European hotel stocks face up to a cooler summer
A weaker dollar and the lack of major sporting events is placing pressure on room rates.
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Top 10 African countries with the biggest investments in the hotel business in 2025
The growth of hotel chains in Africa signifies economic potential, investor confidence, and tourism growth. A key indicator of this is the hotel chain development pipeline, which tracks new hotel projects. For African countries, a strong pipeline is…
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Tristan Capital acquires easyHotel
Budget hotel chain easyHotel is in new ownership, with the expectation of further expansion across Europe
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How to Turn Your Hotel Website into Your Best Salesperson
A hotel website has one overriding job: sell the experience. It should feel like an extension of your property – authentic, functional and persuasive.
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Community living rooms: High-ROI strategy
Big revenue gains, particularly on the F&B side, realized by integrating social environments into public spaces.
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CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratios Top 500:1 at Major Hotel and Travel Companies
Many companies have said there’s no standard methodology for determining the ratio for CEO-to-median employee pay, which makes direct comparisons tricky.
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Airbnb unveils revamp as it expands ‘beyond stays’ to challenge hotel sector
The property rental firm has announced a major expansion of its services as it aims to further challenge hotels.
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What Marriott, Hilton, IHG and Hyatt execs think about development in 2025
A trade war in recent months spurred uncertainty not seen in the global financial markets since the start of the pandemic…
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Chinese travellers go all out on social: “Adapt or miss out”, says Dida’s Rikin Wu
Dida’s CEO Rikin Wu has called attention to changing Chinese traveller demand as well as the significant shift in the distribution landscape, cautioning that hoteliers must “adapt to the new Chinese market needs or miss out on the world’s biggest…
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Running a successful hotel is predicated on a lot of things. The PMS is pivotal.
There are humans in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey,” a film now 57 years old but still seems ahead of its time. The central character in the film is not of flesh and blood, but rather an AI, named HAL, derived from the rather longish…
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Eric David Meeuwsen: Shaping Hospitality One Hotel at a Time
Eric David Meeuwsen didn’t plan on becoming one of Florida’s most trusted hospitality consultants. He just loved the feeling of a great guest experience.
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Data Privacy Breaches: A Wake-Up Call for Hotel Operators
In the hospitality industry, there is yet another obstacle that operators really need to worry about. We all know that guest trust is the cornerstone of success but what if we breach that trust and not even on purpose? While we can go the extra mile…
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How the Canaries and Balearics are driving Spanish hotel investment
Golden beaches and year-round sun - the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands are not just Spain’s most sought-after destinations, they are also emerging as strategic tourism hubs, commanding nearly a third of Spain’s international tourist traffic…
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We’re having sex inside Moby Dick! The wild architectural world of Japan’s love hotels
From cruise ships to UFOs, from King Kong to a giant whale, half the sex in Japan may take place in its dazzlingly imaginative love hotels. But have some become just too seedy? Our writer checks in
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Egypt 'Extremely Challenged' by Hotel Rooms Shortage, Says Tourism Minister
Egypt says it needs 250,000 more hotel rooms to be constructed if its to hit its tourism goals for the next decade.
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From "Gig" to "Glitch" Economy: Hospitality's New Battle Against AI Hallucinations
The Emergence of the Hallucinated Guest (and no, we are not discussing ayahuasca retreats...). Last week, a client contacted me in visible perplexity: «We received a booking for a two-bedroom suite that does not exist»…
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French and spanish hoteliers unite against Booking.com
Two law firms—Eskariam in Spain and Geradin Partners in Paris—are teaming up with hoteliers in France and Spain over what they call "excessive commissions" from Booking.com…
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Student housing shares lessons with hospitality
The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector is one of real estate investments fastest growing sectors, with funds increasingly drawn by its high yielding models and favourable demand dynamics…
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