Design Secrets of Immersive Hotels: How the World’s Smartest Stays Pull You Into Their Story
There was a time when a great hotel meant a comfortable bed, a decent breakfast, and a reliable Wi‑Fi connection. That’s no longer enough…
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There is one subtle detail that unites the world’s finest hotels: the ability to turn the impossible into an experience. It is not merely a matter of comfort, elegance, or impeccable service…
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Hotels turn bingsu into summer's splurge
From edible gold to champagne pairings, Seoul's hotels are racing to outdo each other on a summer staple.
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How the Met Gala’s Go-To Hotels Prepare for the Big Event
Over 200 cups of coffee are brewed at the Mark Hotel on the day of the Met Gala. It’s the hottest commodity at the hotel when the flurry of first-Monday-in-May activity descends on New York. For the Upper East Side mainstay, that means about 48 cups…
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How hotels are adapting to the EU and UK Accessibility Laws
The hotel industry is undergoing a structural shift in its digital operations as two major regulatory frameworks take effect across European markets.
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From hotel suites to sub-surface transit: Gordon Hartman details future of Morgan’s expansion
The world’s first ultra-accommodating hotel will open later this year even as another ambitious project is brewing beneath the surface of the former quarry in Northeast San Antonio.
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Lifestyles of the rich and famous: How the ultra-wealthy spend their fortunes
A Patek Philippe wristwatch sells for $17.6 million at auction. Beyoncé and Jay-Z close on a $200 million Malibu compound designed by a Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Ellen DeGeneres flips a Santa Barbara estate for a $26 million profit in under…
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China's hospitality sector upgrade mirrors broader service industry transformation
For Zhuang Baichuan, a seasoned traveler from Ningbo in east China, a recent layover in Lanzhou offered more than just a taste of the northwestern city's famed beef noodles. It also provided a glimpse of the profound upgrades in China's service…
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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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Is Luxury Travel Really Built For Humans?
Luxury prides itself on intuitive service: anticipating what a guest needs before the guest articulates it — or even knows they need it, but there is one area where the industry consistently falls short: accessibility…
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The unspoken hotel buffet rules revealed - as Brits say they prefer fruit salad to a full English
Making the important choice between fried and scrambled eggs, or both, at the hotel breakfast buffet is one of the many highlights of going away.
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What The Belfry and Club Quarters learned from renovating while staying operational
What’s the best way to carry out extensive redevelopment works while staying open for business? It’s an issue many hotel investors and owners must face.
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How the UK Building Safety Act is reshaping hotel development
The UK Building Safety Act was introduced in 2022 to enhance building safety regulation in response to the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy. Although widely supported, it has resulted in higher costs and longer timescales…
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Hotels are getting rid of proper bathroom doors and guests are revolting
First they came for the closets. Then they took the bath tubs. Now, hotels are stripping away the only thing separating us from the animals: the bathroom door.
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Ten Japanese Hotels Add New Immersive Pokémon Rooms
MIMARU, one of Japan's leading apartment-style hotel brands, has revealed a new renovation and expansion plan for their set of Pokémon Rooms.
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How Exclusive Collection’s Danny Pecorelli built the top luxury corporate hotel group in the land
As managing director of Exclusive Collection, Danny Pecorelli oversees one of the country’s most distinctive luxury hotel groups, with a portfolio that spans country house hotels, a gastro pub, destination spas, Michelin-starred dining, golf…
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Govt Plans $4 Billion High-Rise Redevelopment of New York’s Roosevelt Hotel
Pakistan will pursue a high-rise redevelopment of the iconic Roosevelt Hotel in New York through a joint-venture privatization model, aiming to attract $3-4 billion in investment and boost the value of its stake by up to 250 percent…
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IHG’s Christophe Laure on the next era of the Intercontinental and luxury hotel growth
As luxury hospitality grows into a $166bn (€142bn) global market, IHG’s new head of luxury and lifestyle, Christophe Laure, shares how Intercontinental Paris Le Grand is refining its approach to stay ahead in an……
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