Booking.com survey of 1,000 UK adults finds 67% behave on planes as they do at home, with loud media, smelly food, and TikTok filming topping the list of cabin irritants.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of Me and All Hotel Leipzig, a 282-room hotel that combines Bauhaus-inspired design, local culture and social experiences in the heart of Leipzig. Operated by the Lindner Hotel Group as part of its strategic collaboration with Hyatt, the hotel reflects the successful combination between Hyatt’s global brand expertise and Lindner’s deep understanding of the German hospitality market. The opening marks the continued expansion of the Me and All Hotels brand in Germany, further strengthening its position within Hyatt’s Lifestyle portfolio.
A practical guide for hotel owners approached by international operators, covering JV structuring, governance, financing, management agreements, and exit planning.
Marriott's acquisition of Lefay Resorts is less about net unit growth and more about owning the Lefay SPA Method as a scalable wellness playbook for repositioning existing luxury properties.
Your Apartment is proud to announce the opening of its latest London property: a collection of design-led serviced apartments at 59 Longridge Road, Earl's Court, in the heart of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Hyatt's Vows Venues study of 2,000 UK adults finds 83% want to marry abroad, with Italy topping destination choices and couples budgeting £36,579 on average for the event.
Visa Destinations is an interesting development, but it's too early to call it a major shift in hotel distribution. Visa has huge global reach through its billions of payment cards, giving it the potential to become a significant travel booking platform.
I wrote some time back about the emergence of banking as a genuine alternative to traditional distribution and their depth of customer intelligence as compared to other business types competing for the same customer.It’s a mistake to look at this strictly through the lens of Visa's direct customer relationships or draw parallels to Amazon's travel missteps.
Visa's 4.3 billion cards in circulation miss something AMEX has: an aspirational brand cardholders actively choose because of what it says about them.That distinction matters more than scale here. Amex built travel credibility over decades with their concierge desks, Centurion Lounges, curated hotel collections...
Supercity Aparthotels has opened its ninth property, Micklegate, in the heart of York city centre.
Winnow acquires Singapore-based Lumitics, gaining deployments across 20+ countries in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, and access to deeper regional hospitality relationships with Accor, Hyatt, Marriott and Four Seasons.
TTI shares survey results from 80+ hotel teams across brands like Marriott and IHG, with 90%+ giving 5-star ratings, highlighting responsive support as the top differentiator.
Kollective's Boutique Hotel AI Index analyzed 28,600 AI-generated responses across ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, and Copilot to reveal how these platforms recommend boutique hotels across 100 destinations.
Hudini's Staff Connect reduces check-in to under two minutes and eliminates up to 90% of manual tasks, with rollout underway across Nobu Hotels' global portfolio after initial deployments in Toronto and Barcelona.
Shiji's Infrasys POS is deployed across The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore's F&B outlets, providing cloud-based order processing, real-time sales visibility, and offline-ready functionality for luxury dining.
Cvent CONNECT 2027 will be held April 5–8 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, announced at the 2026 edition in Nashville, which drew nearly 5,000 in-person attendees.
Drawing on Expedia Group's Unpack '26 report, the piece outlines how Farm Charm properties use natural materials, seasonal menus, and branded touchpoints to create an immersive, nature-connected guest experience.
Lodging Interactive's Celebrations Hub connects social media content to dedicated landing pages and lead capture forms, targeting smaller milestone events like reunions, showers, and parties that hotels often overlook.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today celebrated the opening of Beldersoy Resort and SPA, which blends a wellness focus and authentic Uzbek heritage with warm hospitality standards. As the first premium mountain resort and the first Destination by Hyatt branded property in Uzbekistan, the opening reflects a significant milestone for the brand in one of the world’s fastest-growing tourist destinations.[1]
Hacienda del Mar, member of The Meliá Collection, the latest addition to Meliá Hotels International’s exclusive collection of singular hotels, celebrated its official opening with an evening inspired by the Mediterranean lifestyle, bringing together nearly 300 guests, including well-known figures from the social and lifestyle scene such as Pepe Barroso, Helen Lindes and Jaydy Michel.
Boutique lifestyle aparthotel brand Wilde continues its European expansion with the upcoming opening of Wilde Amsterdam Noord on 30 September 2026. Following openings earlier this year in Vienna and Lisbon, the property marks Wilde's debut in the Netherlands and its first location expressly designed as a true extended-stay destination, available for bookings of seven nights or longer.
Boutique lifestyle aparthotel brand Wilde continues its European expansion with the opening of Wilde Porto, Clérigos on 10 July 2026. Following openings earlier this year in Vienna and Lisbon, the property marks Wilde's second location in Portugal and brings its city-based sanctuary to one of Europe's most creative and culturally-rooted neighbourhoods.
Mangia's Hotels & Resorts announces the entry of Mangia’s Sardinia Resort to the Autograph Collection, effective from July 2026. The resort becomes part of the international Marriott Bonvoy portfolio, strengthening Mangia's growth and presence within the premium hospitality sector.
The Shepherd Mayfair, the new boutique hotel opening on 1 September 2026 in Shepherd Market, reveals the first menu from its signature restaurant, Fayre.
Monaco hotels hit all-time highs in ADR (EUR 3,944.81) and RevPAR (EUR 1,031.52) in June 2026, fueled by the Formula 1 Grand Prix shifting from its usual May slot.
CoStar data shows Madrid hit record June ADR of EUR199.97 and RevPAR of EUR164.32, driven by Bad Bunny's 10-night stadium run and BTS's Arirang World Tour shows.
There is a tendency, whenever a new technology emerges, to describe it using the language of those that came before it. The automobile was initially called a horseless carriage, early cinema was dismissed as photographed theatre, and the internet was variously described as a global library, a digital encyclopedia, an electronic newspaper, or, in one now-famous 1995 Bill Gates television appearance, something that even David Letterman struggled to distinguish from a particularly sophisticated radio.
Meliá Hotels International announces the opening of INNSiDE by Meliá Bugibba on 12 July 2026, marking the debut of its lifestyle-led INNSiDE by Meliá brand in Malta. Located in the heart of Bugibba Square and just steps from the seafront, this new hotel brings the brand's lifestyle-driven approach to one of the Mediterranean's most vibrant destinations, offering contemporary accommodation, destination dining, wellbeing facilities and social spaces.
Choice Hotels International®, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel franchisors, has added Liberté 33 in Poznań to its Ascend Collection, marking Choice Hotels’ arrival in one of Poland's most vibrant cultural and commercial destinations.
The reality is much more complex than black and white. There are already many humanless hotels (mostly in Asia). So there will be: - regional differences in approach to human vs machine balance - variations between different segments (short-term rentals adopted self-service from the get go, many limited service hotel properties followed, but we won't expect to see if in the luxury segment any time soon, maybe never) It will be a spectrum.
In the future, a purely automated, no-human operational model will increasingly become the way of things. For this to fully materialize, our industry and our customer will have accepted all forms of artificial intelligence—both soft and hard.
No. Humanless hotels will become more common, but they are unlikely to become the norm.Automation and AI are excellent for repetitive tasks like check-in, payments, and guest requests, helping hotels reduce costs and improve efficiency.