ISHC is accepting nominations until July 14, 2026 for its Lori Raleigh Award, open to hospitality consultants aged 35 or under, with the award presented at the Annual Conference in Rome in September 2026.
George Roukas identifies the layer most hotel AI strategies are skipping entirely: execution. Brands can build sophisticated loyalty programs and accept intent-rich bookings from AI agents, but if the operational infrastructure cannot reliably deliver what was promised — the right room, the right amenities, the right moment — none of it compounds into loyalty. His argument is that an ontology-based digital twin of hotel operations is what closes that gap, and that now is the time to build it.
Radisson Hotel Cannes Seaside welcomes guests to one of the French Riviera's most iconic destinations. The contemporary 100-room hotel marks the latest addition to Radisson Hotel Group's growing portfolio in France, combining Radisson's signature hospitality with relaxed Riviera charm and offering effortless access to Cannes' celebrated beaches, cultural landmarks and year-round events.
Hotel & Spa des Beaux-Arts, a member of Radisson Individuals, is a 52-room boutique lifestyle hotel located in the historic center of Bourges, France. Blending the elegance of a heritage property with contemporary comfort, the hotel offers a dedicated wellness spa, refined social dining, and an authentic gateway to one of France's most celebrated cultural destinations. The opening strengthens Radisson Hotel Group's presence in France while introducing the Radisson Individuals brand to the Centre-Val de Loire region, a destination renowned for its medieval heritage, artistic legacy, and growing appeal among travelers seeking authentic, experience-led escapes.
A piece of hotel history is set to return. The Badischer Hof in Baden-Baden will reopen for business today and start to welcome guests again. The hotel, which is able to look back on a rich tradition, will commence operations under the Leonardo Hotels name as part of the Leonardo Limited Edition brand, a carefully curated collection of individual hotels characterised by their history and character and by their link to the respective destination.
St. James' Court, A Taj Hotel has unveiled an elevated new chapter, marking the final stage of a multi-year transformation across the hotel and its sister property, Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today celebrated the opening of Parian Chronicle Hotel Paros, a 50 room contemporary Cycladic retreat on the island of Paros, Greece, managed by SWOT Hospitality. The hotel blends the cultural heritage of the island with upscale leisure offerings and private outdoor space. This marks the Destination by Hyatt brand's second property in Greece and its first property on a Greek island, a milestone in the brand's growing footprint, now spanning 25 hotels and resorts in nearly 10 countries globally. The opening represents a meaningful step for the brand in an increasingly attractive European market, where in 2025 Greece's inbound tourism reached an all-time high, attracting 37.98 million visitors. [1]
Today, ANNUA Signature Hotels opens the doors to Gran Hotel Margalida, the brand's fifth and most eagerly anticipated destination to date in the heart of Mallorca. Following the celebrated openings of César Lanzarote, Son Xotano in Mallorca, and Amagatay and Morvedra Nou in Menorca, Gran Hotel Margalida marks a new chapter for ANNUA shaped by cinematic design, elemental beauty and immersive, slow-paced luxury.
RBH becomes the first UK management company to operate across eight major global brands, adding Hyatt to its portfolio with the 276-room Hyatt Place London City East.
We didn't go to HITEC 2026 for the demos. We went for the conversations. We sat down with exhibitors right there on the show floor. No script, no prepared questions, just one starting point: tell us what you do, in plain language. This is where it went with Ricky Daniels, Co-Founder of Trybe.
Stephan Wiesener argues that the hospitality AI conversation has moved past experimentation into a harder question: what infrastructure actually allows AI agents to take reliable action across real hotel operations? Through concrete case studies from citizenM, THE FLAG Zürich, and Cocoon & Eckelmann Hotels, he makes the case that open, API-first architecture is the unglamorous foundation on which everything else depends.
Ongoing geopolitical tensions across the Middle East are having a real commercial impact on hospitality, tourism and leisure businesses worldwide. Uncertainty is now shaping how travellers make decisions — where they go, how far ahead they book, and how confident they feel about travel at all.Airspace restrictions and rising operating costs have dampened visitor demand in some regions, while destinations seen as safer alternatives — particularly in Southern Europe, Asia and the Americas — are picking up displaced demand, especially at the luxury and ultra-luxury end of the market, notoriously oblivious of geopolitical tensions.Investors and developers are also treading more carefully.
Much of the industry conversation has focused on what recent Middle East tensions might take away from travel demand. The more interesting question, from where I sit in Portugal, is where that demand goes instead.In my recent piece on the next European hotel buy cycle, I noted that while top-line demand should remain broadly stable in the short term, it will be increasingly reallocated across destinations.Portugal’s latest tourism statistics show the country entered this recent period of geopolitical tension from a position of sustained strength.
Vassilis Syropoulos argues that before hospitality can benefit from agentic AI, it needs to solve a problem most organizations are actively avoiding: the data foundation underneath it. Using the Prometheus metaphor to frame both the promise and the danger, he maps a four-quadrant framework that shows why clean data without hospitality context is still dangerous, and why trust — earned incrementally, proven on the record — is the only legitimate path to autonomous action.
A new gateway to the dramatic North Atlantic has opened. Today, the Faroe Islands' newest resort hotel, KG, welcomes its first guests in the town of Klaksvík. KG becomes a new landmark in one of the world's most remote destinations, leading with nature-centric design, hyperlocal dining and ocean-inspired wellness.
Rotana is pleased to announce the signing of Gudauri Ski Resort, the group's first ski resort and a milestone that introduces an entirely new category of hospitality to its global portfolio.
Minor Hotels, a global hospitality leader with more than 640 properties in operation and under development across 66 countries, announces the signing of NH Collection Innsbruck Grand Hotel Europa, a landmark hotel in the heart of Innsbruck, one of Austria’s leading destinations for both leisure and business travel.
The new Leonardo Smart brand is celebrating its première following the acquisition and opening of the Leonardo Smart Vienna Airport. The hotel is the first to operate under this new brand concept and establishes an important strategic milestone for Leonardo Hotels Central Europe. The opening also strengthens the group’s presence in Austria because it now grows the Leonardo portfolio to five hotels in Vienna and to a total of nine hotels and two master apartments across the country as a whole.
San Clemente Palace Venice, a distinguished retreat set on its own island in the Venetian Lagoon, has joined Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ prestigious Legend Collection. Just minutes from St. Mark’s Square via a complimentary wooden shuttle boat, the iconic property offers a rare combination of seclusion, heritage, and authentic Italian living, reinforcing the Legend Collection’s presence in one of Europe’s most celebrated destinations.
Drawing on a background in filmmaking, Kristian Lupinski offers a candid, first-person account of experimenting with AI video generation for hospitality marketing and quickly discovering that creative vision and machine output are far from the same thing. The piece raises an unsettling question for the industry: in a race toward synthetic perfection, are hotels optimizing themselves out of the very authenticity that makes a stay worth remembering?
Mandarin Oriental is delighted to introduce Mandarin Oriental Punta Negra, Mallorca, welcoming its first guests this month. This exquisite transformation on the island's coveted southwest coastline in Calvià is near the elegant Puerto Portals, an exclusive marina known for prestigious regattas, fine dining and luxury brands. This is the third property in Spain, following Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona and Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid.