Where ski butlers unclip your boots: Is this Europe's poshest ski hotel?
Butlers used to be people who fetched and carried plates, topped up wine glasses and cleared the table after lunch and dinner.
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Acquisition of Hotel in Makkah Considered Not in Line with Mandate and Intermediary
The decision of Danantara to acquire land and the Novotel Makkah Thakher City Hotel in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia, is considered not in line with the main mandate of the institution…
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AI use reaches 91% in Middle East hospitality
The use of artificial intelligence in the Middle East’s hospitality sector is accelerating, with 91 percent of industry leaders already using or piloting AI-related tools, a new survey showed.
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Great Barrier Reef’s Hamilton Island to be bought by US private equity firm in reported $1.2bn sale
Blackstone says it has agreed to buy popular Whitsundays island from Australian winemaking family
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AI hiring is here. It’s making companies — and job seekers — miserable
As America’s labor market slows, AI-led interviews and auto-generated cover letters are dramatically changing the process of getting a job. And maybe not for the better.
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Experimental adds Portuguese hotel
Experimental Group continues to grow its hybrid portfolio of bars, restaurants and hotels across Europe
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Singapore’s Luxury Hotel Boom: How the Lion City is Winning the High-End Tourism Bet
For decades, Singapore has been known as a global financial hub and a model of urban efficiency. However, as we move into 2026, the Lion City is undergoing a glittering transformation.
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Atari Launches Hotel Chain & Invites Gamers To Invest In 'The Future Of Hospitality'
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. Atari have launched 'the first-ever purpose-built gaming hotel in the Western Hemisphere', and it sounds like something from a sci-fi movie come to life.
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Why Blackstone is bullish on real estate for 2026
It’s that time of year again when everyone starts making predictions for what they think will happen over the next 12 months. A lot of this involves saying that the thing you like/have a vested financial interest in will do better. Sometimes that…
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Can the future of hotel reviews be completely AI-generated?
I feel that the scenario is no longer speculative. It is, if anything, the natural extension of where reputation systems are already heading. It is easy to imagine Tripadvisor, Google or any major OTA replacing the old free text box with a short…
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The Love Story That Built Two Of South Africa’s Most Iconic Hotels
When the late Stanley Tollman, wearing a small red carnation in his lapel, took Beatrice “Bea” Lilienstein out to dinner, for their first date, in July 1952, it was to a hotel overlooking the Indian Ocean in Umhlanga, just north of South Africa’s…
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Think Outside the Guestroom: Innovative Strategies to Drive Hotel Revenue
If your hotel’s top-line revenue is stalling or declining, you should consider ways to increase the other line items.
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How Makkah’s hotels sustain performance under constant high demand
What GMs can learn from Makkah’s operational playbook to build resilient hotel operations. When every day feels like peak season, hotel leadership becomes less about managing the moment and more about building stamina…
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A deeper look into Saudi Arabia’s heritage-led luxury play
It’s not every day that a capital city is redefined from its edges. Yet just beyond the north of Riyadh, the $63 billion Diriyah project aims to do just that, with the Kingdom framing the development of what is essentially a whole new city as a…
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Aimbridge sues former CEO, co-founder
Lawsuit against David Johnson alleges a violation of contractual restrictive covenant obligations; asks court for expedited discovery.
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Irony of Asia’s outdoor lodging market
It’s low-cost, high returns, fast payback. Yet, few takers. Players in Asia’s outdoor lodging want that changed and here’s why and how.
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The “Gentrification” of Boutique Hotels
The mass adoption and corporate buyouts of boutique hotels threaten the very USP that made them desirable in the first place.
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The elevation reflects the Group’s confidence in Schupbach’s vision, as Chedi Hospitality enters its next phase of global growth
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