Forbes Travel Guide Announces the 2025 Hotel Icons
Forbes Travel Guide ("FTG"), the global authority on luxury hospitality, today announced the 2025 Hotel Icons List, recognizing 23 legendary Five-Star hotels.
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Could the Next Competitive Advantage for Law Firms Come Not from AI or Pricing, but from the Art of Hosting?
While law firms have long competed on expertise and reputation, today’s clients increasingly remember how they felt during the experience. Drawing parallels with hospitality, this article explores how empathy, anticipation, and human-centered design could redefine professionalism in the legal world. As competition intensifies and AI increasingly automates routine legal tasks, the true differentiator is shifting toward the quality of the overall client experience — the clarity, empathy, consistency, and sense of care that surround the legal expertise itself.
The Best in Global Travel for 2025 Celebrated at Glamorous Ultras Awards Ceremony in Dubai
The world’s leading hotels, airlines, airport, cruise line and destination, as voted for by the 32 million globetrotting members of the GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, were unveiled at the annual luxury travel awards ceremony, the ULTRAs (Ultratravel Awards), on Monday 17th November 2025 in Dubai.
PM Hotel Group Appointed to Manage Avila Village Inn
PM Hotel Group, one of the nation’s leading hotel management companies recognized for its expertise in lifestyle and independent hospitality, has been selected to manage Avila Village Inn, a boutique-style property located in Avila Beach, California. Coming off a refresh of all guest rooms and suites, the inn combines Craftsman charm with modern comfort and thoughtful amenities for today’s travelers, nestled in the scenic Avila Valley along California’s Central Coast.
Oliver Hospitality Expands Footprint to Florida with the Addition of The Sarasota Modern, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Nashville-based Oliver Hospitality, a hospitality management and development company, announces the addition of The Sarasota Modern, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, to its collection of hotels and restaurants. The new partnership is a milestone marking Oliver Hospitality’s entrance into Florida.
Alec Dalton of Accelerating Leaders is the 2025 Recipient of the ISHC Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting
The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) has named Alec Dalton of Accelerating Leaders as the recipient of the annual Lori Raleigh Award for Emerging Excellence in Hospitality Consulting. Dalton was honored at the ISHC annual conference held November 4-6, 2025 at the Kimpton Hotel Fontenot in New Orleans, LA. As the winner, Dalton received a one-year associate membership to the ISHC to further professional relationships and experience all that the Society has to offer through planned events and networking with top hospitality industry consultants from around the globe.
Twenty-five years of gradual transformation, the "legacy of hospitality"
Undoubtedly one of the oldest commercial activities in the world, hospitality has constantly reinvented itself, sometimes simply by returning to its roots. During its expansion phase, it initially relied on new standardised concepts, seeking to respond in scale to the ever-increasing growth in travel accompanying the urbanisation of the Baby Boomers. Then it remembered the days when the inn was the centre of the village, the expression of local life and a meeting place for different generations and cultures.
By Vanguélis Panayotis, CEO MKG Consulting & Hospitality ON / MRICS, Hospitality ON
U.S. Travel on Passage of Government Funding Bill
After 43 days of chaos, more than $6 billion in lost travel spending and unnecessary pain for travelers and federal workers, Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government. U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman issued the following statement:
AHLA issues statement on government reopening
The American Hotel & Lodging Association, the leading voice representing all segments of the hotel industry, issued the following statement on the end of the federal government shutdown:
Travel & hospitality leaders call on U.S. House of Representatives to end government shutdown
Today, leaders from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), Airlines for America (A4A), U.S. Travel Association, and the National Restaurant Association pressed the U.S. House of Representatives to immediately vote on the Senate-passed agreement to end the government shutdown.
UN Tourism Announces new Additions to Growing Network of Affiliate Members
UN Tourism has formally announced 22 new Affiliate Members.
La Vie Hotels & Resorts Secures Management Rights for Lindeman Island’s New Luxury Resort
La Vie Hotels & Resorts, one of Asia-Pacific’s leading independent hotel management companies, is proud to announce it has secured the management rights for the highly anticipated Lindeman Island Hotel project in Queensland’s Whitsundays.
OTH Hotels Resorts Adds Kissimmee’s Comfort Suites Maingate East to Management Portofolio
OTH Hotels Resorts (OTH), a leading hospitality management company with a diverse national portfolio, has added Comfort Suites Maingate East in Kissimmee, Florida to its growing collection of managed hotels. The addition reflects OTH’s steady expansion across key markets and expands its Florida presence.
HEI Hotels & Resorts Selected to Manage Iconic, Two MICHELIN Key Mayfair House Hotel & Garden in Coconut Grove
HEI Hotels & Resorts, one of the nation's leading hospitality investment and management companies, has been selected to manage the Mayfair House Hotel & Garden in Miami’s historic Coconut Grove neighborhood. The addition of the Mayfair strengthens HEI's growing portfolio of luxury and upper-upscale independent lifestyle hotels and resorts across the United States.
Crescent Hotels & Resorts Assumes Management of The Westin Great Southern Columbus
Crescent Hotels & Resorts has been selected to manage The Westin Great Southern Columbus, a historic property owned by Whitestone Companies.
Noble Investment Group CEO Mit Shah to Receive the Arne Sorenson Social Impact Leadership Award
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), the AHLA Foundation, and The BHN Group/Northstar Travel Group today announced that Mit Shah, CEO of Noble Investment Group, will be the recipient of the 2026 Arne Sorenson Social Impact Leadership Award. The honor recognizes exemplary leaders who advance positive societal change across the lodging industry and the communities it serves.
U.S. Travel Warns of Thanksgiving Travel Chaos if Government Shutdown Continues
The U.S. Travel Association, joined by nearly 500 organizations and companies representing every sector of the travel industry, today sent a letter to congressional leadership urging immediate action to reopen the government ahead of the Thanksgiving travel rush.
Expert Views (12)
David Salcfas, General Manager, Hard Rock
As we say goodbye to 2025, I am optimistic for the future of the hospitality industry in 2026 and beyond, it is truly a resilient business. Travelers continue to seek a memorable experience and the corporate sector is back doing events that fuel our economic growth!
Alvaro Moreno, Hotel Operations Partner/General Manager, Fusion Hotel Group
Profitability is what every budget really comes down to. Still, building a budget is more than just organizing or plugging numbers into the excel file (If it´s your go-to tool, still). It's about understanding what is coming in, what's going out, and how your revenue plan ties everything together.
Firas Mneimneh, General Manager, Radisson Hotel Group
For our 2026 budget, my primary focus will be on sustaining brand awareness and strengthening the property’s positioning. Guests today are increasingly attentive to consistency; they expect the same level of quality and service regardless of market conditions or rate fluctuations.
GCSTIMES Limited-Edition Christmas Doll Key Cards to Spread Holiday Cheer
The holiday season is just around the corner, and with it comes an opportunity to delight guests from the very first moment they arrive. Introducing our Limited-Edition Christmas Doll Key Cards, a creative, joyful, and highly collectible addition to the front desk experience.
Ian Schrager Receives SevenRooms Icon Award At The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025 Ceremony
Ian Schrager, revered entrepreneur, hotel pioneer and nightlife visionary, received the SevenRooms Icon Award at The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025 Ceremony, an evening that recognizes best-in-class global hospitality, last night in London.