What Bangkok street vendors can teach the hospitality industry
Bangkok street vendors exemplify true hospitality through instinctive service, efficiency, and warmth—offering invaluable lessons to the hospitality industry on guest recognition, inclusivity, and human connection beyond luxury standards…
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10 Hotel Truths for 2025 (That Actually Matter)
We’re halfway through 2025, it’s time to call it like it is and hospitality has seen a lot; some great ideas, a lot of noise, and more than a few flops.
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Will the Human Touch Become the Ultimate Hotel Luxury in an Automated World?
The $50 room service hamburger wasn’t memorable for its Wagyu beef or truffle aioli. What made it extraordinary was the moment it arrived at 2 a.m., delivered to a jet-lagged executive by John, the room service attendant. With a quiet smile, John…
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Global awards launched for hotels welcoming dogs
The Roch Dog Friendly Hotel Awards 2026 will be the first scheme of its kind to benchmark international standards in canine hospitality.
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Will IKEA’s Hotel blow you away, or send you flat packing?
It’s the biggest furniture company on the planet, with 480 stores, but only one IKEA hotel to its oh-so-recognisable name. Jenni Mortimer heads to Älmhult Sweden to check it out.
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Experts reveal why shop and hospitality workers make the best romantic partners
If you’re looking for a loyal, hardworking, and emotionally intelligent partner, you might want to start dating outside the office…
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The evolving nature of the relationship between hotels and their tech partners
Family-owned Icelandic hospitality company Íslandshótel launched in 1992 when it opened Hotel Reykjavík in the capital with just 30 rooms. Today, with 18 properties and 2,000 rooms, the company is Iceland’s largest hotel chain…
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As a pioneer in eliminating plastic waste since the 1990s, Six Senses has been on a journey to eliminate plastic from its properties, with the sharing of its Journey to Plastic Freedom Playbook webinar set to be held on 6 November 2024 for anyone…
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Travalyst introduces list to standardise sustainable hotel certification
Travalyst, the not-for-profit coalition of travel tech providers, has launched a list of 49 sustainable accommodation certification schemes that comply with a set of criteria aimed at improving industry alignment and credibility…
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Hospitality Expert Heather McCrory Appointed Chair of Green Key Global Inaugural Board
Green Key Global, the sole sustainability certification tailored specifically for the hotel industry, has announced the appointment of its inaugural board of directors. Heather McCrory, a seasoned hospitality professional with 40 years of…
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7 trending revenue streams for your hotel in 2024
As the hospitality industry continues to evolve in response to shifting consumer preferences and technological advancements, hotels are redefining their approach to revenue generation. Recognizing the need to adapt and diversify, forward-thinking…
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Dusit Hotels and Resorts unveils an exciting lineup of new destinations
Dusit Hotels and Resorts has unveiled new destinations, a sustainability initiative and the reopening of Dusit Thani Bangkok and Dusit Princess Al Majma’ah, Riyadh.
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A team of UK-based engineers have developed game changing new technology that promises to revolutionize access to safe, clean drinking water for millions of people worldwide.
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Diversey, Thailand’s hotel housekeepers push for more sustainable practices
More environmentally friendly chemicals, new technologies and a raft of upcycling innovations are being increasingly used behind the scenes in Thailand’s hotel sector.
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‘It’s going to trickle down’: P.A. hotels react to carbon tax hike
This week’s carbon tax increase could be felt in the hospitality industry, according to a couple of hotel general managers in Prince Albert.
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Iberostar achieves 12% reduction in emissions globally
Iberostar Hotels & Resorts is moving toward carbon neutrality by 2030, a milestone it aims to reach 20 years ahead of the global target set by the industry. In 2023, compared to 2019, Iberostar reduced its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 12% globally: 6%…
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Global Comfort Group Corp And Hotelogix: Revolutionizing Sustainable Hotel Management
Global Comfort Group Corporation (GCGC), the renowned hotel management company overseeing leading brands such as Hotel Sogo, Eurotel, Apo View Hotel, Hotel DreamWorld, and Astrotel, forged a groundbreaking partnership with Hotelogix, a cloud-based…
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Hotels advance sustainability goals at second annual Responsible Stay Summit
AHLA’s Responsible Stay Summit is designed to help hoteliers continue this work through exclusive discussions on topics like Environmental, Social, and Governance strategies, federal energy policy, and financing the green transition…
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