TUI reveals new hotel line to encourage guests to live in the moment with ‘The Mora’
Brand strategy agency DesignStudio sought to diversify TUI Hotels & Resorts’ portfolio with a luxury hotel line that focuses on being in the moment…
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TUI reveals new hotel line to encourage guests to live in the moment with ‘The Mora’
Brand strategy agency DesignStudio sought to diversify TUI Hotels & Resorts’ portfolio with a luxury hotel line that focuses on being in the moment…
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Hotel sustainability: A full guide for hotel owners
What is hotel sustainability? Hotel sustainability refers to the practices and policies that hotels implement to minimise their environmental impact, promote social responsibility, and ensure economic viability…
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Iberostar launches competition to celebrate unveiling of new agent website
Iberostar Hotels and Resorts has unveiled a new ‘One Stop Shop’ for travel agents, providing all the information sales consultants need in one easy-to-use site…
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What Happens at Hotels When Laws Restrict Airbnbs?
In New York, small and budget hotels — competitors to short-term rentals — raised prices. What business owner hasn’t had this dream: Government steps in and constrains the competitor that has been beating your brains out for years…
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Attorney General Phil Weiser today announced a settlement agreement with Marriott International, Inc. that will make it easier for consumers to find the actual price of a room if they choose to book with the hotel chain…
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Could AI be the future of hospitality training?
Zeljana Babic's Xenios Academy blends neuroscience expertise with AI technology. Zeljana Babic is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Xenios Academy. The AI-driven platform focuses on education in hospitality training…
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Complimentary Minibars - A Refreshing Trend in Hospitality?
A growing trend in the hospitality industry sees select hotels and resorts, including Regent Phu Quoc and Andaz by Hyatt, offering complimentary minibars…
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A Look into the 119-Year Legacy of the Tata Group Hotel Company
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), synonymous with hospitality excellence, boasts a legacy stretching back over 119 years…
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Isrotel launches global hotel brand with 70 million euros investment
The new brand is called "Aluma" and is a partnership with the Dayan family. In the first phase, Isrotel will launch three hotels in Athens, and later expand to other destinations in Greece and Rome…
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Sustainability Marketing Just Got Tricky, And Better
I’ve been in sustainability/purpose long enough to witness the growth of greenwashing infect marketing, but also to develop some immunity-boosting strategies against it…
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Ron Rivett, Who Built the Super 8 Hotel Chain, Dies at 83
The entrepreneur built one of the nation’s largest budget hotel chains by locating a niche between Motel 6 and Holiday Inn. He didn’t have any architectural plans—just sketches on a few pieces of paper…
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ASIA, TOTAL EXTENDED-STAY HOTELS ACHIEVED FOURTH QUARTER MILESTONES IN 2023
TOTAL EXTENDED-STAY HOTELS achieved new fourth-quarter milestones in 2023, setting records in supply, demand, ADR, RevPAR, and room revenues, according to The Highland Group…
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Budgeting for Technology Upgrades in Hotels
Imagine walking into a hotel where check-in happens seamlessly through a mobile app, the room preferences are customized to your liking even before you step in, and the concierge services are just a voice command away…
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HFTP Announces Inaugural Technology Investment Conference: HITEC-IC, Co-located with HITEC 2024
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) announced the HITEC Investment Conference (HITEC-IC), a new event designed to connect hospitality technology company executives with the investment community…
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Expedia Plunges on CEO Departure - Stock slid 15% on the departure of CEO Peter Kern
Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern is taking a vacation, but will the rest of us be able to afford one? Kern will stay until May 1 and expressed confidence in his successor, Ariane Gorin…
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Downtown Sarasota's Hotel Indigo rebranded by IHG Hotels & Resorts
Sarasota's Hotel Indigo — a 95-room hotel that opened in 2006 — has been rebranded to voco Sarasota. The branding change occurred late last year without major fanfare or corporate announcement…
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Five New England ski resort employees fired after giving Nazi salutes
The employees allegedly photographed themselves in swastika armbands at a costume party. A Vermont ski resort fired five of its employees this week after they posted an image on Instagram showing Nazi symbolism…
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IHCL’s Expansion Milestone: 300 hotels portfolio within reach, says MD and CEO Puneet Chhatwal
Through accelerated portfolio expansion, Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) will reach the target of 300 hotels in its portfolio in the next three to four months, IHCL MD and CEO Puneet Chhatwal told ET.
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