The rise of student housing in Hong Kong, hotel market faces a supply squeeze
Hong Kong currently has around 82,000 hotel rooms, equivalent to roughly 30 million room nights available in the market.
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World Cup failed to deliver economic boost to LA hotels, report says
The 2026 FIFA World Cup failed to deliver the anticipated boost to Los Angeles hotels, with nearly three-quarters of surveyed hotels reporting a negative financial impact and many maintaining staffing levels or making cuts, according to an…
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Hotel Blacklist Launches New Accommodation Industry Risk Assessment Tool
Hotel Blacklist has launched a new free online resource designed to help hotels and accommodation providers identify high-risk guests and prevent potential financial losses, property damage, fraud, and disruptive behaviour. The service, available…
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Baby boomer retirement impacts mobility trends
The maturation of the baby boomer generation is accelerating retirement rates and impacting workforce mobility trends worldwide, SilverDoor finds.
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Hotels still stuck on manual work despite increased AI adoption
Hotels are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI), but manual work continues to weigh teams down.
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Global hotel rates continue rising in 2027 as resilient demand and inflation drive prices higher
Uncertainty around the conflict in the Middle East and rising airfares create a more uneven picture across regions, with Amex GBT forecasting rates as ranges for the first time
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Who Is Paying for This Wave of Luxury Hotel Investment
This article asks only two financial questions: who is supplying the capital for the current wave of luxury hotel investment, and who absorbs the loss when returns fall short…
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Hotels warned on AI readiness as tools gain traction
Access Hospitality has warned that many hotels are not ready to use artificial intelligence effectively, limiting the value they can get from AI tools.
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Global Hotel Alliance reports double-digit revenue growth in Q2 delivering strong h1 results
Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands, has announced double-digit growth across all key performance indicators in Q2 supporting positive momentum in H1 2026…
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Global hospitality leaders identify Angola as promising new frontier for hotel development
During the Global Tourism Forum Angola Investment Summit in Luanda, hospitality leaders from Hilton, TUI, and Radisson identified Angola as one of Africa’s most promising new tourist markets.
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Airbnb vs hotels: the latest industry comparison
Hotels continue to hold the strongest position in global accommodation, with most travellers still preferring traditional hotel stays for their consistency, services and reliability.
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Luxury hotels to enter a ‘compelling’ investment cycle: JLL
Luxury hotel deals are set to see a surge in investment activity due to strong fundamentals and strengthening capital markets, according to JLL's latest U.S. Hotel Investment Market Update shared with Hotel Dive…
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The rise of the ‘perpetual traveller’ creates new opportunities for hotels
The hospitality industry can capitalize on rising frequency, secondary city growth, and deep localization in 2026
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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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US hotel sector faces pressure from rising minimum wage laws
Hotel operators across the United States are facing growing pressure from higher minimum wage laws, with labour costs rising fastest in major tourist cities.
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For decades, coffee shops have represented the most visible and aspirational part of the coffee industry. Expanding through physical retail locations was widely viewed as a sign of growth, scale, and market dominance…
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Common User Experience UX Pitfalls That Kill Hotel Website Conversions and How to Fix Them
You can drive all the traffic in the world to your website, but if the experience is frustrating, confusing, or slow, guests will not book. They will leave and often head straight to an OTA where the process feels easier…
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Starwood faces default on $265M hotel portfolio loan
Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital Group is staring down the barrel of another major commercial real estate default.
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