BWH Hotels GB survey of 2,400+ loyalty members finds flight disruption and geopolitical concerns are driving Brits toward domestic breaks, with local experiences and food topping guest priorities.

Five Marriott properties across London now offer day use rooms for guests needing a private space to work, rest or refresh without an overnight booking.

Today, the global hospitality industry is facing (almost) unprecedented market dynamics, compounded by ongoing social, political, and economic instability.

RateGain Travel Technologies Limited, a global leader in AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, today announced

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The Chambers Hotel New York has reopened as an independent boutique hotel following a brief period operating as a Sonder property.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Avalon Hotel & Restaurant in Nerja, on the Costa del Sol, has been put up for sale with an asking price of €2.77 million, including both the freehold property and the operating business.
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Artificial intelligence is popularly perceived as a modern-day phenomenon, but understood broadly as a machine that makes decisions and solves problems, AI has actually existed for about seven decades. Over the course of its long evolution, categories of AI have emerged, including machine learning and the subcategory of deep learning—a multilayered neural network system that can operate without human supervision. Within deep learning lies generative AI, exemplified by OpenAI’s groundbreaking large language model ChatGPT, which “democratized […]
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NEW YORK, New York—The Chambers Hotel New York officially reopened as a fully independent boutique hotel following its brief period as a Sonder property. Positioned on West 56th Street at the crossroads of popular cultural and retail destinations in Manhattan, The Chambers Hotel’s architecture and interiors were envisioned by the Rockwell Group. The property provides direct access to Felice 56, the on-site Italian restaurant and bar. “Stepping into independence represents a thoughtful evolution for The […]
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Leading hospitality organizations and technology companies unite to help shape the future of AI standards, education, interoperability, and industry collaboration.

Tripleseat, an event management software provider, has secured the top position in ten categories of the G2 Summer 2026 reports, highlighting its significant influence in the hospitality technology space.

Hotel Designs
Gilles Bontems joins Evok Collection as GM of Brach Paris
Gilles Bontems joins Evok Collection as GM of Brach Paris
Pauline Brettell.

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Harmony Lounge and Milano EVO – a new language of multisensory wellness from LEMI
Harmony Lounge and Milano EVO – a new language of multisensory wellness from LEMI
Pauline Brettell.

Former Le Manoir food and beverage manager joins the Michelin-keyed Woodstock boutique hotel this month

Marriott veteran to lead upcoming Tribute Portfolio hotel ahead of its £42m launch

SiteMinder is using AI as a growth opportunity, optimising and expanding its capabilities to deliver better solutions to hoteliers.

The following was originally published in The Hotel Yearbook 2026 – Technology Edition. For the past twenty years, the hotel industry has sought to solve for the fragmentation that’s grown alongside the introduction of new tools in the tech stack. The answer: connectivity. APIs have replaced manual contracting. Distribution has shifted from static to real-time. […]

CHICAGO (June 29, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced Alila Sengokuhara Hakone, a luxury retreat rooted in nature, design and wellbeing in one of Japan’s most revered...

CHICAGO (June 27, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) today announced the official opening of Hyatt Place Jiaxing Nanhu, marking the debut of the Hyatt Place brand in one of China’s most...

SiteMinder's CEO says hotels must execute faster to be bookable in the AI era. They can — and the booking still completes on the OTA by default.

The AI visibility tools sell hotels a rising score built on questions the software invented — while the booking goes where it always went

A day stay is a hotel room booked for a set block of daytime hours, where you check in and check out on the same day.A night stay is the traditional overnight: check in late afternoon or evening, sleep, check out the next morning. Book a day stay for a layover, an early arrival, a […]

HotelsByDay just got a lot bigger, and we’ve solved a problem traditional hotel booking never bothered to fix: the in-between moments. The long layover. The post-cruise gap. The remote worker who needs four hours of quiet. Day rooms and daytime hotel access became our thing.  It worked. But here is what we kept hearing. People […]