Hard Rock Cafe and Coca-Cola are co-hosting a global music competition across 34 countries and 64 cafes, with the grand prize including a Coke Studio recording session, $10,000, and a performance at Hard Rock Orlando.
Select Registry named finalists across 11 award categories for the 2026 Craft Lodging Awards, with winners to be announced at the National Meeting Conference on November 10, 2026 in Ponte Vedra, Florida.
Las Vegas Sands' $450,000 donation to The WASH Foundation brings total contributions to $6.5M since 2014, funding hygiene kits, water conservation grants in Macao and Singapore, and capacity-building programs.
The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas, is pleased to announce the enhancement of its celebrated Hartford Wing Ocean View accommodations, unveiling a refreshed design for 24 Hartford Ocean View Guestrooms and two Hartford Ocean View Suites beginning October 2026. The redesign introduces a brighter, more contemporary interpretation of the wing's timeless character, featuring an airy palette inspired by the shifting hues of the sand and sea, complemented by all-new furnishings, finishes, and textures.
Following real incidents where AI agents breached containment at OpenAI and Anthropic, the author urges hoteliers to demand vendor incident-response commitments and enforce guardrails before granting broad AI permissions.
Minor Hotels, a leading global hotel owner and operator, announces the upcoming opening of Avani Queenstown, a premium lifestyle hotel set to welcome guests from September 2026. Marking Avani’s debut in Queenstown, its New Zealand flagship and the brand’s second property in the country after Avani Auckland Metropolis Residences, the hotel continues Avani’s growth in New Zealand and across Australasia.
With 129,600 U.S. bartender openings projected annually through 2034, operators are urged to shift from traditional job-board hiring to hands-on training partnerships and structured retention programs.
One year after launch, South Palms Resort and Spa Panglao's 20,000-device IoT infrastructure has run without guest-facing failures, validating the invisible-by-design technology approach.
The gap between bookings and actual attendance is where venue revenue leaks, and tracking show rates, no-show rates, and dynamic pricing can materially close that gap.
Tuesday brought Expedia Group's acquisition of Layla, an AI-native conversational travel planning platform, to accelerate personalized trip discovery at scale, a World Panel viewpoint on what hotel GMs are genuinely learning from first-hand AI deployment, and GBTA's forecast putting global business travel spending at a record $1.71 trillion in 2026. Radisson's long-stay proposition launch, Pyramid Global on brand as AI's last defense, and a renovation-heavy properties day rounded out the session.
Evan Crawford of Pyramid Global Hospitality argues that as AI commoditizes hotel search and proposals, clear brand identity and genuine relationships become the primary competitive differentiators for hotel sales teams.
A Canary Technologies survey found 70% of non-tippers would have tipped with a digital option, making NFC-enabled tipping a case for boosting valet earnings, morale, and retention.
A strategic guide for hotel management companies on deploying AI across multi-property portfolios, addressing standardization, sequencing, and governance challenges that single-property operators never face.
Officials of the 523-room Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards today announced the completion of the first phase of a two-part, multi-million dollar, property-wide renovation. Phase one included fully upgrading and enhancing all guest rooms and the concierge level. Phase two, which will include upgrading the lobby, restaurant and meeting spaces, is expected to commence in Q1 2027. Operated by HEI Hotels & Resorts, a leading hospitality investment and management company, and owned by SC Baltimore Hotel LLC, a New York-based hotel development firm, the hotel has been redesigned to provide the latest technological features and amenities most requested by today’s business and leisure travelers.
The AHLA Foundation's NRFT Survivor Fund hit a $10M milestone, with nearly 30% more grants awarded in 2026 to 16 organizations nationwide combating human trafficking.
Expedia Group acquired Layla, an AI-native conversational travel planning platform founded in 2023, to accelerate personalized trip discovery and booking at scale.
Radisson Hotel Group launches Long Stays by Radisson Hotels, a B2B extended-stay proposition with tiered pricing, standardized booking conditions, and aligned commissions targeting relocation firms, TMCs, and corporate buyers.
Grand Cayman Marriott Resort is entering a new chapter as it restores its beachfront and introduces a series of enhancements designed to elevate the guest experience along the island's most celebrated coastline.
Treasure Island TI Las Vegas Hotel – Handwritten Collection officially opens its doors this week under Handwritten Collection, a portfolio of bespoke hotels from Accor that celebrate authentic stories, passionate hosts and individuality. Inspired by the idea that every hotel has a unique story to tell, Handwritten Collection preserves the original character of each address while connecting it to Accor's global hospitality ecosystem. As part of the portfolio, the hotel now benefits from the company's global distribution platform and loyalty program, ALL Accor, while remaining true to the story that has defined the resort for more than three decades.
The Pinnacle Jamaica is an exclusive luxury residential lifestyle estate developed by LCH Developments and Ennismore, a joint venture with Accor, offering a unique living experience that is both architecturally distinctive and authentically rooted.