Safestay (AIM: SSTY), one of Europe’s largest hostel groups, is pleased to announce the signing of its first franchise agreement as the Group continues to execute against its growth strategy which includes delivering capital-light expansion opportunities.
BWH Hotels GB has reported a seven per cent jump in revenue in the first half of 2025 with leisure groups and MICE bookings two of the key drivers.
Endless dial tones, repetitive hold music and confusing phone trees — these are the last things you want defining a guest’s first impression of your hotel. Yet for many properties, especially those facing staffing shortages, missed calls and delayed responses are daily realities.
SilverDoor’s shareholder, Habicus Group (Habicus), and Synergy Global Housing’s parent company, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), today announce that the two businesses of SilverDoor and Synergy are to combine their operations and unite their respective brands.
The U.S. Travel Association today announced the launch of the America’s Sports and Travel Mega Event Coalition (ASTMEC)—a national alliance of sports, travel and business leaders dedicated to helping the United States successfully host a once-in-a-generation slate of global sporting events.
Paris, the global capital of tourism, prestige, and hospitality, finally receives the landmark hotel ranking it truly deserves — built solely on the voices of over 800,000 guests.
BCD Travel recently surveyed 1,035 business travelers worldwide to explore their choice of hotels and other types of accommodation, as well as their booking behavior and experiences during business trips.
Officials of Landingplace Hotels, a hotel franchisor built by operators for operators, today announced the launch of two midscale, conversion-focused brands aimed at solving the real challenges hotel owners face, from rising costs and staffing shortages to rigid brand standards and shifting guest expectations.
Pier Sixty-Six has selected Tambourine, the Fort Lauderdale-headquartered digital marketing technology company serving hotels, resorts, and tourism destinations worldwide, to spearhead the digital marketing initiatives for the property’s multi-billion-dollar redevelopment, located on 32 waterfront acres at the gateway to the beach in the prime Harbor Beach district of Fort Lauderdale.
Influence Society announces the publication of Societies Quarterly for Q3 2025, its essential guide spotlighting the trends, inspirations, and innovations shaping the hospitality sector from July through September 2025. This report is designed for hospitality brands seeking clarity and competitive advantage as the industry accelerates into a new era defined by luxury, design, technology, and artificial intelligence. Societies offers a curated perspective on the cultural and operational shifts that are setting new benchmarks for extraordinary hotel experiences.
Quore, the leading provider of workflow management solutions for hotels, today announced that implementation of its Cleanings Plus solution is underway at 74 IHG® Army Hotels, representing 12,190 guestrooms at 40 Army posts across the United States and Puerto Rico. Each hotel will be equipped to optimize performance, track room status, and coordinate tasks more efficiently.
How safe do LGBTQ+ people feel when travelling? Where is social acceptance most noticeable? For the first time, together with Diversity Tourism and A3M Global Monitoring, ITB Berlin has conducted a survey among queer travellers. While Canada and Spain are consistently perceived as safe, social acceptance in Germany remains rather cautious, despite equal legal rights. The USA on the other hand reflects a deep divide – where regional differences are evident. A3M has now published its latest LGBTQ+ Risk Map 2025 documenting developments worldwide.
These days, every hotel with “multi-purpose” spaces (a horrible word, let’s be honest) and mixed revenue streams calls itself a hybrid concept. But if that’s all it takes, we’re missing the point.
AI is everywhere.
The phrase Alternative Lodging surfaced in the early 2000s as a way to describe options other than hotels. Between 2004 and 2011 industry professionals began to think that Airbnb could be a “potential disruptor to the hotel industry,” according to Hospitality Net. But vacation rentals have been around since the 1960’s.
According to a new report from Euromonitor International, a data analytics company, global business travel is poised to rise over the next four years driven by increased corporate travel spending, strong demand from small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and the continued adoption of managed travel solutions. The report, commissioned by Navan, the leading all-in-one business travel and expense management solution, also provides an in-depth look at key trends and survey results about the global business travel market.
On July 4, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Reconciliation Bill, otherwise known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” which is a budget reconciliation law passed by the 119th United States Congress and includes tax and spending policies. The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is pleased to see items it had advocated for included in the final bill signed into law. GBTA has worked closely with policymakers to put in place measures to strengthen the efficiency and safety of U.S. and international inbound business travel and sees these policies as positive and a necessary step forward. The new law delivers on these GBTA advocacy priorities for business travel, as recently shared with U.S. policymakers:
We had an amazing time at the 4th Hotel Revolution Summit, which concluded last week in Dubai — thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth! It was a pleasure to showcase our full suite of tailored hospitality solutions—from sustainably crafted wooden keycards to our K9 desktop laser engraver.
In this panel-style episode moderated by Suzanne Neufang, CEO of GBTA, with Lukasz Dabrowski, Senior Vice President, Global Supplier Relations, and Kari Wendel, Vice President, Meetings and Solutions, for HRS, as they unpack:
Lanson Place, the hospitality brand synonymous with refined elegance and elevated residential lifestyle, celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2025 and marks three decades as a pioneer in extended stays. From its beginnings in Kuala Lumpur to a growing regional presence with nine properties, Lanson Place has gained distinction and acclaim for its signature residential-style design living spaces, intuitive service, and personalised guest experiences. With a nuanced understanding of today’s globally mobile travellers, Lanson Place continues to expand thoughtfully into destinations that reflect the changing rhythms of work, lifestyle, and local connections, while reflecting the increasing need from guests for longer stays.