An analysis of the hotel sale leaseback model examining structural trade-offs, governance requirements, legal risks, and return structures for developers, operators, and unit owners.
A strategic read on villa discounting, arguing that repeated rate reductions signal positioning or presentation gaps rather than price problems, and erode long-term rate integrity.
Expedia Group and PredictHQ research finds 18 major US summer sports events projected to draw 4M+ attendees, with $259M in accommodation spend and bookings averaging 62 days in advance.
Radisson Hotel Group and GDS-Movement have launched a practical guide for Associations and PCOs, addressing the gap where 66% see sustainability as a priority but fewer than 34% have embedded it into operations.
CBRE's Nordic hotel market update for September 2026 shows record visitor numbers, EUR 751m in investment across 22 deals YTD, and RevPAR growth across all four countries led by Stockholm at +12.0%.
Research shows 84% of U.S. customers say AI service should always include easy human access, suggesting hotels and businesses can differentiate by making human support a feature, not a fallback.
As guest expectations for instant response accelerate, hotels face a shrinking window to resolve issues privately before they become negative public reviews.
Leonardo Hotels Central Europe simultaneously acquires four former Revo Hotels across Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Dortmund, adding 1,328 rooms spanning its Leonardo Smart and Leonardo Royal brand concepts.
The article examines how integrating PMS and POS data gives AI systems the combined context of guest stay and spend behavior to support real-time, event-driven operational decisions in hotels.
HOSPA acquires the 20-year-old National Hotel Marketing Conference from Martin Evans, with the next edition scheduled for 27 May 2027 at Hilton at St George's Park.
Robert A. Rauch, a 50-year hospitality veteran, releases a 20-chapter book covering hotel operations, revenue management, AI, cybersecurity, sustainability, and leadership development.
Article 50 of the EU AI Act, in force since August 2026, requires hotels using AI-generated visuals, videos, and chatbots to meet specific disclosure and transparency obligations.
Soneva CEO Neil Gallagher outlines the "Bare Luxury" repositioning following KSL Capital's 2025 majority stake acquisition, covering service philosophy, expansion into Africa and ski markets, and a shift from SOPs to emotional intelligence.
An educational piece exploring how generative AI can transform the hotel daily operations meeting from a status broadcast into a pattern-spotting, decision-driving tool across all departments.
Luxury hoteliers can maintain brand consistency while personalizing the booking journey using three formats: embedded inliners, automatic content swaps, and branded overlay layers.
HFTP and Hospitality Upgrade hosted 76 CIOs and industry professionals in Milwaukee for the 24th annual CIO Summit, covering AI, cybersecurity, payments, and hotel economics.
Tuesday brought the State of Distribution 2026 report from RateGain, NYU SPS and HEDNA finding AI adoption widespread across 58,000-plus properties but transformational impact rare and OTAs still dominant, hospitality.today's argument that guest reviews are now primarily read by AI systems determining search rankings rather than by prospective guests, and a World Panel viewpoint on the right marketing budget for a hotel property. Jan Freitag and Isaac Collazo on budgeting for a tough 2027 comp set, a 7% PMS public API finding, and six property announcements rounded out the session.
Only 7% of teams use GenAI in meetings despite 49% individual daily use, and the article maps two citable HBR book case studies directly onto hotel leadership and strategy session formats.
Six operational red flags, including front desk bottlenecks, manual workarounds, and reactive guest service, that signal an independent Caribbean hotel's PMS can no longer support its operation.
Hospitality America appoints two new executives and redefines two existing VP roles, creating dedicated leadership centers for revenue strategy, marketing, technology, and enterprise enablement.