Thursday brought Accor launching ALL Concierge across 1M+ pilot conversations in 11 languages on five platforms including WhatsApp, a four-party study finding 54% of travelers use AI for trip planning while only 22% of DMOs offer AI capabilities, and a World Panel viewpoint on middle management a...

MGM Resorts' Board reaffirms its standalone strategy after People Incorporated withdrew its acquisition proposal, citing Las Vegas leadership, regional properties, BetMGM, and MGM Osaka as key value drivers.

AI-generated hotel descriptions often reflect outdated information, and the only person who can flag the gap between what guests were told

Cloudbeds, the hospitality management system built for ambitious hoteliers, today announced a partnership with Oolio, the Australian hospitality technology provider

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Carbon positive hotel Populus Seattle has appointed Rob Brandenberg as general manager.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesTurks and Caicos Islands: Luxury hotel group Corinthia has signed a hotel and branded residence development on Grace Bay in Turks and Caicos, its first in North America.
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BLUFFTON, South Carolina—Landingplace Hotels announced the launch of Borderless Hotel Alliance, an independent hotel affiliation platform designed to give hotel owners access to technology, distribution, loyalty, procurement, and commercial resources while allowing owners to retain their hotels’ names, identities, and operational independence. Ambassadors Inn & Suites, a 102-room independent hotel in Virginia Beach owned by Harshad Barot and members of his family, has signed an agreement to become the first member of Borderless Hotel Alliance […]
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The June opening of Dellshire Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, marked the city’s first new-build resort in over two decades and brought an immersive medieval-inspired experience that is also rooted in fantasy. Wisconsin-based Architectural Design Consultants, Inc. (ADCI) brought the 208-room resort to life, and its medieval character is especially evident in the lobby, which sets the tone for the guest experience. Jason Ryan, senior architect and VP of design at ADCI, said the team […]
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Hotel investment in Asia Pacific rose to US$8 billion in the first half of 2026, as stronger room rates, recovering tourism and limited new supply supported investor interest, particularly in Japan, Mainland China and Korea.

Accor has launched ALL Concierge, a conversational AI service available through ALL.com, the ALL Accor app, WhatsApp and iMessage, and introduced The Butler for hotel teams.

Hotel Designs
Bangkok gets its first YOTEL – and Select by Hilton’s first hotel
Bangkok gets its first YOTEL – and Select by Hilton’s first hotel
Sienna Shipton.

Hotel Designs
Case study: a new art chapter for Kulm Hotel St. Moritz
Case study: a new art chapter for Kulm Hotel St. Moritz
Pauline Brettell.

CHICAGO (September 17, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (“Hyatt” or the “Company”) (NYSE: H) announced today that it will release third quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday,...

CHICAGO (September 17, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced the opening today, in the heart of Canadian wine country, of The Clayfield, a one-of-a-kind boutique wine-and-wellness...

Kayak for Business says 45,000 event attendees have booked through its Events tool. The screen they book on now pulls from the GDS, through Amadeus.

On Booking.com, a roll-in shower is a yes or a no, and Booking.com tells guests who need one to ask the hotel. The rest of the family's rooms follow the answer.

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 […]