Beckons launches Tomorrow Beckons, a portfolio-wide regenerative travel program linking luxury lodges in Australia, New Zealand, Chile and Canada to local conservation and community partners, funded partly by a 1% voluntary guest contribution.
Accor reports H1 2026 RevPAR up 2.2% (4.6% ex-Middle East), recurring EBITDA up 6.5% to €563M, and free cash flow up 42%, with a €1,260-1,285M full-year EBITDA outlook.
A short opinion piece argues that hotel turnarounds succeed not through refurbishment but through strategic clarity, using Kings Court Hotel's community-focused repositioning as a practical example.
EEA and PURE AALTO launch the Hospitality Engineering Forum to connect hotel owners, investors and engineers on building performance, with HVAC cited as consuming 40–60% of hotel energy.
Hilton signed three lifestyle properties in Phuket, Chiang Mai, and the Maldives, advancing its goal of surpassing 250 luxury and lifestyle properties across Asia Pacific.
Apple's shift to hardware leasing via Klarna mirrors the CapEx-to-OpEx transition hospitality tech has pushed for years, with direct implications for device fleets, FF&E reserves, and guest wallet share.
AXIS Architecture + Design completed a centennial renovation of the 1926 Hotel Viking in Newport, RI, restoring historic Gilded Age character while adding modern luxury elements across public spaces, exterior, and courtyard.
A 50-year hotel consultant breaks down the 133 provisions owners should negotiate in a management contract, arguing the base fee is the least impactful term while buyout rights, revenue definitions, and vendor rebates cause far greater financial damage.
Radisson's nano-creator platform now spans 400+ hotels in 64 countries, claiming 22x higher conversion than macro-influencers and winning multiple industry awards since launch.
The AHLA Foundation and Hotels Canada formalized a cross-border MOU to align anti-trafficking programs, expand employee training, and grow the NRFT Advisory Council with new appointments from Red Roof and Accor.
Wednesday closed July with IHG launching AI conversational search in beta across its 7,000-plus hotels with agentic booking features planned next, WTTC's seven principles redefining destination success around resident wellbeing rather than visitor volumes, and Lodging Econometrics reporting Canada's hotel construction pipeline at an all-time record of 345 projects. Budapest's 15% RevPAR surge, Booking.com's APAC happiness index, and openings from Cincinnati to Majorca rounded out the session.
Valor Hospitality takes over management of 8 Mississippi hotels (685 rooms) for Bellamare Development, becoming the preferred operating partner for Bellamare's full-service hospitality projects across the Americas.
Lighthouse's guide walks revenue managers through six workflow symptoms that signal a rate-shopping-only tool is limiting performance, and explains how its AI pricing platform adds demand forecasting up to 365 days out.
Research shows 65% of customers never hear back after completing a survey, but a hotel case study demonstrates how closing the feedback loop with action and personalized follow-up drives trust and loyalty.
WTTC's new policy brief sets out seven principles for destination stewardship, shifting the measure of tourism success from visitor arrivals to resident satisfaction, economic distribution, and long-term resilience.
Canada's hotel construction pipeline hit a record 345 projects and 47,874 rooms in Q2 2026, up 4% YOY, with LE forecasting 46 new hotels and 5,281 rooms to open in 2028.
Booking.com's inaugural Travel Happiness Index, surveying 10,136 travellers across 10 APAC markets, finds 98% associate travel with positive emotions and 90% will adapt plans rather than cancel when disruptions occur.
Kings Court Hotel owner Harpreet Singh shares how he revived a struggling UK property by prioritising operational basics, a full team overhaul, and repositioning the hotel pub as a local destination.
Budapest led CEE-6 capitals in occupancy in H1 2026 with RevPAR near €90 (up 15% YoY), but rate growth lags peers, GOP growth is uneven, and investment activity is picking up post-elections.
Cayuga Hospitality Consultants introduced a "Legacy Member" tier for consultants with 10+ years of active membership, recognizing eight industry veterans including Haydn Kramer of Valley of the Moon Partners.