YOTEL partners with app-blocking tech startup Bloom to offer guests a free one-hour screen break in hotel bars and restaurants, timed to coincide with World Wellness Day on June 13.
Pyramid Global Hospitality will manage Naples Bay Resort & Marina under its Benchmark Resorts & Hotels collection, following a joint venture acquisition with Western Southern Financial Group.
UN Tourism and The Bench signed an MoU in Madrid to collaborate on tourism investment promotion, policy dialogues, and a Global Tourism Investment Pipeline via The Bench's Future Hospitality Summit series.
The article argues that hospitality outperforms other industries not through better strategy but by operationalizing culture via six disciplines: visible leadership, daily routines, clear standards, empowerment, real-time feedback, and team systems.
San Clemente Palace Venice, a distinguished retreat set on its own island in the Venetian Lagoon, has joined Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ prestigious Legend Collection. Just minutes from St. Mark’s Square via a complimentary wooden shuttle boat, the iconic property offers a rare combination of seclusion, heritage, and authentic Italian living, reinforcing the Legend Collection’s presence in one of Europe’s most celebrated destinations.
Hilton today announced the opening of Kahavadi Chiang Rai, Curio Collection by Hilton, marking the brand's first foray into Northern Thailand. Part of Curio Collection by Hilton, a global portfolio of individually remarkable hotels hand-picked for their distinct character and deep connection to place, the property brings one-of-a-kind local discovery to guests while delivering the service standards and benefits of Hilton's worldwide hospitality network.
We didn't go to HITEC 2026 for the demos. We went for the conversations. We sat down with exhibitors right there on the show floor. No script, no prepared questions, just one starting point: tell us what you do, in plain language. This is where it went with Andrew Pirret, Senior Vice President of Product at Alliants.
Drawing on a background in filmmaking, Kristian Lupinski offers a candid, first-person account of experimenting with AI video generation for hospitality marketing and quickly discovering that creative vision and machine output are far from the same thing. The piece raises an unsettling question for the industry: in a race toward synthetic perfection, are hotels optimizing themselves out of the very authenticity that makes a stay worth remembering?
A foundational explainer on the experience economy covering its four dimensions, psychological drivers, KPIs, and how luxury, retail, and hospitality brands can apply it to drive loyalty and growth.
A feature-by-feature comparison of six work chat apps for hotel groups, covering multi-location support, admin controls, data ownership, and frontline staff usability.
Amadeus-backed research finds 63% of hotels struggle to find qualified leads, urging a data-first approach to corporate RFP targeting, pre-season visibility, and post-contract account management.
Hospitality Daily and Destination AI launch a live survey to benchmark real AI usage across hotel organizations, covering investment priorities, measurable outcomes, and frontline employee sentiment.
Tuesday brought an argument that Google's ad-auction model leaves the door open for a new AI-native distribution entrant, fresh Phocuswright data showing bed bug safety has overtaken cleanliness and value as travelers' top booking concern, and a sharp case that fragmented guest identity data, not AI tools, is hospitality's real technology gap. Accor and H World's loyalty cross-access deal and a heavy properties day rounded out the session.
Sage Hospitality's Jeff Michael joins Revinate's Hotel Moment podcast to discuss how hotels can move from data paralysis to action, aligning revenue, sales, and marketing teams around profitability.
Mandarin Oriental is delighted to introduce Mandarin Oriental Punta Negra, Mallorca, welcoming its first guests this month. This exquisite transformation on the island's coveted southwest coastline in Calvià is near the elegant Puerto Portals, an exclusive marina known for prestigious regattas, fine dining and luxury brands. This is the third property in Spain, following Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona and Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid.
PATA and PolyU project Asia Pacific international arrivals to hit 789.2M by 2028, reaching 115.6% of 2019 levels, with Vietnam and Mongolia among the fastest-growing destinations.
Stefano Pinci writes from the photographer's perspective on what AI actually does — and does not do — to hotel imagery. The technology has become a genuine problem-solver in post-production, he argues, but its greatest risk is not bad output: it is the seductive pull toward a frictionless, anonymous visual average that makes every property look the same and none of them look real.
Minor Hotels, a global hospitality leader with more than 640 properties in operation and under development across 66 countries in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas, is pleased to introduce NH Riyadh Prime Square Hotel to Saudi Arabia, marking the debut of NH Hotels & Resorts brand in the Middle East.
NoMad Hilton Singapore is set to open late 2026, marking the brand's debut in Asia Pacific. The hotel will embody NoMad's signature approach to luxury hospitality, featuring three distinctive dining and bar concepts plus a poolside lounge to deliver immersive dining and cocktail experiences across the 19-storey property.
Meliá Hotels International continues to weave its presence across the world's most coveted leisure destinations with the signing of a new hotel in Corfu, the Greek island where history, Venetian architecture and the crystal-clear waters of the Mediterranean converge in a setting of timeless beauty. This new project reflects the company's ambition to further expand within the premium and luxury segment, connecting travellers with iconic destinations that blend authenticity, culture and a refined lifestyle, in line with Corfu's growing appeal as one of the Mediterranean's most sought-after escapes.