What’s the culprit for hotel profit margin erosion? New data from LWHA explains
Hotels are complicated to run, but there is one easy concept: If revenues are higher than expenses, turning a profit is the result. Unfortunately, the broader hotel industry is looking down the barrel of a cost-filled gun that isn’t shooting blanks…
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Hospitality sector faces mounting challenges as staffing shortages and rising costs hinder recovery
The hospitality sector in South Africa is caught in a precarious balancing act, grappling with a myriad of challenges that threaten its recovery and future sustainability. According to the inaugural Hospitality Asset Management Company (HAMAC) South…
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Is AI Killing Your Hotel Sales?
Why Agentic Search Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules and How to Keep Up
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At the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) 2025 in Saudi Arabia, Jean-Baptiste Recher, the Chief Development Officer (CDO) of Accor, shared insights into the company’s ambitious luxury hotel projects and how they are aligning with Saudi Arabia’s Vision…
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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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A Fireside Chat with Reggie Aggarwal, CEO CVENT
The 2025 Penn State Hospitality Executive of the Year Award Ceremony and Keynote Speech on April 8, 2025, featured a warm welcome from Dr…
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In the Paris Olympics’ afterglow, Europe’s hotel pipeline stays the course
The latest figures from Lodging Econometrics’ Q4 2024 analysis indicate Europe’s hotel construction pipeline encompasses 1,661 projects totaling 244,464 rooms. Though this represents a slight year-over-year cooling, these figures reflect sustained…
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Dalata Hotel Group may be for sale as Irish hotels firm launches strategic review
Dalata Hotel Group PLC (LSE:DAL), parent to the Clayton and Maldron brands, has begun a strategic review to explore capital opportunities and enhance shareholder value…
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Is Simone Puorto the John Titor of Hospitality? 10 Predictions That Might Prove It
The hospitality and tech industries are navigating a liminal space where the boundaries between human and artificial are increasingly blurred. Generative AI, hyper-personalization, and digital workers are not merely disrupting established norms but…
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Study reveals hidden cost of rate disparity for hotels
Hotels that allow Online Travel Agents (OTAs) to undercut their rates pay nearly 50% more for PPC leads, new research by hotel technology specialist SHR has revealed.
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11 Hotel Trends to Watch in 2025
2024 was a wake-up call for the hotel industry. Record performance may have stolen headlines, but the reality was less glamorous: growth rates stabilized, and staffing gaps stretched resources thin. The industry is at a tipping point. Although…
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Cloudbeds to Launch Hotel Industry-First Causal and Multimodal AI-Powered “Smart Hospitality Engine”
Cloudbeds has revealed plans to become the world’s first property management system (PMS) to connect every facet of hotel operations into a single intelligence network, powered by causal and multimodal AI…
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Should You Trust a Hotel’s Star Rating? Depends Where You Look.
In a sea of hotel reviews and star ratings, it’s hard to know who to rely upon. Here’s how to get a vetted measure of what you’re in for before a trip.
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Report: Tripadvisor Considering Takeover Bid From Apollo Global Management
Tripadvisor is reportedly considering a takeover bid from Apollo Global Management…
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This little Tahoe hotel made Tripadvisor’s ‘Best of the Best’ list
A hotel in Lake Tahoe made the 2023 "Best of the Best" list of hotels in the United States from travel-rating site Tripadvisor…
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