A disciplined, model-driven framework for hotel brand selection, covering full fee stack analysis, validated RevPAR lift, labor market fit, PIP costs, and franchise agreement negotiation.
UK hotel transactions reached £2.1bn in H1 2026, a £500m year-on-year increase, with London alone accounting for £1.4bn and attracting buyers from Spain, Italy, Israel, Singapore, and domestic sources.
Remington Hospitality adds the 358-room Hyatt Regency Long Island to its third-party managed portfolio, citing the property's demand drivers and opportunities to improve operational and commercial performance.
The GSA raised the standard CONUS lodging allowance from $110 to $113 for FY2027, with the 7-year trend showing 18% standard rate growth and over 100% growth in markets like New York City.
A practical guide to hotel displacement analysis covering data inputs, ancillary revenue, demand forecasting, and how Lighthouse's AI tool Ernest automates the process from hours to minutes.
Only 6% of hotels appear consistently in AI-generated recommendations, with 82% of AI-cited content sourced from OTAs and editorial media, putting independent and unbranded hotels at severe visibility risk.
As AI assistants drive hotel discovery but not trust, the author argues hotel websites must shift from acquisition tools to verification tools, starting with transparent all-in pricing that matches OTA displays.
Research from SBS Swiss Business School and MIT suggests AI tool reliance is eroding critical thinking in junior sales reps, with the author proposing a "Protected Reps Framework" to preserve core selling skills.
Opinion piece introducing three strategic wellness archetypes for hotels: superficial pampering, clinical intervention, or restorative "Kintsugi" transformation, urging operators to choose their positioning consciously.
GBTA's Suzanne reflects on key themes from the 2026 Convention: record $1.71T global business travel spend forecast, value-driven trip prioritization, and the continued primacy of human support alongside technology.
hivr.ai CEO Felix Undeutsch breaks down what "AI-enabled" actually means for hotel venue sales teams, separating hype from practical application.
Penn State's School of Hospitality Management will honor Thayer Lodging co-founder Leland Pillsbury and private equity veteran Ira Lubert at its 2027 PSHRS Industry Awards, marking the school's 90th anniversary.
As AI-generated content floods the internet, hospitality and travel brands face a trust crisis where authentic human experience and perspective are becoming the primary drivers of consumer confidence and purchasing decisions.
Thursday brought hospitality.today's discovery that Google removed live pricing, date filters, and budget tags from its EU hotel search unit under DMA compliance, leaving hotels with only a name, link, and address in a box designed to drive bookings, Pertlink's breakdown of Anthropic's August 2026 Risk Report identifying four findings operators must act on now, and a World Panel viewpoint on staff confidence as a measurable driver of guest experience. HotStats' Americas profitability data, IHG's 15-hotel Australian deal, and eight property announcements rounded out the session.
Champneys Eastwell Manor GM James McComas shares candid insights on managing a Grade II listed estate in Kent, from sourcing traditional craftsmen to staffing a specialist spa and scaling for large events.
YTD data through July shows US GOPPAR up 7.8%, but regional and chain-scale divergence, Mexico's double-digit declines, and F&B cost pressure demand property-by-property 2027 budget modeling.
The author argues overtourism is a congestion problem, not a volume problem, and calls on technology and marketing to redistribute demand rather than restrict it.
Dutch hotels face a tough 2025 as ADR falls, operating costs rise to 68%, and a VAT hike from 6% to 21% cuts demand, with 43.6% of hoteliers planning to reduce investment.
Revinate webinar featuring Suncadia Resort's Director of Reservations on how reservation teams can improve call handling to capture guest data, build rapport, and convert phone inquiries into direct bookings.
The WTTC 26th Global Summit, themed "FUTU[RE]SET", takes place 7–9 October 2026 in Valletta, Malta, with 1,000+ delegates and former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau as headline speaker.