Rosewood AMAALA opens in Triple Bay, Saudi Arabia's new wellness destination on the northwestern Red Sea coast, where the Tabuk mountains meet the world's fourth-largest barrier reef. It marks Rosewood's arrival on a coastline only now open to travelers, offering access to a remarkable part of the Red Sea that has remained largely unexplored until now.
IHCL, Tata Steel Foundation, and IHM Aurangabad delivered a 10-day culinary workshop for 20 tribal home cooks from 12 communities across 8 Indian states, with 70% women participants.
Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh is expanding its collection of luxury accommodations with the introduction of the new Premier Two-Bedroom Residential Suite, thoughtfully designed for families, friends, and extended-stay guests who value both space and connection. Blending the comfort of a private residence with the exceptional service and amenities of the Resort, the new suite offers a relaxed yet elevated way to experience the beauty of the Red Sea.
The Ascott Limited (Ascott), a Singapore-headquartered global hospitality company wholly owned by CapitaLand Investment (CLI), has signed a management agreement with SIMCO Group (Steel Industry Material Joint Stock Company) to operate Ascott West Hanoi. Slated to open in Q1 2030, the project marks the first collaboration between the two partners and reinforces Ascott’s continued expansion in Hanoi’s fast-growing western commercial corridor.
IHG signs five new hotels in Taiwan, including the market debut of HUALUXE, and launches a LINE MINI App for its 160M-member IHG One Rewards program.
The guest arrival shapes the entire stay through the Halo Effect, setting a positive emotional baseline that makes guests more forgiving and receptive to peak moments that follow.
A hotel finance coach outlines three habits for building a defensible hotel budget: zero-based construction, driver-based forecasting, and presenting it as a personal commitment to ownership.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, part of the world-leading hospitality group Accor, in partnership with Asset World Corp Public Company Limited (AWC), today announced the opening of Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit. Marking Fairmont’s first hotel in Thailand, the new property introduces the brand’s distinctive spirit of culture, connection and celebration to Bangkok’s vibrant Sukhumvit neighborhood, offering 416 guestrooms and 58 suites for exceptional stays, dining, wellness experiences, celebrations, and world-class meetings and events in one of the city’s most dynamic destinations.
Chaminade Resort & Spa has debuted a $7.5 million transformation of all 156 guestrooms and suites, completing the newest chapter in the landmark Santa Cruz resort's broader redevelopment. The renovation brings Chaminade's elevated Spanish-inspired design into the guestroom experience, creating a more seamless arrival-to-stay journey across the resort's refreshed lobby, restaurants, meeting and event spaces, outdoor gathering areas and now its private accommodations.
Frasers Hospitality, today announced the soft opening of Fraser Residence Putrajaya, its newest landmark that marks the brand’s debut in Malaysia. Situated within TERRA, which is Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd’s integrated mixed-use development on the serene banks of Putrajaya Lake, the property introduces Frasers Hospitality’s signature blend of serviced living, family-oriented design and community-driven spaces to the country’s administrative capital.
Hyatt Centric Sapporo announced today that reservations are now open for stays beginning December 1, 2026, ahead of its fall 2026 debut. Located in the heart of Sapporo, the vibrant capital of Hokkaido in northern Japan, the hotel will serve as an ideal home base for travelers looking to discover the city and explore the wider wonders of Hokkaido.
Expedia data shows fall 2026 lodging prices are 20% higher than summer in the top 10 U.S. destinations, eroding traditional shoulder-season savings, though six cities still offer 15-45% combined discounts.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the signing of DoubleTree by Hilton Rajkot, marking the debut of the DoubleTree by Hilton brand in Rajkot, and the first Hilton property in the city. Developed in partnership with Sanjayraj and Co., the hotel is expected to open in early 2030 and will become Hilton's fourth hotel in Gujarat, joining DoubleTree by Hilton Ahmedabad, Hilton Garden Inn Surat City Centre and Hampton by Hilton Vadodara Alkapuri.
Is fitness over? It was never the destination. It was always about wellness, and wellness has two dimensions, not just one. Wellness is that of an individual's mind, body, spirit, soul. Sustainability is wellness of a people, a place, and the planet.
An important aspect to consider is that people vary widely in their interest level when it comes to fitness. While physical movement is a fundamental part of well-being, not everyone is interested in making strides in fitness or recreational activities.
Analysis of 85 major crises over 20 years finds proactive destinations recover up to 1.5x faster, with recovery times falling from 24 months to 10-12 months since the early 2000s.
Monday opened the week with hospitality.today's argument that OTAs, wholesalers, luxury advisors, and AI platforms each capture a piece of the guest relationship leaving hotels with only the stay to build loyalty from, its companion piece on Gen Z discovering hotels through influencers rather than search, and Are Morch on how siloed AI tools create contradictory guest interactions that make hotels feel less coherent than before. WTTC's EUR2 trillion European leisure travel figure, The Greenbrier's joint venture, and IHG's triple Vignette Collection expansion rounded out the session.
The author argues that timely commission payment to travel advisors is a commercial strategy, noting the agency channel grew 11.8% YOY in H1 2026 while average commission per night rose only 0.8%.
Hotels can tap creator marketing without big budgets by offering stays in exchange for content, but the real cost is staff time spent vetting pitches, negotiating rights, and filtering for authentic audience fit.
Independent lodging properties can personalize guest stays using simple context like travel purpose and group type, without relying on complex systems or large software platforms.
NEMA Design Hotel & Spa in Analipsi, Crete unveiled an exclusive new level of guest experience on 1 August, marking a transformative new chapter for the property. This exciting expansion features an exclusive collection of ultra-luxury villa-style suites alongside the new NÁ LE MA dining experience, cementing NEMA’s status as a premier design destination and elevating its offering to the highest tier of Mediterranean hospitality.
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