RBH Hospitality will manage Cameron House Resort on Loch Lomond following Victory Group's acquisition, marking the investor's first UK hotel and RBH's sixth new signing in 2025.
Basecamp Resorts founder Sky Mitchell shares her journey from being fired after 27 days to building a $600M hospitality brand, covering capital raising, team building, and sustainability.
RIU Hotels raised social investment to 5.13M euros in 2025, achieved 100% Ecostars certification across its 101-hotel portfolio, and sourced 90% of electricity from renewables.
Lighthouse's H1 2026 pricing report finds Europe up 6.2% YoY, Vietnam surging 36%, the UAE down 48.1% in H2 advertised prices, and value-seekers boosting three-star and independent hotels globally.
With LA28 approaching, hotel owners face tightening timelines for renovation projects as labor, procurement, and permitting pressures intensify ahead of the 2028 deadline.
Exely's internal data shows tiered loyalty rewards tied to direct bookings can reduce OTA dependency and protect margins when reward costs are benchmarked against re-acquisition costs.
PATA and GBTA signed an MOU to co-develop the corporate travel component of PATA Travel Mart 2027 in Macao, combining buyer networks, knowledge forums, and joint marketing.
Live polling of 470+ travel buyers at GBTA Convention 2026 shows 92% see AI as strategic, 78% cite internal influence as their top challenge, and most prioritize long-term supplier partnerships over competitive tension.
Leonardo Hotels survey of 2,000 UK adults finds 63% argue during holiday planning, with sleep disruption and budget disputes among top stressors affecting couples on city breaks.
Sue Decker will not seek reelection at Vail Resorts' 2026 Annual Meeting after 11 years, with the board shrinking to nine members before a new independent director search targets a return to ten in early 2027.
Trip.com data shows first and business class flight searches up 99% YoY and 5-star hotel searches up 57%, driven by Millennial and Gen Z demand for personalised, experience-led trips.
U.S. Travel CEO Geoff Freeman, after a White House meeting with President Trump, calls for a target of 100M international visitors annually by 2030, projecting $81B in additional spending and 400,000+ jobs.
OYO parent Prism's GM Agent promises fully autonomous hotel operations, but raises unresolved questions on guest data use, Aadhaar privacy, and accountability as the company pursues a Rs 6,650 crore IPO.
Hotel Equities takes over management of three Lodgic Hospitality-owned Austin hotels, growing its Austin presence to seven properties and its Texas portfolio to 25.
HSMAI's Washington D.C. chapter hosts a $55–$75 half-day workshop on Sept. 10 covering hotel marketing fundamentals, demand generation, and commercial strategy using the CHDM credential as a framework.
The article argues that hospitality businesses should adopt independent procurement reviews to benchmark suppliers, identify inefficiencies, and go beyond compliance to achieve genuine commercial value.
Analysis of H1 2026 hotel distribution trends finds OTA commissions at 15-25% vs. 5-12% for direct, while AI and metasearch are reshaping how guests discover and book hotels.
A Mews podcast episode featuring Bookboost, Revinate, and Quinta explores how hotels can centralize fragmented guest data to drive direct bookings, personalization, and AI-powered automation.
Overexplaining to customers creates mental friction and undermines confidence; concise, fact-focused responses improve satisfaction and reduce confusion at the point of service.
Wednesday opened September with hospitality.today's discovery that AI-powered corporate booking tools like Concur and Navan rewrite, merge, and rerank GDS hotel listings before a traveler ever sees them, a companion argument that agent-to-agent AI negotiations will eventually bypass OTAs entirely, and LARC forecasting 2026 U.S. RevPAR growth at 5.1% before moderating to 2.1% in 2027. Actabl's 13% overtime reduction across 100-plus hotels, Aman Seoul's opening, and the Gleneagles Tower Suite debut rounded out the session.