Sean O’Neill
@seanoneill.bsky.social
Reporter covering the hotel business for @Skift. In DC. 🇺🇸🇮🇪🏳️🌈
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I’ve seen this before and I love rereading it every time.
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’ve seen this before and I love rereading it every time.
NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani makes promises to the travel industry, talks Airbnb in this trade-exclusive interview with @skift.com
www.youtube.com/shorts/oRegw...
www.youtube.com/shorts/oRegw...
What Does Zohran Mamdani Think About Making Tourism More Affordable in New York City?
YouTube video by Skift
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October 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani makes promises to the travel industry, talks Airbnb in this trade-exclusive interview with @skift.com
www.youtube.com/shorts/oRegw...
www.youtube.com/shorts/oRegw...
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George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
October 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
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Regret to report, dear reader, that I got a glimpse today in just how utterly awash in AI the K-12 teacher prep space is these days.
Mostly it's in the service of work shortcuts; that's how the camel's nose gets under the tent, as it were.
Mostly it's in the service of work shortcuts; that's how the camel's nose gets under the tent, as it were.
October 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Regret to report, dear reader, that I got a glimpse today in just how utterly awash in AI the K-12 teacher prep space is these days.
Mostly it's in the service of work shortcuts; that's how the camel's nose gets under the tent, as it were.
Mostly it's in the service of work shortcuts; that's how the camel's nose gets under the tent, as it were.
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Read this thread to understand the stakes for trans Americans in the current budget showdown.
1. There's a lot of confusion about this out there. Let me make it easier:
There are two ways to keep the government open: The full FY26 appropriations bill for the entire year, and a continuing resolution to keep it open for a few months at current levels.
Both are part of negotiations right now.
There are two ways to keep the government open: The full FY26 appropriations bill for the entire year, and a continuing resolution to keep it open for a few months at current levels.
Both are part of negotiations right now.
September 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Read this thread to understand the stakes for trans Americans in the current budget showdown.
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“Trump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling”
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@esullivannyt.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
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@esullivannyt.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
Trump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling.
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“Trump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling”
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@esullivannyt.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
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@esullivannyt.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
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Canadian book pals, my nonfiction story collection is in a handful of lovely indie stores already (e.g. Porch Light Books in Edmonton) but as we inch towards the holiday shopping season - yes, I'm sorry, it's happening! - I'd like to expand the list. Holler if you know of a store that might be game?
NO SLEEP 'TIL FAIRBANKS by Eva Holland | Porch Light Books
Stories From Alaska And The Canadian North
www.porchlightbooks.ca
August 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Canadian book pals, my nonfiction story collection is in a handful of lovely indie stores already (e.g. Porch Light Books in Edmonton) but as we inch towards the holiday shopping season - yes, I'm sorry, it's happening! - I'd like to expand the list. Holler if you know of a store that might be game?
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This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
August 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Yellen not at all pulling her punches in this op-ed for the FT www.ft.com/content/d2ea...
August 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Yellen not at all pulling her punches in this op-ed for the FT www.ft.com/content/d2ea...
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Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.
August 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.
Hyatt is giving its loyalty members new ways to use their points: World of Hyatt members can now earn and redeem rewards on experiences and other amenities at hundreds of hotels worldwide. First on @skift.com
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Hyatt Expands Loyalty Program to Cover Experiences: Exclusive
Hyatt taps tech from the startup Way to streamline booking of experiences like cabanas across hotels while earning loyalty program points.
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August 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hyatt is giving its loyalty members new ways to use their points: World of Hyatt members can now earn and redeem rewards on experiences and other amenities at hundreds of hotels worldwide. First on @skift.com
skift.com/2025/08/25/h...
skift.com/2025/08/25/h...
An exclusive look at how Hilton is fine-tuning its flagship brand,
skift.com/2025/08/23/h...
via @skift.com
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via @skift.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
An exclusive look at how Hilton is fine-tuning its flagship brand,
skift.com/2025/08/23/h...
via @skift.com
skift.com/2025/08/23/h...
via @skift.com
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Sicher ausbaufähig, aber funktioniert auch mit längeren Fliegerinnen 😉
Ich fühl mich ganz #superwoman 😅
#kleineKunstklasse #wattiskunst #watercolor
Ich fühl mich ganz #superwoman 😅
#kleineKunstklasse #wattiskunst #watercolor
August 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Sicher ausbaufähig, aber funktioniert auch mit längeren Fliegerinnen 😉
Ich fühl mich ganz #superwoman 😅
#kleineKunstklasse #wattiskunst #watercolor
Ich fühl mich ganz #superwoman 😅
#kleineKunstklasse #wattiskunst #watercolor
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Bolton’s home raided, Gen. Kruse fired, Epstein coverup proceeds, seizure of 10% of Intel another step towards state capitalism. Just one day in the somewhat chaotic but directionally purposeful march towards…despotism.
Does anyone think they’re doing all this so they can hand over power in 2028?
Does anyone think they’re doing all this so they can hand over power in 2028?
August 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Bolton’s home raided, Gen. Kruse fired, Epstein coverup proceeds, seizure of 10% of Intel another step towards state capitalism. Just one day in the somewhat chaotic but directionally purposeful march towards…despotism.
Does anyone think they’re doing all this so they can hand over power in 2028?
Does anyone think they’re doing all this so they can hand over power in 2028?
"Of all the sadness in this story, and there is lots of it, the worst is AI writing the suicide note."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
Opinion | What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life
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August 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"Of all the sadness in this story, and there is lots of it, the worst is AI writing the suicide note."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
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The list of Fed chair candidates keeps getting longer. And longer. And longer.
Here’s a comprehensive grading of ALL the candidates on Alphaville’s highly rigorous and proprietary quantamental metrics: 🕊️ 🍊 and 🤮
on.ft.com/4fHufYa
Here’s a comprehensive grading of ALL the candidates on Alphaville’s highly rigorous and proprietary quantamental metrics: 🕊️ 🍊 and 🤮
on.ft.com/4fHufYa
Rating and slating all the Fed chair candidates
We need to talk about the Kevins (and Pulte)
on.ft.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The list of Fed chair candidates keeps getting longer. And longer. And longer.
Here’s a comprehensive grading of ALL the candidates on Alphaville’s highly rigorous and proprietary quantamental metrics: 🕊️ 🍊 and 🤮
on.ft.com/4fHufYa
Here’s a comprehensive grading of ALL the candidates on Alphaville’s highly rigorous and proprietary quantamental metrics: 🕊️ 🍊 and 🤮
on.ft.com/4fHufYa
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Explain to me like I didn't live through the early 2000s in NYC why this is not a medicated eating disorder: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/d...
Ozempic Is Shrinking Appetites. Restaurants Are Shrinking the Food.
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Explain to me like I didn't live through the early 2000s in NYC why this is not a medicated eating disorder: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/d...
An Ennismore IPO: Can Lifestyle Hotels Impress Wall Street?
by Luke Martin for @skift.com
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by Luke Martin for @skift.com
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August 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
An Ennismore IPO: Can Lifestyle Hotels Impress Wall Street?
by Luke Martin for @skift.com
skift.com/2025/08/13/a...
by Luke Martin for @skift.com
skift.com/2025/08/13/a...
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Brutal reality for hoteliers. STR slashed its U.S. hotel forecast to -0.1% RevPAR growth for the full year. That's a spectacular fall from January's optimistic +1.8% projection.
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Brutal reality for hoteliers. STR slashed its U.S. hotel forecast to -0.1% RevPAR growth for the full year. That's a spectacular fall from January's optimistic +1.8% projection.
The pain is unevenly...
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August 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Brutal reality for hoteliers. STR slashed its U.S. hotel forecast to -0.1% RevPAR growth for the full year. That's a spectacular fall from January's optimistic +1.8% projection.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
What's next for Accor? Selling stakes in Ennismore and Orient Express could free up resources at the French hotel giant to more effectively battle the Marriotts of the world. via @skift.com
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August 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
What's next for Accor? Selling stakes in Ennismore and Orient Express could free up resources at the French hotel giant to more effectively battle the Marriotts of the world. via @skift.com
skift.com/2025/08/08/w...
skift.com/2025/08/08/w...
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Doctor With Positive Attitude Learns Something New From Every Malpractice Suit theonion.com/doctor-...
August 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Doctor With Positive Attitude Learns Something New From Every Malpractice Suit theonion.com/doctor-...
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He just...said it, out loud!
Treasury Secretary Bessent on 'Trump Accounts':
"It is a backdoor for privatizing Social Security....That's a game changer."
"It is a backdoor for privatizing Social Security....That's a game changer."
July 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
He just...said it, out loud!
Scoop at @skift.com LVMH secured an option to acquire full ownership of Orient Express by 2027, according to two people familiar with the deal.
That agreement saw LVMH take a 50% stake in Accor’s Orient Express brand, sources said. Terms hadn't been previously disclosed.
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That agreement saw LVMH take a 50% stake in Accor’s Orient Express brand, sources said. Terms hadn't been previously disclosed.
skift.com/2025/07/30/l...
July 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Scoop at @skift.com LVMH secured an option to acquire full ownership of Orient Express by 2027, according to two people familiar with the deal.
That agreement saw LVMH take a 50% stake in Accor’s Orient Express brand, sources said. Terms hadn't been previously disclosed.
skift.com/2025/07/30/l...
That agreement saw LVMH take a 50% stake in Accor’s Orient Express brand, sources said. Terms hadn't been previously disclosed.
skift.com/2025/07/30/l...