Catering to British guests
A London roundtable podcast featuring Jo Morgan of Meliora Consultancy covers British guest expectations, the staycation boom, and balancing operational growth with team wellbeing.
A London roundtable podcast featuring Jo Morgan of Meliora Consultancy covers British guest expectations, the staycation boom, and balancing operational growth with team wellbeing.
HVS and CoStar report Canadian hotel RevPAR grew 4.0% in 2025 and is up 6.5% year-to-date, driven by domestic travel, Chinese tourism, and a favourable exchange rate luring U.S. visitors.
HomeToGo's 2026 Labor Day report finds U.S. searches up 23% year over year, with rural destinations capturing 90% of searches and domestic trips rising 13.5% vs. 2025.
India's hotel sector showed strong year-on-year gains in May 2026 vs. May 2025, with healthy ADR growth and occupancy recovery driven by domestic travel, corporate demand, and MICE activity.
India's hospitality market, anchored by 2.9 billion domestic tourist visits in 2024, is expanding fast into Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, but talent gaps and regional fragmentation are testing operators' ability to scale.
BWH Hotels GB survey of 2,400+ loyalty members finds flight disruption and geopolitical concerns are driving Brits toward domestic breaks, with local experiences and food topping guest priorities.
Lighthouse OTA and metasearch data shows domestic hotel search share across G20 nations rose 3.4 points YoY in Q1 2026, with North America leading the shift and spend per trip declining alongside it.
Ahead of FHS Saudi Arabia 2026, this analysis argues the Kingdom's hospitality growth is driven by economic diversification, talent mobility, and domestic demand, not tourism alone.
CBRE Hotels SVP Nicole Nguyen outlines three trends shaping Canada's 2026 summer hotel season: FIFA World Cup demand, rising domestic and international tourism, and record new supply crossing the 1.5% mark.
Expedia Group's Unpack '26 Summer report finds domestic travel surging 77% YoY in social conversation, while hotel rates in popular European, Asian, and South American destinations drop nearly 25%.
U.S. Travel Association forecast shows domestic travel leading growth while international recovery lags until 2029.
The partnership with Olive Hospitality advances Hilton's goal of 150 Spark hotels across India, targeting emerging cities beyond metros.
GTC data shows domestic luxury hotel bookings rose 20% with ADR climbing 40% as affluent Americans pivot from international to high-end U.S. destinations.
The article argues hotels must shift from volume-driven to intelligence-driven growth, focusing on guest understanding and experience design rather than simply capturing more bookings.
Minor Hotels targets 50 properties in India within a decade, adding Anantara's first resort in Coorg (2028) and urban hotel in Kolkata (2032).