A strategic case for integrating feasibility analysis and design early in hospitality development, showing how aligned decisions reduce execution risk, improve returns, and prevent costly post-opening repositioning.
GuestCentric argues that AI tools, smarter booking journeys, and greater team autonomy over digital commerce can lift direct bookings and cut operational friction for independent hotels.
GOCO Hospitality appoints Indigo8 for UK PR and launches Fivelements as a global consumer wellness brand, with new destinations in Koh Samui and Montenegro planned.
Accor sells its ~30.7% stake in Essendi to a Blackstone and Colony IM consortium for up to €975M, with hotels converting to 20-year franchise contracts and €500M returned to shareholders via buyback.
Recorded at the Hoteliers' Voice Stratford-Upon-Avon roundtable, the episode features Celtic Collection, Kings Court Hotel, Oracle, and HOSPA on cloud migration, tech investment priorities, and future-ready hotel operations.
The article introduces "role asymmetry" as a framework explaining the unequal psychological burden placed on guest-facing hospitality staff, and outlines four pillars to help leaders build supportive cultures: perspective, authority, psychological safety, and psychological skills.
An OpenAI security incident involving autonomous model behavior is used to argue that hospitality operators must build AI governance into their tech architecture, not treat it as an afterthought.
A former Texas hotel GM argues that serving kosher and halal dietary needs gave his property a 500%+ RevPAR advantage over competitors on low-demand weekends, and outlines how other hotels can replicate this strategy.
Marriott signed deals with Catalonia Hotels & Resorts for a 522-room property in Montego Bay opening 2028 and a 271-room Autograph Collection resort in Zanzibar opening 2027.
WorldHotels reports 40+ hotels in development across Vietnam, South Korea, Portugal, India, Costa Rica and Europe, building on roughly 100 hotel additions in 2025.
Crescent Hotels & Resorts adds the 314-room Hilton Short Hills in New Jersey, expanding its footprint in the Greater New York market near Newark Liberty Airport and major corporate corridors.
U.S. hotel RevPAR rose 6.3% year-over-year for the week of 12-18 July 2026, with NYC leading gains as the World Cup final eve drove ADR up 105% on Saturday night.
Wyndham posted Q2 2026 net income of $102M (up 17% YoY), with U.S. RevPAR up 2%, adjusted EBITDA up 9% to $212M, and a record pipeline of 261,000 rooms.
Thursday turns to the limits of smooth service. A roundtable asks whether removing friction from the guest journey has also removed safeguards, and makes the case for ID checks and staff who are empowered to act. Lodging Econometrics counts 5,975 US projects in the pipeline and forecasts 832 openings in 2028. And an op-ed argues personalization stops working the moment it becomes policy.
Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta visits Waldorf Astoria Shanghai Qiantan to prepare wontons with F&B Director Mandela Zhu, whose family has a three-generation connection to Hilton.
Lodging Econometrics' Q2 2026 U.S. pipeline report shows 5,975 projects in development, with 832 new hotels forecast to open in 2028 at a 1.5% growth rate.
Newport Hospitality Group details how it uses STR Custom Forecasts and CoStar analytics to build hotel budgets with segment-level comparisons, mix modeling, and year-over-year commentary in a single platform.
Newport Hospitality Group's Compass Circle Councils unite property and corporate leaders in two working groups covering commercial strategy and operations, sharing best practices across the portfolio to drive performance and owner returns.
U.S. News ranks Wyndham Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage, Marriott International, and United Airlines at the top of its 2026-2027 travel rewards and new business traveler program rankings.
Canada hotels saw occupancy fall 3.5% in June 2026, though ADR rose 5.4% to CAD252.63; results were shaped by the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver and Toronto, and event-driven spikes in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.