Global luxury spending reached €1.44 trillion in 2025 but growth is flattening, with brands urged to compete on experience, service design, and relationship

Royal Phuket Marina, Asia’s first and only carbon-neutral marina, has reaffirmed its commitment to creating a positive social impact with the official inauguration

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Camden Council’s planning committee has granted permission and listed building consent for converting the Grade II-listed former bank at 212-214 High Holborn into a 75-key boutique hotel.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesHong Kong: Mandarin Oriental has launched sustainability platform MO•RE as the group places resilience, connection and regeneration as important aspects of its growth.
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MEMPHIS, Tennessee—The Indigo Road Hospitality Group announced a new partnership in Memphis, Tennessee, assuming operations and management of The Central Station Hotel. As The Central Station Hotel moves forward, The Indigo Road will lead development of a new brand for the hotel alongside an expanded collection of food and beverage offerings set to debut in 2027. The Central Station Hotel will undergo a transformation under The Indigo Road’s leadership. The project will include the arrival […]
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WASHINGTON—Two days after the midterms, a new U.S. Travel Association forecast puts a price on America’s travel slowdown: inflation-adjusted international visitor spending is projected to fall nearly $11 billion in 2026, a 6.3 percent drop to $163 billion. Despite a record 2.44 billion domestic trips, total inflation-adjusted travel spending is projected to decline 0.7 percent to $1.35 trillion. Travel prices are projected to rise 7.2 percent in 2026, more than twice overall inflation of 3.4 […]
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Fairmont has appointed Francis Desjardins as Pacific Northwest Regional Vice President and General Manager of Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has opened Vienna House by Wyndham Istanbul Bahçelievler, the first Vienna House property in Türkiye.

Hotel Designs
Winners of The Brit List Awards 2026 announced
Winners of The Brit List Awards 2026 announced
Sophie Harper.

Hotel Designs
The Landmark London reimagines its Marylebone Suites as a London apartment
The Landmark London reimagines its Marylebone Suites as a London apartment
Sienna Shipton.

CHICAGO (November 4, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and PT Citra Buana Prakarsa today announced the signing of a management agreement for Hyatt Regency Kapal Besar Island Resort. The...

CHICAGO (November 2, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that Impression Isla Mujeres, a 123-suite, adults-only, all-inclusive resort on the southern tip of Isla Mujeres,...

Two hotel loyalty programs worth an independent's attention don't depend on points, and both run on rules a single hotel can copy

Points programs for independent hotels give a guest a reason to return, but each one decides where she must book to earn and what your hotel is paid when she spends them

A day use hotel lets you book a private room for a set block of daytime hours, usually between about 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., instead of paying for a full night. Travelers use day rooms for layovers, canceled plans, and daycations. The price is often well below the overnight rate. Your flight lands at […]

You can sleep, shower, and rest during a Montreal layover, but only if you know where to look. Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) stays open around the clock, and it has no sleep pods, no cots, and no public showers outside its lounges. That gap between what you need and what the terminal offers is what […]