Booking site crackdown failed to cut online hotel prices – but unlocked cheaper deals offline
A major French policy designed to make hotel prices more competitive online may not have worked as intended, but it did unlock cheaper deals for customers booking directly with hotels.
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N.Y.C. Hotel Housekeepers Will Earn Over $100,000 Under New Contract
A deal between a powerful union and an industry group substantially boosts annual pay for workers coping with New York City’s high cost of living.
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How Wyndham scales AI to improve hospitality at 8,400 hotels
The business model for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts purposefully embraces sprawl. The hotel franchising company has about 8,400 hotels across six continents, comprising a portfolio of 25 brands, including Days Inn, La Quinta, and Ramada…
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Himachal Pradesh Unveils ‘She Travel Policy’ to Boost Solo Women Tourism from Delhi-NCR
Himachal Pradesh is strategically positioning itself to become a premier destination for solo women travelers, particularly targeting the lucrative Delhi-NCR market. The state’s recently launched ‘She Travel Policy 2026’ aims to transform its…
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Father and sons face off in court for €400m hotel group control
The High Court has ruled that a bitter family dispute over control of the multimillion-euro O’Callaghan Collection hotel group must go to arbitration, writes Helen Bruce.
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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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Award-winning UMass chef accused of murdering his wife at campus hotel
An award-winning chef for UMass Amherst is facing murder charges after officials say his wife was found dead at hotel on campus earlier this week.
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Geopolitical tensions deepen hotel industry divide
The global hotel industry is entering a more volatile phase as geopolitical tensions add fresh uncertainty to an already fragile operating environment.
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The Aman Infiltration: How a Global Money Laundering Kingpin Tainted a $3 Billion Hotel Brand
As law enforcement closes in on Benjamin Mauerberger’s scam network, the luxury Aman hotel brand faces a boardroom civil war as elite shareholders demand to know how a global fugitive laundered "pig-butchering" proceeds into their $3B portfolio…
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Hotel Sustainability Basics become global industry benchmark
Hotels are adopting the WTTC Hotel Sustainability Basics amid rising pressure to improve ESG and environmental performance.
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EU hotels, brands must verify eco claims by 27/09/26
The European Union is enforcing stricter rules on environmental marketing with the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (EU 2024/825).
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Hotels Say World Cup Economic Boon ‘Isn’t Materializing’
As the World Cup draws closer, hotel associations in host cities tell Forbes they are resigned to seeing a smaller economic lift than FIFA had promised.
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Placing U.S. Troops in Middle East Hotels May Violate Laws of War
U.S. commanders have kept many troops away from bases in the region to protect them from Iran’s ballistic missile attacks.
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Kempinski Group Acquires Augustine Hotel Prague, Signaling the Storied Brand’s Ultra-Luxe Future
Don’t knock the classics, especially when it comes to hotel brands…
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Hotels in Brazil must adopt digital guest registration by 20 April
Hotels and inns in Brazil must adopt a new digital guest registration system by 20 April, according to the Ministry of Tourism of Brazil. The measure introduces a standardised national form, known as the Ficha Nacional de Registro de Hóspedes…
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How public support can make a deal stack up
Public support can take many forms when it comes to getting a project off the ground, but today, there is one critical type of support many hotel developers don’t just want, they need: public incentives…
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World Cup has a massive hotel problem
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup soon to be held across 16 host cities in North America, the international soccer tournament was initially expected to be a tourism gold rush.
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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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