The article argues that targeted email campaigns to outside luxury traveler lists offer hotels a fixed-cost, commission-free alternative to OTAs for acquiring new guests.
Indonesia's hotel market shows strong ADR growth but stagnant occupancy, with luxury outperforming and midscale under pressure from new supply, contrasting with demand-led recovery in Vietnam and the Philippines.
Generator acquires Novotel London Greenwich and signs a management deal to convert a Paris office building, as part of plans to double its global portfolio by 2031 under new CEO Xavier Mufraggi.
A practical guide to hotel ADR covering the formula, calculation examples, factors that influence it, and nine strategies to increase it, including AI-driven pricing tools.
Based on h2c's AI Hotel Chain Tech Report 2026, 91% of hotel chains use AI, with 61% focused on efficiency gains and 42% aiming to free staff for higher-value guest interactions.
Hyatt targets U.S. expansion across 300+ submarkets with a structured financing program for Hyatt Studios, a redesigned Hyatt Place prototype cutting build costs by 25%, and new conversion brands.
Travel + Leisure Co. and Wyndham will co-develop hotels under the Sports Illustrated Resorts brand, targeting college towns and urban markets with properties planned for Nashville, Chicago, Baton Rouge, and Tuscaloosa.
Ireckonu data shows 22% of hotel guest profiles have no room stay, making the case for a dedicated hospitality CDP to unify and trust guest identity across all touchpoints.
Aimbridge takes over management of the 456-key Westin Cincinnati and is named future operator of the 700-key Cincinnati Downtown Marriott, a $828M Convention District development set to open after its July 2026 groundbreaking.
Concord Hospitality adds 12+ hotels and restaurants to its management portfolio, including properties in Washington D.C., New Jersey, and North Carolina under Hilton, Marriott, and independent flags.
Research of 231 US service-sector employees finds social and self-evaluation outcome expectations drive engagement more durably than material benefits, especially during periods of uncertainty.
Greater Paris hotels posted RevPAR of €116 (+3.7%) in H1 2026, while investment volume hit €845M across 21 hotels, skewed by the Pullman Tour Eiffel deal.
Hilton and Kalyani Group signed two 300-room hotels near Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport, due to open in 2030 with 72,000 sq ft of MICE space.
HVS Europe's weekly bulletin covers eight hotel transactions across Germany, UK, France, and Lyon, including acquisitions by Whitbread, Patrizia, MNK Partners, and others.
Italian hotel investment hit €1.3bn in H1 2026, 53% above the 10-year average, while RevPAR grew 11.3%, ranking Italy among Europe's top performers, boosted by Milan's Winter Olympics effect.
Four deals across Singapore, Japan, and South Korea highlight active Asia Pacific hotel investment, including YTL/BlackRock's SGD330M Singapore acquisition and a JPY5.5B Okinawa resort purchase.
The Universal Commerce Protocol's lodging draft, adopted by Google for AI Mode hotel booking, has no fields for travel agencies, commissions, or group business terms like attrition and room blocks.
Research with Talker finds 32% of travelers have used AI to book a hotel, but inaccurate content and booking friction remain costly, with unmet expectations costing travelers nearly $1,900 on average.
Monday opened with hospitality.today on OTAs and AI agents capturing upsell margin using guest data before hotels communicate, Pertlink's framework for moving AI cost from hours-saved to named P&L lines, and Les Roches on how Madrid's F1 debut drew 350,000 fans but hit only 70% occupancy due to wholesale allotments blocking revenue. Minor Hotels' Life Longevity brand launch, Marriott's eight-hotel Netherlands deal, and eight property openings rounded out the session.
GBTA Foundation named 50 honorees across five categories for the 2026 WINiT program, representing 36 companies, 16 countries, with recognition at the GBTA WINiT Summit in Dallas on Oct. 27.