The Great Merging: How Guests Are Driving the Future of Hotels and Rentals
If the way that people live and work have been uprooted by the pandemic, what impact will that have on travel? How will these shifts affect hotels and short-term rentals in the future?
Join us as Skift gathers leaders from across hospitality for this two-day, in-person forum to discuss the future of accommodations, how consumers behavior is creating change across the industry, and the convergence of hotels and short-term rentals. In the first of its kind forum, we will explore both new opportunities and challenges for the decade ahead.
Our Future of Lodging Forum will feature a wide array of future-focused leaders and new research, as Skift editors and analysts uncover the avenues for growth that “The Great Merging” may present for hotels and short-term rentals.
Join us May 11-12, live in New York City or remote around the world, as we discuss:
- What types of consumer behaviors are driving these changes across the industry?
- For those creating innovation across hospitality, what are their strategies for changing the way we travel and stay?
- How will service and experience adapt in this new landscape, and what type of new talent will be needed?
- What opportunities exist for investors and development across sectors?
- How are the incumbents jumping to this new blended world?
- For short-term rentals, what comes next and how can we learn from those who pioneered this sector?
And that’s just the start. This is a groundbreaking event you will not want to miss. Join us in-person May 11-12 in New York City, or watch the event online via video.
Speakers
Agenda for May 11 and 12 (EST)
Wednesday, May 11th
Conference Welcome
Skift Research Presentation: The Great Merging
What’s Next for Hotels as They Stay Ahead of Consumer Demands
How the Investment and Real Estate Landscape Will Adapt and Stay Agile
Gilda Perez-Alvarado
JLL Hotels & Hospitality
Global CEO
Arash Azarbarzin
Highgate
CEO
Moderator
Sean O’Neill
Creating Guest-Centric Payment Strategies for Hospitality
Bringing Nature to Hospitality
Neil Dipaola
AutoCamp
CEO
Moderator
Sean O’Neill
Networking Break
How Shifts in Lifestyle and Work Will Reshape Hospitality
Are Short-Term Rentals Still Underestimated By Hospitality?
How Lifestyle Brands Can Stay Nimble While Building Scale
Amber Asher
Standard International
CEO
Moderator
Sean O’Neill
Reception
Thursday, May 12th
Conference Welcome
The Oral History of Short-Term Rentals
Hotels in 2025: Using Intelligent Automation to Generate Revenue
Can Hotels and Rentals Ever Complement One Another?
Jennifer Hsieh
Marriott International
VP, Homes & Villas
Moderator
Sean O’Neill
Networking Break
The Tech Drivers Necessary for Lodging Today
Shruti Challa
Sonder
Senior Vice President of Revenue
Moderator
Seth Borko
Increasing Hotel Revenue with Always-On Marketing
Noreen Henry
Sojern
Chief Revenue Officer
Moderator
Darren Frei
Staying Ahead of Future Shifts in Lodging
Rami Zeidan
Life House
Co-Founder & CEO
Ernest Lee
citizenM
Chief Growth Officer
Moderator
Sean O’Neill
What’s Ahead of Airbnb This Summer and Beyond
Catherine Powell
Airbnb
Global Head of Hosting
Moderator
Rafat Ali
Event Ends
Event Location
Venue: etc.venues 360 Madison
Address: 360 Madison Ave, NYC
We’re thrilled to bring our inaugural Lodging Forum and our 250+ attendees to this brand new, state-of-the-art meetings facility in the heart of midtown Manhattan. Inspiring design and thoughtful cuisine from onsite chefs will underpin the many opportunities to connect with forward-thinking leaders.
What to expect
Compelling Conversations
Sessions with the travel industry’s most influential leaders and creative minds facilitated by travel media’s best journalists.
Must-Meet Attendees
Forum attendees are decision makers and innovators within their companies – which they’ve shaped or built themselves.
Unmissable Moments
A quote from the stage, a conversation with a fellow attendee, or a personal moment of inspiration – Skift Forums will change your work for the better.
Sponsors
Past Skift Hotel and Short-Term Rental Events
2021 Short-Term Rental Summit
2020 Travel’s Path Forward: Hotels
2021 Hospitality & Marketing Summit
2019 Short-Term Rental Summit
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