We need SNAP benefits on the fly

Hospitality industry leaders need to act now to support its workers during the government shutdown. This is especially important due to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits program disruption. This needs to be the top issue ...

April Robertson-Ring

Doctoral Student at Rosen College of Hospitality Management | University of Central Florida

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In Search of Solutions to Overtourism

Overtourism is one of the key concerns in many popular destinations, and each summer the warning signs become more difficult to ignore. These beloved-by-many tourists places – from historical European cities to small tropical islands – are strugglin...

Tatyana Tsukanova

Assistant Professor at EHL Hospitality Business School

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2025/26 Federal Per-Diem Update: Steady Rates Ahead

The federal government per-diem rate is made up of a lodging allowance and a meals and incidental expense (M&IE) allowance. The per-diem lodging rates, which set the maximum amount a federal traveler can reimburse, are based on the average rates for...

Chelsey Leffet

Managing Director, Northeast Leader, HVS

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Immigration Policy and The Hospitality Workforce

When staffing shortages hit at peak season, it’s not just guest satisfaction that suffers — room inventory shrinks, and operations strain under pressure. Across U.S. hospitality, uncertain immigration policy is now a key factor shaping workforce str...

Alice Sherman

Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Americas

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Is Trump Torpedoing His Own Hospitality Sector?

That the persona of Donald Trump stirs strong emotions is clear. The same can be said about his policies. In particular his trade policy is seen by many non-Americans as an attack on long-standing friendships. The way Trump forces countries into (tr...

Alexander Sassen

Lecturer Finance & ESG, Hotelschool The Hague

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Europe’s underappreciated superpower

While Europe’s policymakers and opinion leaders obsess over semiconductors and clean tech, another economic engine is humming along with far less fanfare – and far greater local impact. In its forecast for the five-year period from 2024 to 2029, Oxf...

Peter Lochbihler

Global Director Public Affairs, Booking.com

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EU’s code of conduct for online ratings endorsed by Booking.com

At Booking.com, we welcome the launch of the Code of Conduct for Online Ratings and Reviews for Tourism Accommodation, presented by Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas.

Peter Lochbihler

Global Director Public Affairs, Booking.com

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Is the EU About to Make Green Claims a Luxury for Hotels?

Imagine this: you run a 30-room independent hotel in Spain. You’ve invested in solar panels, eliminated single-use plastics, and source food from local suppliers. Guests praise your efforts. Yet when travellers search on Booking.com, your property d...

Xavier Font

Professor of Sustainability Marketing, University of Surrey

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The locals are revolting…but do they have a point?

Last year saw the emergence of a new spectacle, with local residents in some major European tourist destinations undertaking very vocal protests against tourism, often armed with water pistols, to provide an amusing and newsworthy nuisance to some v...

Robert Walters

Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at Global Asset Solutions

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One Big Beautiful Bill – OBBB: What It Means for Hotels, Owners and Technology Investment

The landscape for hotel owners, asset managers, and operators has just received a significant boost with the signing of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) into law. This landmark legislation, lauded by industry bodies like the American Hotel & Lod...

Mark Fancourt

Co-Founder at TRAVHOTECH

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