Overnight accommodation and sleep options at airports continue to grow and now include everything from traditional hotels to cabins and sleep pods, writes Joe Bates.
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The High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands has issued a landmark ruling for the tourism sector in the archipelago. The decision fully upholds the lawsuit filed by the CC.OO and UGT unions against the companies that make up the Riu Group…
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Who Is Paying for This Wave of Luxury Hotel Investment
This article asks only two financial questions: who is supplying the capital for the current wave of luxury hotel investment, and who absorbs the loss when returns fall short…
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The hotel franchise agreement helped build an industry. Is it still equitable?
Around 12%. That’s the percentage of room revenue a hotel franchisee typically will pay a franchisor for the right to use their name and likeness and all the accouterments that come with it.
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What Happens When Influencers Find Your Favorite Hotel?
A luxury hotel’s greatest asset is the one thing it increasingly struggles to advertise: privacy.
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South Korea introduces two-stage hotel star rating checks
South Korea has adopted two-stage hotel rating checks, including unannounced inspections and anonymous overnight assessments for four- and five-star properties.
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Ownership change at Grand Metropolitan Hotels Group
Gravity Capital Hong Kong has become the new shareholder of Grand Metropolitan Hotels Holding B.V., marking the conclusion of the former joint venture structure with VZB.
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California police department caught 'passive monitoring' hotel pool
A small California city came into national view this week after a late-night host publicized its police department’s widespread surveillance network and questioned why its cameras had recorded a hotel property and its pool “for hundreds of…
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Barbara Muckermann. The End of More for More’s Sake
As prices rise and old signals of luxury lose force, the future of hospitality will be defined not by how much a hotel can add, but by how precisely it understands what guests actually want.
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CMA extends inquiry into ‘suspected sharing’ of sensitive data by hotels
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed it is continuing to investigate suspected anti-competitive conduct by three leading hotel groups and hotel data analyst CoStar following six months of information gathering…
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Recently, the 1 Hotel Haitang Bay Sanya has officially been delisted, and the original site will introduce the Conrad brand under Hilton…
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Geopolitical labour pipelines: The hidden cost of luxury hospitality
Luxury hospitality is one of the world's most globalised industries, relying heavily on migrant workers to deliver premium guest experiences.
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Hotel room booking companies sued by San Francisco for offering ‘no value’ to consumers
If you’re traveling to San Francisco and get an online offer for a hotel reservation, double-check the price, city officials say in a newly filed lawsuit — it may be much more than the hotel is actually charging, with the extra sums pocketed by…
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Why empty offices are Europe’s next hospitality goldmine
Olaf Gröger, director at Hyphen, explores why office-to-hotel conversions are becoming Europe’s next hospitality opportunity.
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Trip.com Fined in China Antitrust Case as Price Wars Continue
China’s months-long antitrust probe into Trip.com Group Ltd. ended with a multi-billion-yuan penalty on the nation’s largest online travel agency, but the action does little to ease the fierce price wars gripping the domestic hotel sector…
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Spanish hotel chain ceases operations in Cuba under pressure from Washington
Meliá group says Donald Trump’s sanctions make it ‘impossible’ to keep any of its 34 sites open.
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Hotel franchising emerges as a key growth strategy in Africa
Africa’s hotel industry is entering a new phase of expansion, with international brands and local owners increasingly turning to hotel franchising to meet rising demand, improve operational efficiency and accelerate growth across key markets…
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Hilton Plans Frankfurt Hotel Exit as US Sanctions Iranian Owner
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. is preparing to terminate two controversial hotel management agreements in Frankfurt after the US sanctioned the longtime registered owner of the properties and called him a “key financier” for Iran’s Supreme…
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