Americas Great Resorts warns hoteliers that screenshots and AI software subscriptions are not proof of marketing performance, and offers a free AI visibility audit for independent luxury properties.

Wednesday closed September with hospitality.today on AI tools sourcing hotel pricing from OTAs rather than hotels, Turneo's 2027 growth agenda finding non-room revenue growing 35% against 6.5% for rooms, and Puzzle Partner on hotel tech vendors losing deals before the first call. Mews selected by...

Meyer Jabara Hotels shares a fall group sales strategy built on deep university relationships, layered demand segments, and year-ahead prospecting

You are probably tired of hearing this: your hotel needs to personalise the guest experience. From pre-booking marketing to post-checkout surveys

Reading Time: 2 minutesLebanon: Hotel management company Rotana will expand in Beirut, signing an Edge hotel in partnership with ACHRAFIEH 5418 SAL.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The Independent Hotel Show, in partnership with James Hallam Insurance Brokers, has revealed the design studios creating its hospitality spaces at Olympia London, 5-6 October 2026.
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Hospitality is deep into AI adoption. An h2c/Cloudbeds study found 78 percent are already using it and 89 percent plan to expand. But one number matters more: just 6 percent have a comprehensive AI strategy. The technology has arrived faster than the operational readiness. The mood is changing. Hoteliers have spent years being shown what AI could do. Now they want to know what it actually does. Where does it save money? Where does it […]
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ATLANTA, Georgia—Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG) announced that the company has added 14 hotels to its portfolio during the first three quarters of 2026. The additions bring the company to 61 hotels totaling approximately 12,000 rooms nationwide. The new properties are a mixture of independent and Hilton- and Marriott-branded hotels located throughout Tennessee, Kentucky, the Carolinas, Maine and Florida. “With these new additions, HVMG further cements its place as a premier, nationwide hotel operator,” said […]
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Nobu announced plans to open a 50-room Nobu Hotel and Restaurant in San Juan in 2028, marking its first venture in Puerto Rico.

A judicial review in The Bahamas is examining environmental approvals for the planned Rosewood Exuma resort, including claims that the development was assessed in parts rather than as a single project. Developer Yntegra Group disputes the allegations.

Hotel Designs
From silk to surface: reimagining the Richard Allan archive
From silk to surface: reimagining the Richard Allan archive
Sienna Shipton.

Hotel Designs
Starwood Hotels appoints Tom Chalmers as SVP of Design & Architecture
Starwood Hotels appoints Tom Chalmers as SVP of Design & Architecture
Sophie Harper.

CHICAGO (September 30, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) is celebrating the continued growth of brands in its Essentials Portfolio across the United States, with new and upcoming hotels...

CHICAGO (September 29, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that Amar Lalvani has been appointed Hyatt’s first-ever Chief Creative Officer, in addition to his role as...

Lola, Booking Holdings' new AI assistant, books hotels, tables and tickets in one chat and charges members up to $25 a month for rates up to 15% below the public price

In a survey of 756 travel agents, 94% call GDS rate parity highly important. Their strongest reason to book an advertised hotel is a GDS-only offer. Two rates give them both.

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 […]

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 […]