US capital pursues EMEA opportunities
Diverse hospitality opportunities across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) will continue to attract US investors, operators and travellers in 2026, according to expert views.
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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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When the System Starts Thinking for You
The hotel’s revenue manager arrives at 8:47 on a Tuesday morning, her screen is already populated with recommendations, pickup has been analyzed and competitor rates have been scanned.
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Fusion Hotel Group acquired by SC Capital Partners
Fusion Hotel Group is acquired by founder of SC Capital Partners and eyes creation of a Pan-Asia Hospitality Management platform.
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‘One million a room’: Luxury Barossa hotel plan slugged with massive cost hike
Construction costs for a controversial 12-storey Barossa hotel dubbed “The Slug” have nearly doubled, as the wine mogul behind the plan ‘temporarily’ closes a cafe and cellar door.
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What Makes a Hotel Feasibility Study Truly Reliable?
A hotel feasibility study can make or break a development project. But too often, these studies lean toward optimism rather than reality. The pressure to “make the deal work” creates confirmation bias that can cost developers millions of dollars…
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Africa’s hotel development pipeline reaches record high as East Africa leads construction activity
Africa’s hotel pipeline has reached 123,846 rooms across 675 projects, according to W Hospitality Group. While North Africa dominates volume, East Africa shows the highest proportion of projects currently under construction…
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How to fix the gender imbalance in leadership roles
A cursory glance might suggest that real estate and hospitality are industries where women are well represented. But even a modest degree of scrutiny reveals that capital allocation and ultimate decision-making power still sit largely in male…
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If You’re Selling to Hotels, You’re Probably Doing It Wrong
Industry expert explains why vendors fail at hotel sales: they pitch to people without authority, lead with features over business problems, and ignore hospitality's complex decision hierarchy.
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Site to be Turned into Europe’s Largest Hotel
StepStone and Proprium’s a&o Hostels acquires former office in central Berlin for conversion into Europe’s largest hostel.
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Patience or pretending? Financial stress tests hotel owners’ ability to hold
Kenny Rogers never sang about debt yields or PIPs, yet he still managed to offer some of the best investment advice in the industry: «You've got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em, Know when to walk away, And know when to run»…
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Asset-light only works if someone else owns the asset. And that’s the concern.
Sometimes, it’s the most obvious thing that is overlooked. For all the talk in the hotel industry around asset-light this and asset-light that, there is the other side: somebody has to hold the asset to make it all work. And it took an asset-light…
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New EU standards aim to curb fake hotel reviews
The European Commission has launched a new Code of Conduct on online hotel reviews to address fake and misleading feedback.
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Is Luxury Travel Really Built For Humans?
Luxury prides itself on intuitive service: anticipating what a guest needs before the guest articulates it — or even knows they need it, but there is one area where the industry consistently falls short: accessibility…
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Supply-side opportunities turn spotlight on Europe
Europe’s environment of constrained supply could present further opportunities for hospitality investors this year, according to sector experts.
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Who Owns The AI Hotel Stack? A 2×2 Market Map Of Venture Capital’s Biggest Bets
Venture capital has rarely moved with such conviction into a single industry vertical. In the past 18 months alone, more than $2 billion has flowed into AI-native hospitality technology startups, backing companies that promise to rewire everything…
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Transactions have picked up in Germany after years of modest performance compared to other European markets, but as operational costs impact profitability and stakeholder relations are shaken by the recent Revo insolvency, what are the prospects for…
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Why Bob W treats hotels like software
What if a hotel operated less like a hotel, and more like software? In a recent episode ofMattTalks, Niko Karstikko, co-founder and CEO of Bob W, shared how his company is rethinking hospitality from the ground up. Bob W operates nearly 6,000…
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