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Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: IHG Hotels & Resorts has partnered with Revolut and Visa to launch co-branded debit cards.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesSwitzerland: Aman Group has appointed Victor Clavell as chief operating officer, based at Aman’s Swiss corporate office and reporting directly to chairman and CEO Vlad Doronin.
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BETHESDA, Maryland, and ATLANTA, Georgia—Marriott International and The Coca‑Cola Company announced a global agreement that will expand choice and elevate the guest experience across Marriott’s portfolio, bringing The Coca‑Cola Company’s brands to hotels around the world. The agreement was developed in collaboration with Hot Shoppe Services International, Marriott’s global procurement organization. Under the agreement, The Coca‑Cola Company becomes Marriott’s global beverage partner across several categories, including carbonated soft drinks and a growing range of hydration […]
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Capella Hotel Group announced the appointment of Feisal Jaffer as chief development officer. Jaffer will lead the Group’s global development and help shape hospitality-focused real estate platforms. Most recently, as global head of LXR Hotels & Resorts at Hilton Worldwide, he led the brand’s strategic growth. Jaffer’s new role marks a homecoming. From 2014 to 2019, he served as senior vice president, acquisitions & development at Pontiac Land Group, during which time he worked closely […]
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced the opening of Parian Chronicle Hotel Paros, a 50-room property managed by SWOT Hospitality, under the Destination by Hyatt brand on the island of Paros, Greece.

Sacramento has emerged as a bright spot in California’s hospitality market, with significant growth underway and on the horizon. Although recent inflation and broader economic pressures have tempered the pace of expansion, future development activity and sustained hospitality demand provide a strong foundation for long-term growth.

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Porta Rossa Hotel Firenze Colbert Collection reimagined by THDP
Porta Rossa Hotel Firenze Colbert Collection reimagined by THDP
Sophie Harper.

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The Art of the Floor: how the right rug can transform a hotel interior
The Art of the Floor: how the right rug can transform a hotel interior
Pauline Brettell.

SiteMinder is using AI as a growth opportunity, optimising and expanding its capabilities to deliver better solutions to hoteliers.

The following was originally published in The Hotel Yearbook 2026 – Technology Edition. For the past twenty years, the hotel industry has sought to solve for the fragmentation that’s grown alongside the introduction of new tools in the tech stack. The answer: connectivity. APIs have replaced manual contracting. Distribution has shifted from static to real-time. […]

CHICAGO (July 1, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today celebrated the opening of Parian Chronicle Hotel Paros, a 50 room contemporary Cycladic retreat on the island of Paros, Greece,...

CHICAGO (June 30, 2026) — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H), in collaboration with HSL Properties and Desert Hospitality Management, today announced plans for the debut of Hyatt Regency Tucson...

Google reports 62% of travelers come back to it to book after going deep with AI — then previews the checkout meant to end the round trip

The company booked a record 1.2 billion room nights in 2025 and its shares are down 15% this year — the market is pricing agentic disintermediation before a single AI agent has booked a hotel at scale

A day stay is a hotel room booked for a set block of daytime hours, where you check in and check out on the same day.A night stay is the traditional overnight: check in late afternoon or evening, sleep, check out the next morning. Book a day stay for a layover, an early arrival, a […]

HotelsByDay just got a lot bigger, and we’ve solved a problem traditional hotel booking never bothered to fix: the in-between moments. The long layover. The post-cruise gap. The remote worker who needs four hours of quiet. Day rooms and daytime hotel access became our thing.  It worked. But here is what we kept hearing. People […]