The study surveyed 1,200+ hotels across 47 countries, finding 17% save over 10 hours weekly while 92% cut staff onboarding from weeks to days.
Maestro promotes onsite training as superior to remote learning for hotel staff development, citing better engagement and real-world practice.
Dolores Castillo shares insights from launching JW Marriott and Hilton properties, emphasizing market clarity, wellbeing-focused guest expectations, and balancing data with relationships in commercial strategy.
The Spanish hotel group will debut 23 properties globally including its first Southeast Asia resort in Bali and luxury developments in Dubai, Seychelles, and Maldives.
The deal adds Schulz's 1,000-bed Berlin property and experienced founders to a&o's EUR 500 million expansion plan across European cities.
The Lux Collective secured seven new signings in 2025 with a 16-property pipeline across Asia, Middle East and Africa through 2028.
The two-day Dallas summit focused on menu profitability, procurement cost savings, and team development for F&B leaders across Davidson's hotel portfolio.
The French luxury group is restructuring its century-old portfolio into four distinct collections: Signature (Fouquet's ultra-luxury), Heritage (iconic resorts), Address (boutique Maison Barrière), and Premium (business-leisure).
HVS analysis highlights strong hotel demand growth driven by $1+ billion in upcoming developments including amphitheater, soccer stadium, and airport expansion.
The Mexican hotel operator has 34 properties under development worth $880 million, achieving an NPS of 64 and launching Sunvivia, its newest lifestyle brand.
Eight luxury independent properties will join Preferred's portfolio across Europe, North America, Morocco and Mexico, including restored historic buildings and new builds.
The Caribbean wellness resort brand will open its first European property in Portugal's Algarve in 2029, featuring 175 rooms and a 40,000-square-foot spa facility.
The brand's first African properties include three safari lodges in Zambia and Botswana, managed by African Bush Camps.
Tambourine's Presto adds AI-powered text editing and real-time front-end editing to its Symphony platform, eliminating back-end navigation for website updates.
Multiple new hotels and repositioned properties are targeting upscale segments in mountain markets like Boone and Highlands, with RevPAR growth strongest during off-peak months from 2016-2024.
The awards ceremony at Riu Palace Pacifico recognized 90 top-performing travel agents from USA and Canada, with winners including Inteletravel and Red Label Vacations.
Accor has hired 35 people with cognitive disabilities across Australia through its Diversity Pathways program, partnering with Flinders University.
Langham's three-phase AI rollout includes multilingual guest messaging, employee knowledge support, and commercial insights across 31 properties globally.
Pertlink will provide IT infrastructure for seven planned 312-meter spherical resort destinations across global markets including Spain, China, and the US.
The expansion includes debuts for Andaz and The Standard lifestyle brands in Lisbon, plus new Hyatt Regency properties in Vilamoura and Cape Verde.