GBTA's 2025 Annual Business Meeting covered financial performance and org highlights, and announced five newly elected Board of Directors members starting August 5 at Convention in Chicago.
A 30-year hotel developer argues that repeat visitation, driven by universities, medical districts, and community ties, is a more reliable demand signal than traditional destination discovery metrics.
GBTA backs the Quiet Skies Act, which gives the DOT 180 days to enforce a voice call ban on commercial flights that Congress mandated in 2018 but never implemented.
HFTP partners with The Hospitality Law Conference for a half-day roundtable at the Washington, D.C. event on October 28–29, 2026, targeting legal, development, and finance professionals.
HSMAI Europe's first Commercial Strategy Forum in Paris will be co-located with EquipHotel Paris on 5 November 2026, with HFTP also joining the event at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.
GHA presented its 2026 Awards across 13 categories at a CEO conference aboard Regent Seven Seas Splendor, with Wharf Hotels, Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas, and Capella Bangkok among the top winners.
HFTP's Nominating Committee has selected six new leaders for its 2026-2027 Global Board, bringing expertise in AI, hospitality finance, IT, club management, and education.
Adrian Zecha's Azuma Farm Koiwai launch is used as a lens to examine the 50-year structural rise of agriluxury, driven by guest demand for calm and simplicity in an overstimulated world.
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.
AHLA CEO Rosanna Maietta marks the first anniversary of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, citing billions in capital investment and job creation driven by the no-tax-on-tips and overtime provisions.
Choice Hotels appoints CVS Health's Ali Keshavarz, a data and AI expert with McKinsey and Aetna backgrounds, to its board to support AI-driven growth across its franchise portfolio.
The article argues that hospitality outperforms other industries not through better strategy but by operationalizing culture via six disciplines: visible leadership, daily routines, clear standards, empowerment, real-time feedback, and team systems.
A foundational explainer on the experience economy covering its four dimensions, psychological drivers, KPIs, and how luxury, retail, and hospitality brands can apply it to drive loyalty and growth.
An operator from Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina outlines five priorities for 2026: personalization, immersive F&B, on-property activations, mainstreamed wellness, and event-aligned programming.
The author argues that leaders who understand frontline operational realities, not just guest metrics, drive stronger service consistency, employee retention, and long-term guest loyalty.
A leadership consultant argues that adapting to disruption requires actively reworking familiar strategies, citing a hospitality client turnaround built on improved communication, accountability, and proactive leadership.
An attendee recap of HSMAI and HITEC in San Antonio finds AI reshaping hotel discovery and commercial alignment, while cautioning operators to prioritize real problems over trend-chasing.
Las Vegas Sands donates $300,000 to Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, bringing total contributions to $3.2M since 2014, funding shelter expansion, capacity-building, and statewide advocacy.
Miramis CEO Stefano Cuoco outlines how the Swedish-Italian hospitality group integrates live entertainment, hyper-local cuisine, and a longevity wellness concept across properties in Tuscany and Stockholm.
Gilda Perez-Alvarado, CEO of Orient Express and Group Chief Strategy Officer at Accor, discusses how luxury brands endure by anchoring to core principles rather than surface-level identity.