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KAYAK Predicts: Well-th trips, next gen destinations, and small-town escapes to define travel this year

KAYAK, the world's leading travel search engine, has dropped its 2026 'What the Future' (WTF) Report, offering a look at the destinations and travel behaviors that will shape the year ahead. Along with exclusive community data from TikTok, the report focuses on the places and patterns that matter before they become mainstream news. In its second edition, the WTF report uses billions of KAYAK user queries to spotlight overlooked destinations offering lower prices, fewer crowds and more flexibility.

From Idea to Key Card: The Sustainable Design Journey

We’ve all observed the "outfit breakdown" trend, a fascination with the textures, layers, and provenance that make a look iconic. It inspired us to turn that same analytical lens inward, toward the objects we create. Much like a couture ensemble takes shape from concept to construction, our "From Idea to Key Card" journey unfolds through a meticulous blend of intention and craft.

Namron Hospitality: Comfort, Design, and the Human Kind of Personalisation

Namron Hospitality did not start as a conventional hotel story. "I do not come from a background of hospitality," Yves Naman told Hospitality Net, tracing his path from business school in Canada to Mexico, where he fell in love with the country’s creativity and the way people host. "We were really amazed by the level of hospitality," he said, describing being cared for by Mexican friends "like last time I was taken care of like that was when I was born and my mother had me in her arms."

The Digital Race Reshaping Hospitality: Insights from Ulrich Pillau, Co-Founder & CEO of Apaleo

In this episode of Pillow Talk Sessions, Ulrich Pillau, Co-Founder and CEO of Apaleo, joins host Jessica Gillingham to explore how digital acceleration, AI integration, and platform openness are redefining what it means to operate in the hospitality space — and why legacy thinking may be the industry’s biggest risk.

Deloitte Report: The future of hospitality - Navigating new frontiers

A trio of new openings in the American West and Northeast sets the tone for a hospitality industry in transition. From a modular, steel frame hotel on commercially zoned desert land near Joshua Tree to an off grid eco lodge by Grand Teton and a Vermont retreat repurposed from historic farm buildings, the examples underline a shift toward lighter footprint development, community sensitivity, and concepts designed around place rather than pure scale. The message is clear: growth is still possible, but the route forward is becoming more inventive, more local, and more operationally disciplined.