HVS raises its 2026 U.S. RevPAR growth forecast from 2.2% to 3.0%, citing strong YTD performance, domestic travel shifts, and a rebound in convention demand, while hotel transactions remain subdued with cap rates near 8.5%.
Hilton's new upper-midscale brand targets 400-500 properties near college campuses, with the first opening expected in 2027, complementing the existing Graduate by Hilton portfolio.
Monday opened June with a fourth consecutive hospitality.today piece on how Google is restructuring travel search, this time with data showing travel queries have tripled in length as travelers shift to conversational briefs. HVS raised its U.S. RevPAR growth forecast for 2026 to 3.0%. And two industry bodies warned that removing CBP officers from U.S. airports ahead of the World Cup would put $8 billion in visitor spending at risk.
Google's AI Mode data shows travel queries have tripled in length as travelers shift from keywords to conversational briefs, structurally undermining how hotel distribution channels compete for search visibility.
Jeremy McCarthy, Mandarin Oriental's former Group Director of Leisure, Spa & Wellness traces the philosophy behind "leisure" from Aristotle to modern hospitality, arguing free time is the industry's most meaningful product.
A vendor-authored piece promoting a PMS profile deduplication tool that auto-merges duplicate guest records, claiming savings of 3 to 15 hours per property per month as part of a VIP Guest Recognition Suite.
RBH Hospitality Management takes over operations of the 194-room Radisson Hotel Liverpool, its fourth property in the city, as part of broader UK portfolio expansion.
Revinate's Dylan Cole and De L'Europe Amsterdam's Robert-Jan Woltering argue that luxury hotels risk brand erosion through cost-cutting, and should prioritize top-line revenue growth across all profit centers.
An industry analysis outlining five strategic opportunities for luxury hotel development heading into 2026 and beyond, covering branded residences, demand diversification, overtourism, adaptive reuse, and generational demand shifts.
Dusit Hotels and Resorts launches its 5th annual Well-Fest campaign across global properties throughout June 2026, offering curated wellness programming as the global wellness economy hits a record $6.8 trillion.
The removal of CBP officers from Newark Liberty and other international airports would cost $8B in visitor spending, threaten 50,000 jobs, and disrupt millions of travelers weeks before the FIFA World Cup.
GBTA warns that proposed CBP staffing withdrawals from major U.S. gateway airports could disrupt international business travel, citing $50.7B in annual inbound business travel spending at risk.
HVS forecasts full Manhattan hotel market recovery beyond 2019 levels by 2027/28, with 2025 ADR already 34% above pre-pandemic highs, though tariffs and geopolitical shifts pose short-term headwinds.
Pertlink proposes TCPG (Token Cost Per Guest) as a new hotel KPI measuring generative AI spend per guest served, drawing parallels to OTA commission and calling for USALI adoption.
The piece argues hotels must move beyond "extractive hospitality" by integrating local vendors and communities as economic partners rather than excluding them from tourism spaces.
Ted Horner argues hotels underinvest in technology due to weak vendor ROI cases, while OTA commissions squeeze owner margins and major brands increasingly resemble marketing companies.
Friday closed a week dominated by Google's distribution moves and a growing unease about what technology is doing to hospitality's core product. Google's Universal Cart turns out to be a placement business, not a transaction one. Cornell found AI ranks fourth among travel planning tools, with accuracy concerns blocking wider adoption. And the HN team reflected on a day at Mews Unfold that asked whether the industry is adding the right things.
The article explores how hotel leaders can improve their effectiveness through intentional self-care practices and structured morning routines to combat decision fatigue.
Author presents a three-layer Commercial Convergence Model to fix strategic misalignment between sales, marketing, and revenue departments using shared metrics and decision frameworks.
EHL research using 20,000+ auction transactions shows baijiu returned ~6% annually from 2010-2023, with near-zero correlation to traditional assets, signaling growing potential as a collectable luxury spirit.