The Lux Collective partners with Cleo Capital Group to launch a five-resort ultra-luxury circuit across Rwanda under the LUX* and SALT brands, with Phase 1 rebranding two properties from mid-2026 and three greenfield resorts opening in 2028.
An opinion piece arguing that frictionless, tech-enabled check-in is the new gold standard for business hotels, drawing a direct parallel to the Uber ride experience.
OTH Hotels Resorts adds 498 guestrooms across three East Coast properties: Hotel Troy in New Jersey and two Holiday Inn hotels in Maryland.
A white paper translating the White House's June 2026 AI Executive Order into operational priorities for hotels, covering cybersecurity exposure, AI governance, vendor strategy, and data sovereignty.
HVS weekly roundup covers four Asia Pacific hotel transactions: a SGD360M Singapore divestment, a KRW210B Seoul acquisition, a JPY5.49B Okinawa deal, and a AUD28.3M Perth purchase.
Novotel's second Ocean Impact Report details progress across 600+ hotels, including 92% single-use plastic compliance, 1,600+ chefs trained, and active WWF marine conservation projects.
A roundup of five work communication apps for hospitality teams, with Zenzap positioned as the top pick for mobile-first, secure, and hospitality-specific team chat.
Independent hotels weighing corporate distribution face a choice between fee-based TMC programs with real volume and commission-only consortia; Amex GBT's new Preferred Extras Lite tier now opens a lower-cost entry point at the top.
The author argues Saudi hotels must build a structured demand operating model across segmentation, forecasting, channel profitability, and decision governance before AI tools can deliver meaningful commercial impact.
Accor Deputy CEO Jean-Jacques Morin, speaking at EHL HumanX in Lausanne, argues that human relationships trump data in hospitality and that AI should augment, not replace, the people behind the brand.
LARC CEO Ryan Sloan breaks down Q1's surprise +3.8% RevPAR, a 23M-person swing in U.S. inbound travel, World Cup room-blocking fallout, and the markets to watch through 2026.
The article argues that segment-level competitive indices, not penetration rates, are the correct method for allocating hotel demand in appraisals, and presents a full replicable protocol for doing so.
Tuesday brought the sharpest formulation yet of the agentic booking question: when an AI agent completes a reservation, who actually controls where it goes? U.S. hotel forecasts were upgraded for the second time in a week. And Booking.com's European Accommodation Barometer revealed a growing gap between large chains and small independents that is widening, not narrowing.
U.S. hotel industry posted RevPAR growth of 4.6% for the week of 17-23 May 2026, with Tampa leading Top 25 Markets on all three key metrics, boosted by SOF Week.
Booking.com survey of 13,300+ LGBTQ+ travelers across 19 countries finds only 31% are out when traveling, with 40% willing to hide their identity to visit a bucket-list destination.
Equinox Hotels CEO Christopher Norton shares how he built a hotel brand around health pillars including fitness, nutrition, recovery, and sleep, pulling 1,500 locals daily through a 60,000 sq ft gym.
A Harris Poll survey of 2,500 travelers across 10 markets finds 77% likely to book multiple trip elements on one platform, with Expedia Group expanding its Rapid API ecosystem to capture demand.
As AI assistants reshape how travelers research hotels, most properties lack tools to track whether or how they appear in AI responses, ceding bookings and brand narrative to OTAs.
GratifID will host a pre-HITEC 2026 webinar on June 10 for hotel tech consultants, covering NFC vs. QR-based digital tipping platforms ahead of its TIPMO product launch in San Antonio.
FHS Saudi Arabia's Startup Den returns for 2026, with six finalists pitching live for prizes including FHS World access and curated meetings with VCs and investors.