Airport hotels retain pricing power as hotel market volatility diverges in 2026
Airport hotels are sustaining strong rates across major hubs, supported by limited supply and disruption-driven demand.
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Hotels Technology AI Implementation Getting Search Strategy Wrong in 2026
Hospitality tech leaders argue hotels are implementing AI incorrectly by prioritizing search optimization in 2026. Industry experts say the sector needs fundamentally different strategies to unlock AI's true potential…
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Confessions of a hotel concierge: ‘I’ve sourced pedigree corgis and places at private schools’
Ordinarily, the job of a hotel concierge is to help guests with trifling details. Making restaurant reservations, booking theatre tickets, arranging taxis – that sort of thing. Nothing too taxing and nothing you couldn’t do yourself with a phone and…
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I’m a hotel expert. Here’s why I hate in-room technology
At the newly opened Treehouse Hotel in Manchester, the rooms are designed to look like… well, treehouses. But the feeling of arboreal living was disrupted when I tried to order room service, which you must do through the TV…
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Tribe Collection's Shamim Ehsani on the future of hotels in Kenya
Shamim Ehsani, co-founder of Tribe Collection, speaks to Globetrender about expanding his hotel footprint beyond Nairobi, to both beach and bush.
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Hackers siphon data from 5M hotel guests, feeding it live onto Telegram
Cybernews research has uncovered a massive operation that was siphoning booking data from Spanish and Austrian hospitality platforms. Millions of hotel goers may have been exposed.
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Luxury Hotel Rate Inflation: What Is Driving This Frustrating Trend?
Across the board, we’ve seen a lot of inflation in recent years, particularly since the start of the pandemic. Admittedly inflation hasn’t impacted all parts of the economy equally.
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Hilton CEO Bullish Outlook: Middle East Geopolitical Risk Won't Derail Growth
Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta champions aggressive hotel sector expansion in 2026 despite Middle East tensions and World Cup demand uncertainty clouding the outlook for global hospitality.
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When the Property Outlasts Its Leaders
Long-tenured staff accumulate invaluable guest insights, but hotel structures fail to capture this intelligence for operational decisions.
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AI in Hotel Accounting: Separating Table Stakes from the Next Wave
The article separates proven AI capabilities like AP automation from emerging tools like natural-language queries, helping finance teams evaluate vendor claims.
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Booking.com breach raises red flags for insurers as travel scams evolve
Data breach exposes customer booking details and opens the door to highly targeted social engineering incidents
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WIL 2026 Insights: What AI Cannot Lead – Human-centered Leadership
EHL event brought together students and executives to explore which leadership qualities must remain human as AI advances in hospitality.
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EU hotels, brands must verify eco claims by 27/09/26
The European Union is enforcing stricter rules on environmental marketing with the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (EU 2024/825).
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Booking.com Forced to Clarify Hotel Star Ratings After Landmark Court Ruling
A landmark European ruling is set to reshape how hotel ratings are displayed online, with Booking.com now required to clearly explain the origin of the “star” ratings shown on its platform.
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Hotels Say World Cup Economic Boon ‘Isn’t Materializing’
As the World Cup draws closer, hotel associations in host cities tell Forbes they are resigned to seeing a smaller economic lift than FIFA had promised.
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What I Hate About Hotel Tech. Why, in 2026, is the industry still getting the basics wrong
The author argues hotel technology remains frustratingly basic after 20+ years, with Wi-Fi now more critical than hot water for guest satisfaction.
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Europe’s Hotel Construction Boom Raises Risk of Supply Imbalances in Key Cities
Rising hotel development across Europe is creating uneven supply risks, with a concentration of new openings in key cities increasing the likelihood of localized performance pressure in the coming cycle…
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Five-Star Hotel Project Halted on Milos Island After Environmental Appeal
The Urban Planning Department of Milos has blocked the construction of another five-star hotel on the island, suspending all works in the Agios Konstantinos area following judicial intervention.
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