How to make your mixed-use development a success
Mixed-use hospitality development has significantly evolved over the past decades, becoming increasingly essential in the current market as securing financing has become more challenging and diversifying a project makes it more economically viable…
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The Hotelification of Offices, With Signature Scents and Saltwater Spas
Hoping to lure workers back to their desks, companies are designing “work resorts,” luxe spaces meant to compete with the comforts and versatility of their living room.
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The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is pleased to announce the release of a new eBook, created in collaboration with Milestone Inc…
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How To Score A Free Hotel Room Upgrade, According To Travel Experts
Staying at a nice hotel feels like such an indulgence, but even the most basic accommodations can be quite pricey. To upgrade to a larger room or one with a scenic view, for example, may be desirable but does not always fit into your travel budget…
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Redefining Hospitality: Pop-Up Hotels As Visionary Concepts for Gen Z Travelers
For Generation Z, a hotel stay is more than just a place to sleep. The hotel itself is an essential part of their travel experience - a destination in itself.
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Victor Clavell, a seasoned hotelier with 30+ years of experience, is appointed CEO of Urban Resort Concepts, leading portfolio management and expansion in Asia.
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Tattarang signals hospitality ambitions, weighs ESG costs
Last year, Fiveight, the property arm of Australian private equity group Tattarang, bought the Waldorf Astoria-branded hotel tower project in central Sydney from Lendlease and Mitsubishi Estate for a cool AUD$575 million. The under-construction…
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Evergreen apologizes over Chinese flag furor at Paris hotel
The management of Taiwan's Evergreen Laurel Hotel on Thursday issued an apology for not including the Chinese flag in the Olympics decor at its Paris hotel, which had offended some of its patrons.
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Airbnb to mimic luxury hotel services to offer guests more
Accommodation rental giant wants to expand its experiences to offer services such as massages and private chefs.
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‘Experience Is Not Expertise’: Why Rich, First-Time Hoteliers Are Failing So Spectacularly
A series of disappointing stays courtesy of wealthy but inexperienced owners has our editor at large recoiling from a growing blight in the travel industry.
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Soft brands move into midscale
For the first 10 years of their existence, soft brands were largely an upper upscale and luxury phenomenon. But in recent years, several major hotel companies have been introducing soft brand collections in the midscale segment of the market. Due to…
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UAE Building Village For Thousands of Staff Amid Hotel Boom in Ras Al Khaimah
Junior staff and management will live in seperate buildings, and RAK says the campus will prioritize wellbeing.
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IHIF Asia Preview: How Hilton plans to grow
Asia is fast becoming one of the most important battlegrounds for the major hotel brands. Most have evolved out of the US and Europe meaning there is more real estate to chase elsewhere. The potential of markets like India and China is well…
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Hotels in Europe, Africa, Americas, & Asia-Pacific adopt the WTTC’s Basics, gaining global support & expanding in Japan, Philippines, & India…
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Hotels in crisis – are they ready to communicate in an emergency?
Six found dead at Grand Hyatt Bangkok.’‘Detectives investigating devastating Glasgow hotel fire’‘Woman found dead at five star Surrey hotel – man suspected of murder.’‘Hilton hotel in Paddington evacuated after laundry fire.’…
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My Place Hotels CEO talks evolution of extended stay, breaking the mold
With a long family history in hospitality, Ryan Rivett shares his outlook on the “desirable” extended stay segment and his strategy for My Place as it celebrates 10 years of franchising.
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“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value!”
…Is the life mantra of Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group, and the man who changed the face of hospitality in Eastern India.
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For big hotel brands, boutique is beautiful
Immersive, hyperlocal, experiential. That’s what discerning travellers want, and that’s what the hospitality industry is giving them in good measure with boutique hotels. Once a distinct and separate entity, small boutique properties are now an…
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