Chicago led occupancy gains at 75.2%, while Miami's Grand Prix and Consensus conference drove the largest ADR and RevPAR increases.

Analysis explores Saudi Arabia's hospitality investment landscape driven by Vision 2030, highlighting diversification beyond religious tourism and the need for experience-focused developments.

You get home after a busy day. Relaxed on the sofa, all you need now is to find a good movie. Fortunately, the streaming service suggests the perfect movie for you.

Villa Lily in Cambodia – an exclusive luxury residence located near the world-famous Angkor Wat temple complex, will now become part of the Brionj Luxury Hotel

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hospitality management company AvantStay has partnered with developers Fortune International Group and Blue Road to operate the 16-storey Nexo Residences.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Independent hotels across Great Britain are changing how to price rooms, deploy staff and prioritise investment as sustained cost increases force fundamental changes to daily operations.
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Squeezed between a shrinking talent pool and an increasingly unforgiving balance sheet, labor in the hospitality industry has arrived at a definitive structural breaking point. On one side, the modern workforce has fundamentally reset the social contract, firmly rejecting the grueling legacy schedules in favor of sustainable work-life integration. Simultaneously, the economics have shifted: with ADR growth plateauing while labor costs climb toward 35 percent of revenue, operators can no longer rely on top-line growth […]
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TORONTO—Four Seasons named Robert Fritz as executive chairman. Four Seasons Founder and Chairman Isadore Sharp will assume the role of Chairman Emeritus. A long-time executive with Cascade Investment, the company’s majority shareholder, Fritz has served as lead director on the Four Seasons board since 2022, working closely with the board and the company’s executive leadership team to help develop the company’s long-term strategic plan. As executive chairman, Fritz will continue to lead the board and […]
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Dr. Tong Yin argues that the full potential of AI in the hotel industry will only be realized when it successfully revolutionizes the way meetings are conducted and managed.

Travel demand among Americans remains high heading into summer 2026, with recession worries easing but rising gas and airfare prices emerging as the main deterrents; meanwhile, interest in the upcoming FIFA World Cup and Route 66 Centennial is growing, especially among digitally engaged and higher-income travelers.

Hotels retain nearly 96% of guest-paid revenue from direct voice bookings, significantly higher than OTA channels, which retain just ~82%. Source: Revinate The guest journey doesn’t begin at the front desk. It begins with a phone call. Sometimes it’s late at night, when a traveler is comparing options across multiple tabs. Sometimes it’s a hurried […]
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India, April 29, 2026: RateGain Travel Technologies Limited ((BSE: 543417, NSE: RATEGAIN), a global leader in AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, today announced the appointment of Oscar Ganuza as Senior Vice President – Revenue, Europe. Based in Barcelona, Oscar will lead RateGain’s efforts to accelerate commercial performance and deepen strategic partnerships […]
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Hotel Designs
Sea Containers London and Gordon Ramsay Restaurants Global announce new partnership
Sea Containers London and Gordon Ramsay Restaurants Global announce new partnership
Pauline Brettell.

Hotel Designs
Preview: Clerkenwell Design Week – BAGNODESIGN showcases armour-finished collections at CDW
Preview: Clerkenwell Design Week – BAGNODESIGN showcases armour-finished collections at CDW
Stuart O'Brien.

Sydney, Australia – Zucchetti, the largest hotel technology provider in Italy with a growing presence globally, has deepened its strategic partnership with SiteMinder, the world’s leading AI-powered hotel commerce platform. The strategic partnership expands on the connectivity between the two companies’ platforms, by enhancing their interoperability to open new revenue opportunities for shared hotel customers […]

Learn how Solmar Hotels & Resorts lifted its average rate and simplified operations across 800+ rooms SiteMinder's platform.

CHICAGO (May 12, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that Adam Rohman has been appointed Head of Americas, effective July 1, 2026. Rohman succeeds Pete Sears, who is...

CHICAGO, IL (May 8, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) today announced the opening of DC Hotel Hangzhou CBD, a vibrant new upscale lifestyle hotel in the heart of Hangzhou’s Central...

Every hotel now has a TikTok landing page: rates, reviews, amenities, and the creator videos that built its audience

As travel becomes more complex and experience-driven, human expertise is becoming a premium service rather than an outdated one

London is one of the world’s most iconic cities. It is a unique blend of 2,000 years of history, cutting-edge modernity, and endless character. Whether you’re planning your first visit or returning for the tenth time, these 21 interesting facts about London will give you a deeper appreciation of this remarkable metropolis. Updated for 2026, […]

TL;DR Yes, you can sleep at LAS, but expect armrests on most seats and cold temperatures—floor sleeping in quieter spots is common. Showers are available only in paid-access lounges; there are no free public showers. No nap pods or nap rooms exist at LAS following the 2025 closure of the only on-site sleep facility. The […]