A research-informed opinion piece ranks 10 favourable and 10 challenging countries for hospitality operators, arguing tax rates alone are poor predictors of where a business will thrive.

Monday opened the week with hospitality.today's argument that Google AI Mode is eliminating the research phase where guests actively choose hotels and replacing it with a single AI-surfaced option they accept, Pertlink's open letter to the Philippines' tourism secretary on a government AI assista...

Overtourism in Europe isn’t wholly a matter of too many visitors to one city in particular so much as it’s an uneven distribution amongst the array of beautiful destinations

Career Fest 2026 returns with a focus on mobility, AI, and limitless career opportunities, following a record 2025 edition that attracted over 12,000

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Luxury group Red Carnation Hotels has achieved EarthCheck Silver certification across its global portfolio, spanning the UK, Ireland, Europe and South Africa.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Netherlands: Boutique hotel group The Zetter Collection will expand beyond the UK for the first time with the opening of The Zetter 717 Amsterdam in early 2027.
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Over 20 years ago, the tourism sector was somewhat unrecognizable compared to what it is now. Occupancy is now largely dictated by technology, which has changed how rooms are booked and how travelers make decisions. Yet one factor has remained consistent: A full hotel is not necessarily an optimally performing hotel. Effective occupancy strategy requires understanding when demand will happen, what elements are driving it, what that demand is worth, and when protecting rate and […]
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DALLAS, Texas—Sloan Dean launched AI Hospitality Group (AIHG), the hospitality industry’s first fully vertical, AI-native hotel operating company. Dean, former CEO and president of Remington Hospitality, is joined by Co-Founder and CTO Kishan Dahya, Chief Operating Officer Eve Moore, and Founding Partner & Head of Data and Analytics, Zach Cunningham. AIHG combines 60-plus agent autonomous back-office with a guest-facing hospitality team to deliver 500-plus basis points of GOP margin improvement to owners. “Hotel owners don’t […]
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Whitbread has appointed Legendre UK to convert Phoenix House in Vauxhall, London, into a 180-bedroom Premier Inn scheduled for completion at the end of 2027.

U.S. leisure travelers increasingly use AI tools to find destinations, restaurants and activities, but most still rely on search engines, official websites, reviews and price comparisons before booking, according to a survey released by Mower.

Hotel Designs
Palaces in the Sky: Wynn Al Marjan Island unveils two signature Royal Apartments
Palaces in the Sky: Wynn Al Marjan Island unveils two signature Royal Apartments
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Hotel Designs
Off the beaten track with Ubuyu – a Banyan Tree Escape
Off the beaten track with Ubuyu – a Banyan Tree Escape
Pauline Brettell.

CHICAGO (September 17, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (“Hyatt” or the “Company”) (NYSE: H) announced today that it will release third quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday,...

CHICAGO (September 17, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced the opening today, in the heart of Canadian wine country, of The Clayfield, a one-of-a-kind boutique wine-and-wellness...

Booking.com's owner fought three years to buy Europe's biggest flight seller. The case against the deal was that a bigger Booking.com is bad for hotels. The court found no proof of that, and blocked the deal anyway.

Trip.com's business travel arm claims 15,000 multinational clients, and since September 17 four AI agents book their hotel stays at Trip.com's own prices

You can wait out a layover at Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, but two things shape every plan here: there are no showers in the terminal, and the secure area closes overnight, so a late-night layover happens landside whether you want it to or not. The rest is easier than most airports its size. YOW is […]

You can sleep, shower, and rest during a Calgary layover, and the airport makes it easier than most. Calgary International Airport (YYC) is open 24 hours, has a free quiet space with recliners, and lets connecting passengers move between every concourse without clearing security again. That last part is the thing most guides skip, and […]