Booking Holdings' merchant model now represents 67% of revenue and holds $8.2B in deferred hotelier funds, making payout timing a bigger financial issue

With Australia's international arrivals now at 98% of pre-pandemic levels, signalling tourism recovery as largely complete, the hotel sector is set to enter a new growth

Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: The 41-room Terreno Barrio Hotel has opened in Palma, designed by architecture studio OHLAB.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Luxury boutique hotel Chateau Denmark, located in London's West End, has permanently closed its doors as of 4th August 2026.
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HORSE CAVE, Kentucky—Huff, Niehaus & Associates, Inc. announced the successful sale of the Quality Inn & Suites located in Horse Cave, Kentucky. The hotel property was sold to the highest bidder at a court-ordered public auction.  Huff, Niehaus worked closely with the first mortgage holder and the Master Commissioner to bring multiple bidders to the table.   The property sits along the I-65 corridor in south-central Kentucky, roughly midway between Louisville and Nashville and minutes from […]
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HOUSTON, Texas—Magnolia Hotel Houston, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, announced the debut of Press & Pour, a new coffee and cocktail bar in downtown Houston. The all-day café and lounge opened last month, and guests may enjoy a coffee and espresso bar with handcrafted cocktails, fresh-baked pastries, shareable bites, and daily happy hour. The Press & Pour experience evolves throughout the day. In the morning, it operates as a full-service coffee bar, serving pastries baked fresh […]
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Huff, Niehaus & Associates has announced the sale of the Quality Inn & Suites in Horse Cave, Kentucky. The hotel was sold to the highest bidder at a court-ordered public auction. 

To measure the impact of the FIFA World Cup in eleven U.S. cities, we compare occupancy rates, ADR, RevPAR, and rooms revenue during the weeks of World Cup matches to the same weeks in 2025, as adjusted for the expected change in these variables in the absence of the FIFA events. We demonstrate a wide variance in the impact in host cities and discuss the underlying factors that influence these differences.

Hotel Designs
Villa Dorothéa – an intimate vision of luxury hospitality in Lisbon
Villa Dorothéa – an intimate vision of luxury hospitality in Lisbon
Pauline Brettell.

Hotel Designs
The emotional impact of vintage lighting in hospitality interiors
The emotional impact of vintage lighting in hospitality interiors
Stuart O'Brien.

Barcelona, Spain – SiteMinder, the world’s leading hotel commerce platform, has appointed seasoned travel technology expert Miguel Sánchez as Market Vice President for EMEA. The appointment further strengthens SiteMinder’s leadership across the world’s largest accommodation hub, as the region’s hotels increasingly seek digital technology to respond to sustained travel demand and drive revenue. Sánchez will […]

See how 100+ hotels across 80+ cities grew bookings, revenue and efficiency with SiteMinder. Real success stories, organised by country.

CHICAGO (July 30, 2026) - Hyatt Hotels Corporation ("Hyatt," "the Company," "we," "us," or "our") (NYSE: H) today reported second quarter 2026 results. Highlights include: Comparable system-wide...

CHICAGO (July 29, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of Hyatt Place Vithalapur, marking the Hyatt Place brand’s debut in the emerging industrial hub of...

Pay a bit more commission and your listing climbs the OTA's results — Expedia even shows you the new spot before you commit

Two of three Google searches now end without a click. The AI answers on the page, and whether it names your hotel is all that's left to win

A day stay hotel gives you a private room with a bed and a shower, booked for a set block of daytime hours instead of overnight. Guests book one to sleep off a red eye before work starts, to rest through a long layover, to nap between meetings, or to get a few quiet hours […]

Yes, you can rest during a Houston layover. The terminals stay open overnight, Terminal C has private suites you can book by the hour, several lounges offer showers, and there’s a hotel connected right to the airport. George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) is one of the country’s busiest connecting hubs, so whether you’ve got three hours […]