Hospitality Net · Hospitality
The 26th WTTC Global Summit will convene 200+ travel and tourism CEOs in Valletta, Malta from 7–9 October 2026, with confirmed attendees from Hilton, IHG, Four Seasons, Marriott, and Expedia among others.
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Hospitality Net · Hospitality
A strategic analysis of Kempinski's gradual loss of luxury market position since 2010 and whether new CEO Barbara Muckermann's brand, ownership, and flagship strategy can restore its relevance by 2040.
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Hospitality Net · Hospitality
A London roundtable podcast featuring Jo Morgan of Meliora Consultancy covers British guest expectations, the staycation boom, and balancing operational growth with team wellbeing.
2h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Novotel launches an annual global wellness event across 630+ hotels (7-13 Sept 2026), anchored in sleep, nutrition, movement and social connection, supported by a 13,000-person global longevity study.
2h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
HVS analysis finds St. Louis hotel market regaining strength through 2026-2027, driven by convention center upgrades, defense industry expansion, and over $7B in downtown and infrastructure development.
2h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
The author argues luxury hotel marketing is structurally incomplete, focusing too heavily on conversion while neglecting upstream demand origin, leaving properties dependent on OTAs and AI intermediaries they don't co…
3h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
A two-part series on designing executive education programmes for international luxury resorts, built around critical cross-departmental decisions rather than generic management content.
3h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Promotion decisions are driven by invisible relationship paths, not merit alone, leaving unseen employees without advocates and formal talent reviews simply ratifying the bias.
3h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
A mystery shopper study of 308 calls across 135 luxury hotels found 92% captured no guest contact details, exposing major direct booking losses through poor phone handling.
3h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Hotels can reframe wooden keycards as collectible markers of skill-based guest experiences, linking tangible objects to workshops like pottery, weaving, or tea to deepen guest connection and encourage return visits.
8h ago
Connect CRE · New York · Hospitality
Canada’s Manga Hotel Group has purchased the Chelsean New York Hotel in Manhattan for $50 million, or more than $316,000 per key for the 158-key property. The seller was Lam Generation, a hospitality real estate devel…
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Commercial Observer · Hospitality
Rockpoint and Newbond Holdings have paid $47.1 million for an oceanfront resort in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., property records show. Called Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale Beach , the property features 141 rooms at 525 South…
15h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Thursday brought Pertlink's accountability analysis of OYO parent Prism's fully autonomous GM Agent raising unresolved questions on guest data, privacy, and liability ahead of a Rs 6,650 crore IPO, a Cloudbeds case st…
19h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Five strategic shifts help hotels move wellness beyond amenity checklists, covering planning filters, intent-to-action gaps, tech integration, space design, and operational durability.
20h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
The author introduces "Service Failure Interception" as a distinct operational capability between prevention and recovery, arguing hotels should track and learn from problems resolved before guests ever notice them.
20h ago
REBusiness Online · Hospitality
WAUWATOSA, WIS. — Hunter Advisors has negotiated the sale of the Renaissance Milwaukee West Hotel, a 196-room property in Wauwatosa, about 10 miles west of downtown Milwaukee. Spencer Davidson of Hunter brokered the t…
20h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
With nearly half of guests preferring smartphone checkout and kiosk check-in linked to 20-point satisfaction gains, the article makes the case for PMS integration as the foundation of a modern arrival experience.
20h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Toronto's 52-room Pembroke Inn cut OTA bookings from nearly 100% to 10-15% using Cloudbeds digital marketing tools, generating $263,000 in attributed revenue and saving an estimated $60-70K in monthly high-season OTA…
21h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
RBH Hospitality will manage Cameron House Resort on Loch Lomond following Victory Group's acquisition, marking the investor's first UK hotel and RBH's sixth new signing in 2025.
21h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Basecamp Resorts founder Sky Mitchell shares her journey from being fired after 27 days to building a $600M hospitality brand, covering capital raising, team building, and sustainability.
22h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
RIU Hotels raised social investment to 5.13M euros in 2025, achieved 100% Ecostars certification across its 101-hotel portfolio, and sourced 90% of electricity from renewables.
22h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
Lighthouse's H1 2026 pricing report finds Europe up 6.2% YoY, Vietnam surging 36%, the UAE down 48.1% in H2 advertised prices, and value-seekers boosting three-star and independent hotels globally.
22h ago
Hospitality Net · Hospitality
With LA28 approaching, hotel owners face tightening timelines for renovation projects as labor, procurement, and permitting pressures intensify ahead of the 2028 deadline.
23h ago