It is that time of year when many of us in the hospitality industry begin formalizing our business plans for the coming year. While the budget is an important part

Hospitality has never been an industry reserved for people who followed a neat, predictable career path. In fact, many of the people who make the industry

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Harilela Group has signed a three-hotel franchise deal with IHG Hotels & Resorts to add its Hari hotels into the Vignette Collection. 
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Lifestyle hotel The Imperial has opened in Bloomsbury, London, following a decade-long repositioning under Imperial London Hotels. 
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DANBURY, Connecticut—Meyer Jabara Hotels announced that it has been selected to manage the Reitz Union Hotel, a boutique property within the Reitz Union Student Center on the campus of the University of Florida. This is the first university hotel to operate under the MJH umbrella. “This partnership represents a defining moment for Meyer Jabara Hotels,” said Justin Jabara, president of Meyer Jabara Hotels. “The University of Florida is one of the nation’s premier public research […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Innspire announced its integration with Toast Point of Sale. As a Toast integration partner, Innspire will help enable hotels and resorts to offer seamless mobile food-and-beverage ordering. Innspire’s solution was purpose-built for hospitality environments, supporting a wide range of hotel dining experiences including in-room dining, poolside food and beverage service, lobby lounges, rooftop venues, beach service, and other on-property outlets. Because the ordering experience is fully branded, hotels maintain ownership of the guest relationship […]
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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Asset World Corp Public Company Limited have opened Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit, a 474-room hotel in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit neighborhood.

Ocean Signature Resorts has announced plans to significantly evolve its Caribbean presence by 2026, signaling a strategic shift in its development and operational approach within the region.

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In a different light – rethinking the role of flooring in hospitality interiors
In a different light – rethinking the role of flooring in hospitality interiors
Stuart O'Brien.

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Lobbying for attention: the language of hotel lobby design
Lobbying for attention: the language of hotel lobby design
Pauline Brettell.

CHICAGO (August 13, 2026) — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and RJR Investments & Holdings Inc. today announced that Atlantic Suites Hotel has joined the Hyatt portfolio as an affiliated...

CHICAGO (August 12, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) today announced that one of its affiliates has entered into a franchise agreement for Hyatt Regency Palace Berlin. The landmark...

Nearly a third of GDS hotel bookings are now high-spending leisure — yet most luxury resorts still write the channel off as corporate

The OTA, the wholesaler, the advisor, and now the AI each keep the part of your guest that matters — and what's left to you is the stay.

What are night stays on HotelsByDay? Yannis Moati, Founder and CEO at HotelsByDay launched night stays to cover the full 24-hour travel cycle. After more than ten years selling day-use hotel rooms, the company added traditional overnight bookings at HotelsByDay at Night. Day stays are booked on HotelsByDay.com. Overnight stays are booked at night.hotelsbyday.com. Eleven […]

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 […]