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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US hotels eye boost as VISIT USA Act gains momentum
The VISIT USA Act aims to reinstate full funding for Brand USA, the United States’ destination marketing organisation, using revenue from international visitor fees.
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New York Hotel Bookings Are Showing No Sign of World Cup Boost
New York’s hotel industry has spent years dreaming of this year’s FIFA World Cup as a cash cow that will fill the city with free-spending visitors. But seven weeks before kickoff, hoteliers are increasingly worried about the lack of a tournament…
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Athens Mayor Proposes Hotel Bed Caps to Combat Overtourism
The municipal authority of Athens is prepared to initiate a dialogue regarding the implementation of a cap on hotels in the city center. The goal is to manage tourism density and redirect investments toward less saturated neighborhoods…
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BWH Hotels Stakes Its Claim in the Glamping Space Through Its WorldHotels Brand
Best Western Hotels Group has no intention of ceding the luxury outdoor hospitality segment to its global competitors. The group has just launched WorldHotels Backdrop, a new collection of upscale glamping retreats and nature-driven escapes across…
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From hotel suites to sub-surface transit: Gordon Hartman details future of Morgan’s expansion
The world’s first ultra-accommodating hotel will open later this year even as another ambitious project is brewing beneath the surface of the former quarry in Northeast San Antonio.
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Airport hotels retain pricing power as hotel market volatility diverges in 2026
Airport hotels are sustaining strong rates across major hubs, supported by limited supply and disruption-driven demand.
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I’m a hotel expert. Here’s why I hate in-room technology
At the newly opened Treehouse Hotel in Manchester, the rooms are designed to look like… well, treehouses. But the feeling of arboreal living was disrupted when I tried to order room service, which you must do through the TV…
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Luxury Hotel Rate Inflation: What Is Driving This Frustrating Trend?
Across the board, we’ve seen a lot of inflation in recent years, particularly since the start of the pandemic. Admittedly inflation hasn’t impacted all parts of the economy equally.
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Hilton CEO Bullish Outlook: Middle East Geopolitical Risk Won't Derail Growth
Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta champions aggressive hotel sector expansion in 2026 despite Middle East tensions and World Cup demand uncertainty clouding the outlook for global hospitality.
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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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Airport Hotels are back - but they aren’t an autopilot investment
The category that was considered one of hospitality’s most predictable asset classes behaves a little differently in a post-pandemic world. You can’t blame it. Work culture and travel patterns have changed, and the powers of technology have somewhat…
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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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Catching Flights and Feelings? Travel’s Pivot from Finding Yourself to Finding Each Other
Hotels are redesigning common spaces and programming to facilitate connections among solo travelers seeking social experiences, not just solitude.
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Rising costs and staffing gaps hit US hotel sector
New AHLA survey findings show that rising operating costs and ongoing staffing shortages are continuing to weigh on the US hotel industry.
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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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AHICE South East Asia 2026 wrap-up: the hot trends, new properties and essential market analysis
The leading investors, owners, developers, hoteliers, advisers and suppliers from across South East Asia were in Singapore this month (Mar 10-11) with AHICE back in the city over two action packed days. Roderick Eime reports…
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