The Balearic Islands registered over 19 million tourists last year but Majorca remains the hot favourite with holidaymakers. Previous data* suggests the island sees 29 visitors for every resident, which underlines the requirement for dedicated tourist accommodation and continues to pique the interest from savvy property investors.
Cayuga Hospitality Consultants introduced a "Legacy Member" tier for consultants with 10+ years of active membership, recognizing eight industry veterans including Haydn Kramer of Valley of the Moon Partners.
Viceroy Hotels & Residences, the global luxury hospitality brand known for its design-forward, culture-led hotels, proudly announces Viceroy Park Avenue, the brand’s highly anticipated return to New York City and a flagship moment in Viceroy’s next chapter of growth and excellence. Set to welcome guests in December 2026 the hotel will be located at the corner of Park Avenue South and 29th Street in the heart of Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood. Viceroy has partnered with Tao Group Hospitality to lead the hotel’s food and beverage programming. The hotel will feature thoughtfully designed accommodations with interiors by Meyer Davis Studio, a rooftop pool and lounge, dynamic meeting and event spaces, a spa and wellness spaces designed for both travelers and local guests, and four presidential suites.
IHG's beta AI conversational search on IHG.com and the IHG One Rewards app lets guests describe travel needs in natural language, surfacing tailored results across 7,000+ hotels, with agentic booking features planned next.
Tuesday brought Radisson Hotel Group and Accenture launching a ChatGPT app for direct bookings across 1,000+ properties in 100+ countries, Botanique Hotel Spa's founder on eliminating departments and sharing 23% of revenue with staff to reach profitability with a third of the original headcount, and a World Panel viewpoint asking whether the luxury GM role has outgrown the industry's ability to develop it. U.S. June RevPAR up 8.4%, Marriott's 1,500-key Egypt deal, and nine property announcements rounded out the session.
Bridgeton's Darshana Jariwala explains how a CPG-rooted "Center of Excellence" function bridges brand, product, and operations across a portfolio of boutique lifestyle hotels in New York and beyond.
Nobu is pleased to announce plans for a new luxury destination at Monte Rei, the award-winning resort in Portugal’s Eastern Algarve. The Nobu development will form the centrepiece of a broader investment programme led by Norfin, spanning hospitality, residential living, leisure amenities and future additions, including a beach club. With construction expected to begin in 2027, the Nobu Hotel is anticipated to welcome its first guests in 2029.
Research across 28,600 AI answers shows the top hotel result changed 40% of the time within one hour, making single-screenshot AI visibility checks unreliable for boutique hoteliers.
Newport Hospitality Group shares how compassion, training, and courage combined to make a meaningful difference in an employee's life.
A connected PMS can unify housekeeping, engineering, front desk, and revenue data in real time, enabling hotels to prevent operational failures rather than react to them.
GBTA and ALTOUR forecast global business travel costs to stay elevated through 2026, with airfares up 4.7% and hotel ADR up 3.7%, before moderating in 2027 as structural pressures persist.
HVS Southern Europe analyzes how F&B drives revenue and brand value in Italy's luxury hotel sector, with case studies from Rome Cavalieri, Da Vittorio, and others showing F&B at 25–40% of total revenue.
RIU Hotels & Resorts has reopened the Riu Palace Peninsula following an ambitious and comprehensive renovation. This historic property, which has stood as an architectural icon in the Hotel Zone since 2012, returns to the market as a completely transformed product, meticulously designed to exceed the expectations of every traveler. Among its main new features, the introduction of the Elite Club service stands out, an exclusive offering that adds a restaurant, a bar, and a private-access pool for its members.
Radisson Hotel Group, with Accenture, launched a ChatGPT app allowing travelers to search, compare, and book from 1,000+ properties across 100+ countries via natural conversation.
WoodSpring Suites earns the #1 Economy Extended Stay ranking in the JD Power study for the fifth consecutive year, scoring top across all six evaluated dimensions with 583 open properties nationwide.
WTTC's 2025 EIR shows India's travel and tourism sector generated $263.6B and 46.2M jobs, with the sector forecast to reach $527B by 2036 as international spending remains underdeveloped at 14%.
U.S. hotel RevPAR rose 8.4% year-over-year in June 2026, the strongest monthly gain since March 2023, with San Francisco and Miami leading Top 25 Markets driven by World Cup demand.
LivSmart Studios by Hilton Pensacola I-10 North Davis Highway is now open, bringing Hilton’s newest long-stay brand to Florida’s Gulf Coast. Located at 7077 Plantation Road, the hotel is owned by 3H Group and managed by LBA Hospitality.
Marriott and Misr Italia Properties signed a deal for nine properties totaling 1,500+ keys across Egypt, spanning Ritz-Carlton, Luxury Collection, and Autograph Collection brands.
Outdoor Collection by Marriott Bonvoy today announced that RESET Hotel in Twentynine Palms, California, has joined its curated portfolio of nature-immersed, design-forward accommodations. The sustainably designed property marks the first new brand to join the collection since its launch in September 2025.