Omni's Say Goodnight to Hunger campaign doubles meal donations through September, with the program surpassing 30 million meals donated to Feeding America since its 2016 launch.
Highline Hospitality Partners, with 21 hotels and $1.7B in assets under management, will use Otelier to centralize financial and operational data across its portfolio and accelerate its in-house AI development.
The author argues hotel tech vendors should attend investment conferences like IHIF to understand what drives CEOs and institutional owners, shifting focus from incremental software upgrades to anticipating where entirely new travel demand is emerging.
Hyatt survey of 2,000 U.S. business travelers finds 90% rely on their hotel room as the only true off-clock space during work trips, used to promote its 700+ property Essentials portfolio and limited-time loyalty bonus point offers.
U.S. hotel performance surged in July driven by FIFA World Cup displacement effects, with non-host cities like Chicago and Detroit posting RevPAR gains of 16-17%, while ADR grew 8.2% above inflation.
A case study of a Florida hotel where an executive housekeeper paid two ghost employees nearly $470K over four years, exposed only when a new AGM audited I-9 records on her first day.
As generative AI platforms capture a growing share of travel research, hotels with inaccurate or inconsistent online records are being excluded from AI-generated recommendations before guests even enter the booking funnel.
A primer on hotel fair market share and RevPAR index, explaining how to read STR reports to diagnose whether a property is winning or losing against its competitive set.
A kiosk deployment at Hyatt Regency Savannah drove a 22% rise in marketplace orders and a 24% sales increase, while shifting 72% of transactions to self-service and freeing staff for higher-value guest interactions.
Google's AI Mode now lets US travelers book hotels and compare cash rates against loyalty points in one conversation, removing the friction that previously delayed award redemption decisions.
U.S. hotels posted their 19th straight week of positive year-over-year results for the week of 16-22 August, with RevPAR up 4.4% to $106.12; San Francisco and St. Louis led gains.
Valor Hospitality takes over management of The Monsaraz in Point Loma, San Diego, its first West Coast property, as part of broader U.S. expansion targeting California and other Western states.
Raines brings its portfolio to 50 properties and 5,393 keys with the addition of the Marriott-branded AC Hotel in downtown Little Rock, with F&B programming at the AC Lounge central to its management strategy.
Choice Hotels becomes an early partner for Google's AI Mode in Search, enabling travelers to find, compare, and book properties conversationally, with Choice Privileges points visibility integrated.
HVS forecasts 4.5% U.S. RevPAR growth for 2026, driven by FIFA World Cup lift, domestic travel shifts, and AI-sector demand, with cap rates averaging 7.7% in Q2 and transaction volume rising 9.1%.
A Booking.com survey of 1,332 U.S. travelers finds 84% view travel as a quality-of-life investment, with 68% cutting daily expenses to fund trips and 69% using flexible payment options.
The GM of Hilton Anaheim shares how a full-property renovation was used to align design, technology, and team performance, showing that operational efficiency, not aesthetics alone, drives lasting guest loyalty.
Agilysys Golf has surpassed 100 property deployments, with 39 of Golfweek's Top 100 U.S. resort courses now using the platform, including 14 of the Top 20.
U.S. Travel Association named 2026 ESTO Award winners across 10 categories at its 42nd annual conference in Philadelphia, honoring DMOs and state tourism offices for creative destination marketing.
U.S. hotels posted RevPAR growth of 8.2% year-over-year in July 2026, with New York City leading Top 25 Markets driven by FIFA World Cup Final demand.