Soneva CEO Neil Gallagher outlines the "Bare Luxury" repositioning following KSL Capital's 2025 majority stake acquisition, covering service philosophy, expansion into Africa and ski markets, and a shift from SOPs to emotional intelligence.

An educational piece exploring how generative AI can transform the hotel daily operations meeting from a status broadcast into a pattern-spotting, decision-driving tool across all departments.

A property-management system rarely fails overnight. More often, a hotel gradually outgrows its technology.

Cloudbeds, the hospitality management system built for ambitious hoteliers who demand more, today launched Cloudbeds RMS, a new revenue management

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Luxury country house collection Hand Picked Hotels has purchased four properties  in the Cotswolds from Andrew Brownsword Hotels.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: Wyndham has launched Dolce Nova, an upper-upscale extension of Dolce Hotels & Resorts by Wyndham.
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PARADISE VALLEY, Arizona—Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa announced a transition to independent ownership alongside plans for a multi-million-dollar property renovation over the next several years. Under a joint partnership between Berger Holdings and RJ Hospitality, the resort will undergo a comprehensive multi-year plan that will update all 110 accommodations starting in Summer 2027, followed by strategic enhancements to its culinary program and Sanctuary Spa in 2028. “As a resort deeply tied to its surrounding […]
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LISBON—The NYU School of Professional Studies Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality, in collaboration with RateGain Travel Technologies Limited and HEDNA, announced the release of the third edition of the industry benchmark report, The State of Distribution 2026. Based on insights from over 270 hotel brands and 58,000+ properties across 141 cities and 53 countries, the report represents one of the most comprehensive views into how commercial teams across the hospitality industry are navigating technology […]
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roommaster exhibits at NoVacancy 2026 on September 23–24 at ICC Sydney. See modern hospitality tools for smart hoteliers at Booth 1151.

Developed with NYU SPS's Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and HEDNA, the report draws on 58,000+ hotel properties and finds that AI adoption is outpacing real impact.

Hotel Designs
New hotel openings – September 2026
New hotel openings – September 2026
Sienna Shipton.

Hotel Designs
Independent Hotel Show announces its design partners for 2026
Independent Hotel Show announces its design partners for 2026
Pauline Brettell.

CHICAGO (September 15, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that Grand Hyatt Cancun Beach Resort is expected to open in December as an all-inclusive property and will mark...

CHICAGO (September 10, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) today announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with an affiliate of CL Capital for Oxford Witney...

Fifty thousand US prompts returned one sponsored offer under the answer, never two. In travel, Booking.com held it 62.57% of the time.

Amadeus tells the agency selling your room: you decide the price. No page on the site tells the hotel how it got there.

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 […]