Three Critical Clauses Hotel Owners Overlook in Their Management Agreements
As a hotel consultant, I have reviewed and negotiated hundreds of hotel management contracts. Each agreement contains hundreds of clauses and provisions that require negotiation. Because hotel companies negotiate these agreements all the time…
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Trump’s Name Could Adorn Tel Aviv Hotel, Becoming a Symbol or a Target
The Trump Organization’s preliminary talks this spring about affixing its brand to a tower near a recent missile strike highlight the complexities of its international deal-making.
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The hospitality industry has long been powered by women but it wasn’t until the mid-1990s, when Singaporean hotelier Cristina Ong founded Como Hotels and Resorts that female founders started to attract the spotlight. Women like Rosewood’s Sonia…
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China enforces Kim Young-ran Law to curb hospitality for public officials
China has announced stringent new guidelines to eliminate the culture of hospitality for public officials. The so-called 'Chinese version of the Kim Young-ran Law' regulates even dining occasions that exclude family or friends…
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Africa’s hospitality boom: Are we building fast enough?
Africa’s hospitality sector is booming — but is development keeping up with demand? That was the key question tackled by a panel of industry leaders at the Future Hospitality Summit Africa 2025, held from 17 to 19 June at The Westin Cape Town…
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How insurance has become a disruptive force in hotel underwriting
After years of pandemic-driven disruption, RevPAR has largely returned to pre-2020 levels across many US hotel markets, particularly those with strong leisure demand. This metric increased by 1.8 percent last year, with CoStar noting it reached…
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The case for mixed-use hospitality
The evolution of leisure real estate is well underway, driven by shifts in consumer demand and an increasing desire for flexible spaces that combine multiple asset classes. As the middle class expands globally and remote working culture becomes…
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Hotels work to retain foreign staff to tackle labor shortage
As inbound tourism to Japan skyrockets, the hospitality industry is facing a labor shortage and is increasingly relying on foreign staff to clean rooms, make beds and keep hotels running.
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How Luxury Hotels Are Trying to Out ‘White Lotus’ Each Other
If you don’t have your own Bengal tiger or roller coaster, are you even in the game?
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'Wake-up call service' from red pandas at Chongqing hotel halted due to safety risks
The local forestry bureau in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality ordered an immediate halt to "wake-up call service" involving red pandas at a local hotel and launched an investigation.
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The STR/TE Hotel Market Forecast for May 2025 presents a detailed analysis of the expected performance in the hotel industry across Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. The report highlights modest growth in Europe, stronger performance in the…
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Hotel projects: to convert or not to convert? What you need to know
Converting different asset classes into hotels continues to prove attractive to the hospitality market, for example in destinations where new construction is limited.
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Holidaymakers staying at a four-star hotel in Spain have been prevented from leaving via the front door - after local police said it was not conforming with tourism regulations and locked it up.
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Should the Government be Regulating Commissions Hotels Pay to the OTAs?
Recently, the Switzerland’s price watchdog (Der Preisüberwacher / Le surveillant des prix) ruled that Booking’s hotel commissions were 'abusively high' and ordered the OTA to lower them by 25% for Swiss hotels…
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Travel advisories, tariffs create headwinds for US hotels
There might be turbulence ahead for U.S…
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Asia’s Top Hotel Groups and Their Imprints on the Luxury Hospitality Sector
Nothing beats an indulgent and restful getaway where you’re pampered at every turn. Here are the best Asian luxury hotels and hospitality groups that promise to deliver this in spades.
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How Employee Wellness Is Becoming Hospitality’s Most Valuable Amenity
Hotels like Grand Hyatt Taipei now offer therapy dogs and listening sessions. The payoff? A productivity jump, lower turnover, and better customer service.
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Outrageous demands from jet-setting billionaires when they stay at the world's best hotels
Olivia Ferney has had lobster flown across islands, been berated over the brand of bottled water in a minibar and nearly lost a $100,000 booking because there weren't enough TVs in a mansion.
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