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Hotels are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI), but manual work continues to weigh teams down.
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The industry does not need a new dashboard for every soft date. In many cases the hotel already has enough data. What is missing is a reliable bridge from “we know these dates are weak” to “here is what we are doing about them this week."…
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Six five-star hotels fined for food safety violations: TFDA
Taipei, Sept. 30 (CNA) Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has fined six five-star hotels a total of NT$466,000 (US$14,615) for food safety and hygiene violations, the administration said Wednesday…
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A dashboard can be beautifully designed, updated in real time and still have almost no impact on the operation. Information is not a decision. A decision is not execution. And none of it matters if the guest in room 614 still has no hot water while…
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Royal Caribbean expands into hotels with £2bn Sandals stake
The Royal Caribbean Group is known for its cruise ships and private islands but it has now entered a new sector: hotels.
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London is an unusually difficult city in which to set a hotel room rate and leave it alone. Demand does not simply rise in summer and fall in winter…
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Where potato is king: Staying at the one and only Potato Hotel
Guests arriving at the Potato Hotel in northern Germany are greeted by a schnaps served in a potato-turned-tumbler.
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How Banjo and Ro Beale created Ulva House, their magical Hebridean island hotel
It may cover just under eight square miles and be accessible only by ferry, but the remote Hebridean island of Ulva is set to become a must-visit destination, thanks to an Australian coupoe and the unique boutique hotel they’re crafting from a…
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‘Real experiences’: Mondrian Hong Kong general manager on why community matters
Dirk Dalichau explains how a hotel’s message should be welcoming not just for guests but also for a city’s wider community
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Hotels still stuck on manual work despite increased AI adoption
Hotels are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI), but manual work continues to weigh teams down.
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Bumbling Cybercab Gets Trapped in Hotel Parking Lot, Drops off Passenger Right Where He Started
In Austin, a man’s attempt to be chauffeured out of his hotel in style was foiled when his confused ride couldn’t even pull out of the building.
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Interview with Laurent Vernhes, Co-Founder of Tablet Hotels
I recently went one-on-one with Laurent Vernhes, co-founder of Tablet Hotels and founder of mva.wine
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7,000 union hotel workers in Chicago authorize strike
More than 7,000 Chicago union hotel workers voted 85% to authorize a strike over better wages and benefits, according to a news release Unite Here Local 1 shared with Hotel Dive.
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Hotel regulation in Paris, Berlin, London, New York and Barcelona
The rules governing hotel development and operation vary sharply across the five major cities. For investors, those differences can change a project’s cost, timing and commercial prospects.
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Interview: Meininger Hotels chief on reaching 50 hotels, European expansion, and cost pressures
As the global hospitality sector evolves to meet shifting traveller demands, Meininger Hotels is navigating this landscape with its unique hotel-hostel hybrid model.
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Gulf hotel expansion hits a pause, but investors stay interested
Hotel operators are adjusting their Gulf expansion strategies in response to regional conflicts and disruptions. Indian Hotels Company is delaying some projects in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain while assessing new opportunities in Oman and Dubai…
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How Berlin’s housing shortage is reshaping hotel development
Berlin’s housing needs are intensifying competition for land, making hotel conversions, mixed-use projects and demand-led locations increasingly important.
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Global hotel rates continue rising in 2027 as resilient demand and inflation drive prices higher
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Cuba Tourism Crisis: Hotel Closures and Foreign Brand Exits
Cuba’s tourism sector has entered a historic downturn, with widespread hotel closures and the exit of global hospitality brands like Spain's Meliá Hotels International…
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Staying a night in a hotel room is transactional. The hotel provides the service, and we pay for it.
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Call for cruise ships to fill Brisbane Olympics hotel room shortfall
A tourism leader has made a bold call to solve Brisbane’s hotel room shortfall ahead of the 2032 Olympics, saying cruise ships could fill that accommodation gap.
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Hotel room booking companies sued by San Francisco for offering ‘no value’ to consumers
If you’re traveling to San Francisco and get an online offer for a hotel reservation, double-check the price, city officials say in a newly filed lawsuit — it may be much more than the hotel is actually charging, with the extra sums pocketed by…
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Spanish hotel chain ceases operations in Cuba under pressure from Washington
Meliá group says Donald Trump’s sanctions make it ‘impossible’ to keep any of its 34 sites open.
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Hilton Plans Frankfurt Hotel Exit as US Sanctions Iranian Owner
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. is preparing to terminate two controversial hotel management agreements in Frankfurt after the US sanctioned the longtime registered owner of the properties and called him a “key financier” for Iran’s Supreme…
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