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Harry Styles tour announcement drove massive search spike for Wembley area hotels, with industry expert providing booking strategies for fans and revenue tips for hotels.
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Colorado Springs Hotel Market: Recovery, Headwinds, and Growth Potential
HVS analysis examines Colorado Springs' hotel market recovery amid government travel cuts and new supply challenges, with long-term optimism driven by tourism investments and airport expansion.
10 Ways Hotels Can Increase Direct Bookings in 2026
The guide recommends value-based competition, personalized booking experiences, and integrated commercial tools as key strategies to capture more direct revenue.
By Filipe Machaz, GuestCentric Co-Founder & VP of North America Operations, GuestCentric Systems
From Sales Heroes to Scalable Systems: The Leadership Shift Defining 2026
The article argues sales leaders must shift from relying on top individual performers to building scalable team systems and processes for sustainable revenue growth.
By Muhammad Tanveer, Author - The Sales Leadership Brief (Linkedin Newsletter), The Sales Leadership Brief
From Hotel Outlet to F&B Destination – 5 Strategies to Boost your F&B Concept
Article outlines five strategic approaches to transform hotel restaurants from basic outlets into profitable standalone destinations.
Booking.com vs. Berlin Court: The parity story every hotelier needs to know
Berlin court ruled Booking.com's rate parity clauses violated competition law, awarding damages to 1,000+ German hotels and potentially reshaping OTA relationships industry-wide.
Minneapolis–St. Paul Hotel Recovery Remains Tepid
The Twin Cities market lags national recovery with RevPAR remaining $20 below U.S. average, driven by weak corporate travel and legacy oversupply from 2016-2021.
By Tanya Pierson, MAI, Managing Director at HVS Minneapolis, HVS
Turning demand into delight: Hospitality’s big shifts in 2026
Amadeus executives outline their five-stage demand generation approach, emphasizing unified marketing and revenue strategies over traditional room-filling tactics.
By Paul Wilson, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Amadeus Hospitality
THAIFEX – HOREC Asia Puts Skills and Execution at the Centre of Hospitality
The 2026 event in Thailand brings together 600+ brands for hands-on demonstrations of kitchen workflows, housekeeping competitions, and coffee championships.
Hilton, Hyatt and IHG Hotels & Resorts Create Modernized, Updated Human Trafficking Prevention Training
The free curriculum, developed with survivor input, will be available through 2026 and joins Marriott's existing training completed over 2.6 million times.
To price, or not to price - that is the question - a lesson from Shakespeare
Hospitality consultant uses Shakespearean metaphors to explore the psychological challenges revenue managers face when making pricing decisions under pressure.
By Fabian Bartnick, Founder, Infinito
What refugee clubhouses teach us about hospitality
KLABU founder Jan van Hövell explains how sports clubhouses in refugee camps create belonging through the same principles hotels use to welcome guests.
By Sarah Johnson, Senior Copywriter, Mews
AI and the Next Wave of Hotel Technology
The hospitality technology market will grow 50-60% annually as hotels implement AI across guest services, operations, and revenue management despite adoption gaps and data challenges.
By Alice Sherman, Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Americas, HVS
Simone Puorto Joins Takyon as Board Advisor, Accelerating the Shift to the Zero Click Web and AI Native Direct Distribution
Puorto will advise on AI-facing products including dAirect Connect, which makes hotel websites readable by AI assistants like ChatGPT and Gemini.
Mastering mobile ordering: 10 best practices to drive ancillary revenue and free up staff time
IRIS shares 10 strategies for hotels to maximize F&B revenue through mobile ordering, from strategic QR code placement to staff training and data analytics.
By Kate Fuller, Head of Marketing, IRIS
RobosizeME to Sponsor Revenue Strategy Days 2026, Hosted by Radisson Hotels Group in Riga
RobosizeME will present real-world automation use cases at Radisson's invite-only conference for European commercial leaders on February 4-5.
Case Study: How a GDN Campaign Tripled a Luxury Hotel’s Breakfast Package Production
A Chicago luxury hotel's Google Display Network campaign generated $150,000 in breakfast package revenue with 12.5:1 ROAS, tripling initial targets.
The Customer Service Department Isn’t Broken – The System Is
The author argues that customer service complaints stem from flawed operational systems rather than individual employee performance.
By Shep Hyken, Customer Service and Experience Expert, Keynote Speaker and Bestselling Author, Shepard Presentations, LLC.
Aven Hospitality Launches to Continue Shaping Future of Hospitality Technology
The rebrand from Hospitality Solutions establishes Aven as an independent company serving 35,000+ hotels with SynXis platform and 600+ integrations.
Maestro’s GuestXMS Evolves in the GenAI Era
Maestro's GuestXMS now uses AI to automatically route guest tickets to appropriate staff, replacing keyword-based triage with smart learning capabilities.