Google has stripped live pricing, date filters, and budget tags from its EU hotel search unit to comply with the DMA, leaving hotels with only a name, link, and address in the box built for them.

Wednesday brought hospitality.today's discovery that AI assistants pay per web search and developer caps mean hotel queries are expensive enough to suppress, making AI invisibility partly an economics problem, Americas Great Resorts' finding that Forbes Travel Guide ratings and Michelin Keys expl...

Lecturers at Hotelschool The Hague argue hospitality schools must embed VR simulations, AI prototyping, and Makerspace environments

A guest who books direct returns at 5.1%, while a guest who books through an OTA returns at just 1.3%, and that gap holds across the same hotels

Reading Time: 2 minutesBoutique Hotel News held its latest Feed Your Mind hotelier thought leadership event in partnership with Agilysys, hosted at Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: The Hoxton Dubai Media City will be the brand’s first hotel in the UAE, developed by Select Group.
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BOISE, IDAHO—Resolute Road Hospitality announced the conversion of the former Comfort Suites Redmond to the City Express by Marriott Redmond Airport, located in Redmond, Oregon. The conversion aligns the property with Marriott International’s expanding City Express by Marriott brand, providing ownership with access to Marriott’s global distribution platform, brand standards, and commercial infrastructure. Statement From Leadership “Brand conversions continue to be an effective strategy for owners seeking to unlock additional value from existing assets,” said […]
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PM Hotel Group announced the appointment of Elizabeth Herzberg as senior vice president, development. Read more. Loews Hotels & Co announced the promotion of Stephen Cummings to senior vice president of operations for Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando. In this role, Cummings will oversee operations and strategic direction for the hotel portfolio. Most recently, Cummings served as the complex managing director for Loews Arlington Hotel & Convention Center and Live! By Loews in Arlington, Texas. […]
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Duane Overgaard writes that hotels should prioritize frictionless, invisible payment experiences, emphasizing that streamlined, secure payment systems can boost guest satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Dolly Parton’s SongTeller Hotel and Dolly’s Life of Many Colors Museum are scheduled to debut together Sept. 29 in Nashville.

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Smart Hotel Technology: upgrading or undermining luxury?
Smart Hotel Technology: upgrading or undermining luxury?
Pauline Brettell.

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Saint Roch, a new Alpine retreat from Maisons Pariente to open in Courchevel 1850
Saint Roch, a new Alpine retreat from Maisons Pariente to open in Courchevel 1850
Sienna Shipton.

CHICAGO, September 9, 2026 – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today announce a new, long-term strategic loyalty collaboration that will bring together two...

American Airlines and Hyatt have worked together to bring added value and choice to members of both our loyalty programs. After careful consideration, we have mutually decided to not continue our...

Reddit's share of ChatGPT citations fell 86% over four days in August, and the two firms that measure this for a living disagree on whether the model changed what it reads or only what it shows

Their new standard lets your hotel publish a list of what an AI agent may do with your rooms. It doesn't say whether the agent should use your list or your OTA's

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 […]