's Avi Brosh on Growing Boutique Hotels in the Shadows of Big Brands

In some ways, building a boutique hotel brand isn't much different from when the first pioneers did it in the early 1980s. The only distinction is that today, the competition is certainly tougher and increasingly more abundant.

Best Travel News Stories of 2017

Our favorites of the year were stories that you could find nowhere else. Each featured hours — or months — of phone calls or in-person interviews, and provided insights about an important development or trend. Each of these talented journalists, you could find nowhere else, either.

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