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Mentoring The Next-Gen Hospitality Superstars
A hospitality veteran reflects on his early career at Marriott Griffin Gate, emphasizing the importance of developing raw talent rather than dismissing inexperienced workers.
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Catching Flights and Feelings? Travel’s Pivot from Finding Yourself to Finding Each Other
Hotels are redesigning common spaces and programming to facilitate connections among solo travelers seeking social experiences, not just solitude.
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Complex investor landscape to unlock rewards
A richer and more complex investor landscape will continue to benefit the hospitality industry, delegates heard at the IHIF EMEA in Berlin on Tuesday.
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Digital euro could reshape hotel payment systems across Europe
Hotels across Europe are preparing for the possible introduction of the digital euro, a central bank digital currency that could reshape how guests pay for rooms and services.
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Agentic Hotel Bookings: What Are We Actually Talking About Here?
'Agentic booking' has become one of those phrases everyone uses and few define, it sounds futuristic, powerful, inevitable, but when you listen closely, people mean very different things.
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Are Points Programs Ruining Luxury Hotels? This Seems Like A Bad Take…
Publication Air Mail ran a story entitled “The Bonvoy Problem,” with the subheading being “Points programs are destroying the luxury-hotel experience. Can anything stop the freeloaders?”
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Hired for What You Pretend to Know
Organizations create a "competence trap" by hiring people who perform expertise, then punishing the honest admission of not knowing that's essential for actual learning.
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Rising costs and staffing gaps hit US hotel sector
New AHLA survey findings show that rising operating costs and ongoing staffing shortages are continuing to weigh on the US hotel industry.
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Hotel staff reveal 6 behaviors that instantly label guests difficult
Most travelers genuinely believe they are reasonable, low-maintenance guests. Check in, sleep well, check out. Simple. Yet, behind the polished smiles and crisp uniforms at front desks around the world, hotel staff are quietly having a very…
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A Trend in the Making: How Ongoing Conflict Could Reshape European Travel Demand
Geopolitical tensions are driving travelers away from Middle East hubs toward Asian and European alternatives, with fuel costs rising from $95 per barrel.
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Could Marriott Debut a New Hotel Chain?
What does it mean when a hospitality giant debuts a new brand? The last few months have seen a few examples.
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Hilton chases the urban compact hotel market with Yotel deal
Marriott did It. IHG did It. Now Hilton is getting into the market of efficient, buzzworthy urban hotels with a new agreement with Yotel.
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Hotel valuations stall across Europe, impacted by war, instability and US leadership
Europe: Hotel consultancy HVS’s annual European Hotel Valuation Index (HVI) shows hotel valuation grew only 0.2 per cent across the continent in 2025.
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US capital pursues EMEA opportunities
Diverse hospitality opportunities across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) will continue to attract US investors, operators and travellers in 2026, according to expert views.
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AHICE South East Asia 2026 wrap-up: the hot trends, new properties and essential market analysis
The leading investors, owners, developers, hoteliers, advisers and suppliers from across South East Asia were in Singapore this month (Mar 10-11) with AHICE back in the city over two action packed days. Roderick Eime reports…
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When the System Starts Thinking for You
The hotel’s revenue manager arrives at 8:47 on a Tuesday morning, her screen is already populated with recommendations, pickup has been analyzed and competitor rates have been scanned.
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Fusion Hotel Group acquired by SC Capital Partners
Fusion Hotel Group is acquired by founder of SC Capital Partners and eyes creation of a Pan-Asia Hospitality Management platform.
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