International Tourist Arrivals up 5% in the First Nine Months of 2025
International tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) grew 5% in January-September 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 and 3% above pre-pandemic year 2019.
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Australian travellers looking to stretch their holiday budget a little further have a new loyalty program to keep an eye on – one that’s built on the idea of not being loyal at all.
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Stop using AI to plan your travel itinerary. Talk to the hotel staff instead
The people we walk past in the hotel lobby may be our best local guides
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How infrastructure investment boosted tourism in these two countries
Hotels don’t exist in a vacuum. You’d need to be an investor with very deep pockets to not only build the property but also the required travel infrastructure to bring people to and from the destination…
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Hotel CEOs on AI, distribution, and the next battle for direct
For years, hotel CEOs have talked about the power struggle between brands and online travel agencies (OTAs). But now, a new force is reshaping that battleground – Artificial Intelligence.
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Ads for Booking.com and three hotel chains banned over misleading prices
Adverts for three hotel chains and the travel site Booking.com have been banned for misleading consumers about the number of rooms available at the cheapest prices.
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China’s Travel Advisory Slams Japan’s Tourism Boom: Major Hit for Japan’s Hotels, Retail and Flights
Japan has spent years building its brand as a global tourist magnet — from Tokyo’s neon nights to Kyoto’s temples, from Mount Fuji to cherry‑blossom panoramas. But then came a sharp warning from its nearest neighbour. China advised its…
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The Chinese Hotel Brand That Redefined Value For a Billion Travelers
No brand is more synonymous with the growth of modern Chinese travel than Hanting Hotels…
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Guests reportedly left stranded mid-stay following collapse of Marriott-linked hotel chain
The sudden announcement that the hotel operator was no longer working with Sonder caused some guests to spend thousands to find new rooms on short-notice
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US shutdown threatens thanksgiving travel; hotels on edge
The federal funding lapse that began on 1 October 2025 has pushed the aviation system into a fragile state just weeks before thanksgiving.
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Why Your Hotel’s “Eco” Rating Might Not Be About Sustainability At All
Imagine this: your hotel has switched to renewable energy, eliminated single-use plastics, and buys local. You proudly display your sustainability credentials online. Yet when guests leave reviews, your “eco-friendliness” rating is mediocre…
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AI Buzzwords Decoded (for Hoteliers Who Just Want to Know What the Heck Is Going On)
If you’ve been anywhere near LinkedIn lately (including my profile), you’ve probably been hit by an alphabet soup of acronyms: AI, GenAI, AEO, GEO, MCP, A2A, and maybe even a mysterious “agentic something”…
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Transacting brands: Oyo CEO on the thinking behind the G6 Hospitality acquisition
Earlier this year at NYU IHIF we heard from a number of leaders in the hospitality industry on high-profile deals done in the market. The candid conversations covered valuation metrics, strategic alignment as well as the motivations of buyers and…
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Most expensive hotel destination in Spain is on the Costa del Sol
A report by consultancy firm Cushman & Wakefield Hospitality shows that the average room rate in the country as a whole was 170 euros in the first nine months of the year
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Hotels push live ChatGPT integrations as AI search goes bookable
Eyeing an opportunity to grow direct bookings, hotels are pushing their technology partners to integrate live availability and pricing data into artificial intelligence (AI)-search platforms…
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Surprising eye-opener for Outbound
Group business accounts for an increasing piece of business for the nature-focused brand who has taken on a partner to grow the platform.
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R&R at 10: How the way we book holidays has changed
Given how tumultuous the last decade has been, it’s fair to say that the ability of tour operators to adapt to circumstances has been pushed to the limit.
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KOKO HOTELS and Hotel Wing International Unite Under a Single Brand
Polaris Holdings Co., Ltd. and Minacia Co., Ltd., which merged in December 2024, announce the integration of its three original brands, KOKO HOTELS, Hotel Wing International and Tenza Hotel. As of September 2025, all are operated under the unified…
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