The article warns individually branded hotels against adopting Google's AI Max, citing risks of irrelevant keyword matching and misdirected traffic to competitor properties under shared brand URL structures.
Hawaii's five-star, five-diamond Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea unveils Kai Holo Spa, a wellness destination where island-inspired experiences meet modern innovation. Translating to "flowing tide" in Hawaiian, Kai Holo Spa invites guests into a personal flow state, where they move seamlessly through an immersive aquathermal experience, island-inspired Pacific Journeys, and cutting-edge offerings. Every aspect has been designed to restore and transform.
Rimrock Banff has been reimagined following a $115M CAD property-wide transformation, unveiling an all-new Expeditions Center and dedicated team of Pathfinders designed to connect guests more deeply with the soul of Banff National Park. Grounded in the destination's enduring spirit of exploration, the program will offer ultra-personalized experiences shaped by bespoke itineraries and expert local guidance.
A former Texas hotel GM argues that serving kosher and halal dietary needs gave his property a 500%+ RevPAR advantage over competitors on low-demand weekends, and outlines how other hotels can replicate this strategy.
Crescent Hotels & Resorts adds the 314-room Hilton Short Hills in New Jersey, expanding its footprint in the Greater New York market near Newark Liberty Airport and major corporate corridors.
U.S. hotel RevPAR rose 6.3% year-over-year for the week of 12-18 July 2026, with NYC leading gains as the World Cup final eve drove ADR up 105% on Saturday night.
Wyndham posted Q2 2026 net income of $102M (up 17% YoY), with U.S. RevPAR up 2%, adjusted EBITDA up 9% to $212M, and a record pipeline of 261,000 rooms.
A storied 1939 icon and the first-ever property in the Tribute Portfolio returns, preserving its landmark heritage and unveiling an all-new culinary scene.
Mews hires Kirupa Pushparaj as CLO, bringing 20+ years of legal and engineering experience from Square, Amazon, and fintech unicorn Step to oversee compliance across 85+ countries.
Hotels are adopting three strategies to meet the "Glowmad" travel trend: local skincare brand partnerships, trusted beauty specialist referrals, and destination-inspired wellness treatments.
Cloudbeds Insights offers multi-property operators real-time reporting built natively into the Cloudbeds platform, plus a Data API for syncing operational data with external warehouses and analytics systems.
Hoteza's two-way integration with Shiji Daylight PMS automates data exchange for online check-in, room changes, folios, and guest profiles, cutting manual front-desk work across 1,000+ hotels.
Skyscanner's Travel Trends 2026 report coins "Glowmads" for travelers building beauty and wellness experiences into trips, with 37% already treating it as part of their self-care routine.
Milestone's July 29 webinar covers how brands can improve discovery in AI-powered search engines, including entity building, content authority, and a practical visibility roadmap.
Winnow adds two hotel group CEOs to a new Advisory Board to guide global scaling of its AI food waste platform, targeting over $1 billion in prevented food waste across hotel and resort portfolios.
Alexa MGMT adopts Mews PMS across six Texas boutique hotels to centralize operations, automate payments, and build a scalable tech foundation for portfolio growth.
Lodging Econometrics' Q2 2026 U.S. pipeline report shows 5,975 projects in development, with 832 new hotels forecast to open in 2028 at a 1.5% growth rate.
Newport Hospitality Group's Compass Circle Councils unite property and corporate leaders in two working groups covering commercial strategy and operations, sharing best practices across the portfolio to drive performance and owner returns.
BRE Hotels & Resorts today announced the completion of a comprehensive full-property renovation of Courtyard by Marriott Boston Brookline. Spanning public spaces, amenities, and 188 guest rooms, this renovation reflects BRE’s ongoing commitment to capital investment and operational excellence and positions the Brookline asset for long-term competitive strength in one of the country’s most dynamic lodging markets.
Chartwell Hospitality, an integrated hotel operations and development company, has completed a $10 million renovation of the 303-room Franklin Marriott Cool Springs Hotel and Conference Center, located at 700 Cool Springs Blvd. in Franklin, Tennessee. The extensive upgrades include a complete refresh of the 30,000-square-foot Conference Center, updated guest rooms and lobby and enhancements to Stave Regional Kitchen & Lounge. Chartwell Hospitality acquired the property in 2018, following the hotel’s last extensive renovation in 2016.
Hospitality’s growing role as a talent pipeline for luxury retail, private healthcare, wealth management and the wider experience economy reflects not a failure to produce people, but the opposite: the industry develops highly transferable capabilities that many other sectors now actively seek.
The hospitality industry and its education arm have been fighting the battle for business credibility for many years. We “hospitality” has typically been seen as offering jobs on the way to something better, a specialty function that anyone can do.
This is proof that human connection - critical to a guest experience in a hotel or resort - is everlasting. Neither AI nor Covid 19 can take down the power of the "emotional human touch" of welcoming people into our establishments.
Officials of Shaner Hotels, an award winning, international hotel owner, operator and developer, today announced the grand opening of the 109-room Four Points by Sheraton Newark Airport in N.J. The recently upgraded and converted hotel is one of a select few area lodging options that offers pickup from Terminals A, B and C, which enables guests to bypass the designated shuttle areas found elsewhere throughout the airport.
U.S. News ranks Wyndham Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage, Marriott International, and United Airlines at the top of its 2026-2027 travel rewards and new business traveler program rankings.
Canada hotels saw occupancy fall 3.5% in June 2026, though ADR rose 5.4% to CAD252.63; results were shaped by the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver and Toronto, and event-driven spikes in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
The Omni Grove Park Inn hosts its 34th National Gingerbread House Competition on Nov. 16, 2025, drawing entries from 26 states and over 20,000 annual visitors to Asheville.
Analysis of 2026 FIFA World Cup hotel data across 16 host cities reveals key pricing, supply, and demand lessons for hoteliers preparing for the 2030 tournament.
Pennsylvania's House Bill 1286 mandates human trafficking awareness training for hotel, motel, and short-term rental employees, with refresher training every two years and compliance verification for third-party booking platforms.
A U.S. Travel Association poll of 2,205 Americans finds 81% felt proud seeing international visitors during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with 70% supporting pursuit of more major global events.