Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort, is thrilled to announce the redesign of its Luxury Sugar Mill & Superior Luxury Sugar Mill Room types ahead of the St Lucian resort’s 2026-2027 high season.
IWG's 2026 Work from Anywhere Index ranks Bangkok first globally, with Singapore (17th) and Kuala Lumpur (32nd) also featured, as 48% of workers plan to extend trips by working remotely.
Ocean Signature Resorts will reposition its 444-suite Ocean Eden Bay in Jamaica as Ocean Allure Eden Bay in November 2026, extending the company’s higher-end adults-only, all-inclusive concept to the Montego Bay area. The move follows the December 2025 debut of Ocean Allure Costa Mujeres and signals a broader effort to establish Ocean Allure as the group’s more refined resort proposition, centered on upgraded design, service and food-and-beverage experiences.
Fusion Hotel Group integrates Topotels' seven Indonesian midscale properties under the Ayola and Odua brands, expanding its footprint across Jakarta, Bandung, and Surabaya.
voco The Franklin New York by IHG, an upscale urban retreat located within Manhattan's prestigious Upper East Side, has unveiled a renovation that enhances the property's intimate character while preserving the historic charm that has made the building a longstanding neighborhood fixture. The revamp transformed each of the hotel's 49 guestrooms, along with the lobby and public spaces, creating an elevated guest experience that balances New York’s classic character with contemporary comfort.
Gulf Hotels Group signs an MOU with Silva Gigiri Ltd to manage a USD 30M upper-upscale hotel and branded residence in Nairobi's diplomatic district, targeting a 2028 soft opening.
A free webinar offering hoteliers a step-by-step budgeting framework to build, understand, and defend hotel budgets to ownership and corporate stakeholders.
Ideally nestled between Key West Harbor and vibrant Mallory Square, Ocean Key Resort & Spa is announcing the completion of its property-wide renovation ahead of the 47th annual Fantasy Fest, taking place October 16-25, 2026. The multi-phase reimagination encompasses a comprehensive redesign of the resort’s guestrooms and suites, signature Hot Tin Roof restaurant, White Ibis Boardroom, lobby, and public spaces throughout the property, further elevating Ocean Key as Key West’s premier waterfront destination, while offering a fresh, elevated way to experience one of the island’s most anticipated annual celebrations.
Stripe's reported $7B acquisition of OpenRouter, combined with its earlier Metronome buy, creates a vertically integrated AI billing stack that makes model routing costs opaque to operators and demands new cost-tracking disciplines for hospitality.
Terence Ronson reflects on 50-year-old hotel memorabilia from Hong Kong, including a branded one-cent note and an abacus, in a memoir excerpt from The Lobby Boys.
A practical framework for hotel leaders to distinguish between chat, workflow, agent, and orchestration AI modes, with a decision matrix to avoid over-buying autonomy for problems that are simply workflows.
Lodging Interactive urges hotels to allocate dedicated 2027 social media budgets, recommending $100–$750+/month, and connecting campaigns to landing pages and lead magnets for trackable revenue.
Tuesday brought TOURISE and Tourism Economics' 20-year analysis of 85 major crises finding proactive destinations recover up to 1.5 times faster with recovery times falling from 24 months to 10-12 months, a World Panel viewpoint on fitness as a genuine hotel value driver across all segments, and Coalition Technologies on why hotels must now optimize their digital presence for AI booking agents as well as human guests. Expedia's fall pricing data, Rosewood's Red Sea debut, and Fairmont Bangkok's opening rounded out the session.
Meyer Jabara Hotels will manage the 36-room Reitz Union Hotel at the University of Florida, its first university property, with plans for expanded sales, marketing, and potential renovation within two years.
Newport Hospitality Group outlines its three-part business planning framework, integrating a capital plan, commercial strategy, and operating budget to create a cohesive roadmap for ownership and operators.
Opinion piece examines how small villa teams can sustain five-star service standards by front-loading operations, building redundancy into key roles, and planning recovery responses before problems occur.
As AI tools like ChatGPT increasingly influence hotel discovery and trip planning, hotels must now optimize their digital presence for both human guests and the AI agents acting on their behalf.
Rosewood AMAALA opens in Triple Bay, Saudi Arabia's new wellness destination on the northwestern Red Sea coast, where the Tabuk mountains meet the world's fourth-largest barrier reef. It marks Rosewood's arrival on a coastline only now open to travelers, offering access to a remarkable part of the Red Sea that has remained largely unexplored until now.
IHCL, Tata Steel Foundation, and IHM Aurangabad delivered a 10-day culinary workshop for 20 tribal home cooks from 12 communities across 8 Indian states, with 70% women participants.
Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh is expanding its collection of luxury accommodations with the introduction of the new Premier Two-Bedroom Residential Suite, thoughtfully designed for families, friends, and extended-stay guests who value both space and connection. Blending the comfort of a private residence with the exceptional service and amenities of the Resort, the new suite offers a relaxed yet elevated way to experience the beauty of the Red Sea.