India beat 21 other destinations to host the 2027 WTTC Global Summit in Delhi, as WTTC forecasts the country's travel and tourism economy will nearly double to $527 billion by 2036.
A podcast episode argues that incomplete or inaccurate GDS content causes hotels to be filtered out before price competition even begins, framing content quality as a revenue and discoverability issue.
The Ascott Limited (Ascott), a Singapore-headquartered global hospitality company wholly owned by CapitaLand Investment (CLI), will partner with Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui Fudosan”), a participating member of the Yaesu 2-Chome Central District Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project (facility name: “YAESU CORE”), together with Mitsui Fudosan Residential Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui Fudosan Residential”), to manage Oakwood Premier YAESU CORE Tokyo within YAESU CORE.
IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announces the signing of a new Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Debrecen, Hungary, adding to its existing portfolio of 56* open and pipeline Suites properties across Europe. Developed in partnership with Xanga, a Hungarian privately owned investment and development company headquartered in Debrecen, the hotel will further expand IHG's presence beyond Budapest, supporting the company's strategy of growing in high-potential regional destinations across Hungary and the wider Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region.
EHL's Dr. Sébastien Fernandez argues leaders cannot directly motivate employees but can create conditions, built on trust and psychological safety, where motivation emerges naturally.
HVS weekly digest covers four Asia Pacific deals: IOI's SGD593M Singapore acquisition for a luxury hotel-office tower, CR Longdation's HKD440M Hong Kong hotel-to-student-housing conversions, a Coliwoo asset sale-leaseback, and AB Capital's 16th Japan hotel buy.
Kempinski Hotels today announces that Augustine Hotel, Prague will open in early 2027, marking a new chapter for one of the Czech capital's most distinctive historic properties and the latest expression of Kempinski's evolving approach to luxury hospitality.
Concord Hospitality assumes management of Poteat Hotels' seven-property, 711-room portfolio across five North Carolina cities, deepening its presence in its home state.
AIHA has published a free practical guide linking agentic AI protocol choices to 100+ hospitality use cases, with a downloadable workbook for technical and business teams.
A Latin American host argues that STR operators erase local identity to appear modern, making their properties price-dependent and indistinguishable from a catalog.
Five European hotel transactions covered: Generator buys Novotel London Greenwich, LRO acquires Courtyard Edinburgh, CapMan/AP Pension buy Scandic Webers Copenhagen, Extendam sells Ibis Styles Paris, and Yurbban acquires Allegro Barcelona.
Over 200 hotel and resort projects are in the Caribbean pipeline, led by the Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and Barbados, with luxury brands and branded residences dominating new supply.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the opening of The Den Bengaluru, LXR Hotels & Resorts, marking the debut of the award-winning luxury brand in India. Owned by Dan Hospitality India Pvt. Ltd. and managed by Hilton, The Den Bengaluru brings LXR Hotels & Resorts' tailored approach to luxury to Whitefield, where heritage meets innovation, creative expression intersects with a global business hub, and vibrant urban energy coexists with a more relaxed rhythm.
One of the most impactful immersive experiences has been creating opportunities for guests to move beyond being observers and become active participants in the destination. Rather than simply providing a service, we focus on creating meaningful moments that engage the senses, tell a story, and encourage genuine interaction.A particularly memorable example is our locally inspired culinary experiences, where guests can discover regional ingredients, learn about cultural traditions, interact with our culinary team, and participate in elements of the preparation and tasting.
When I became General Manager at Hard Rock Hotel New York, I wanted our arrival experience to reflect the soul of the property and the people who power it. With more than 35 years across five hotel brands, I’ve learned that the most memorable moments in hospitality come from teams who believe in a shared purpose.
Upon joining my latest property, I wanted to make the destination part of the guest experience rather than simply something guests could see from the hotel.I identified a number of exceptional local organic producers within 45 minutes of the property and developed direct partnerships with them, working closely with our Chef to integrate their products into our menus and create dishes that could only truly belong to this destination.We worked with a local goat cheese producer, a grower cultivating more than 120 varieties of citrus, an olive oil producer whose oil reaches 584 mg/kg of polyphenols, and Morocco’s only truffle producer.The objective was not simply to source better ingredients, but to give our guests a story behind what they were eating: where it came from, who produced it, and why it was unique to the region.The experience became a way of discovering the destination through taste, conversations and local craftsmanship.
Crowne Plaza Newcastle generated over £20,000 in ancillary revenue and scaled guest communication using Canary's messaging and dynamic upsell tools after switching to self-management.
GBTA CEO Suzanne Neufang discussed the Quiet Skies Act, inflight call bans, and a 7% rise in global business travel spend with CNN's Richard Quest.
Monday opened with Markus Busch on AI driving pre-booking discovery to independent hotels commission-free while websites fail to convert the visit, Martin Soler arguing hotels reduced staff to computer operators and should use AI to restore genuine hospitality, and HVS finding 5% RevPAR growth at the Lodging Conference while rising costs and debt maturities erode profitability. Simone Puorto's music tourism book, Google's Search Campaigns for Travel, and nine property announcements opened the week.
Delaware Investments has announced plans to open Mereshi Safari Camp Serengeti, Autograph Collection, a new safari camp created around the belief that the economic value generated by tourism should benefit the communities and businesses around it.
The ninth Interior Provocations #Synthetic Symposium at Pratt Institute (Nov 6, 2026) examines AI authorship, manufactured environments, and material deception in hospitality design.
Simone Puorto's new book examines fan pilgrimages to Ian Curtis's grave as a lens for understanding music tourism, dark tourism, and the cultural forces that turn ordinary places into meaningful destinations.
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