From Suits To Suites, Inside Giorgio Armani's Billion-Dollar Hotels And Restaurants
While the fashion line remained the financial backbone, Armani's hotels and cafes ensured the brand touched almost every part of a client's lifestyle
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From Suits To Suites, Inside Giorgio Armani's Billion-Dollar Hotels And Restaurants
While the fashion line remained the financial backbone, Armani's hotels and cafes ensured the brand touched almost every part of a client's lifestyle
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Fury as iconic Brutalist hotel in Tunisia faces demolition
The start of demolition work on an iconic Tunisian hotel has sparked strong opposition from citizens, architects, NGOs and heritage experts in the North African country and around the world.
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‘The White Lotus’ Headed To France For Season 4 – The Dish
Welcome to Le Lotus Blanc — The White Lotus creator Mike White and HBO have zeroed in on France as location for the upcoming fourth season of the hit murder mystery comedy-drama series, sources tell Deadline. A rep for HBO declined comment…
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How to turn hotel spaces into multipurpose venues
Today’s hotel guests arrive with high expectations. They want more than a place to sleep—they’re looking for experiences that justify premium rates and create lasting memories. That means every square inch within a hotel needs to do more…
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i-City, Wyndham seal RM200mil deal to launch AI-powered hotel
A signing ceremony between Tan Sri Lim Kim Hong, chairman of I-Berhad (right) and Ooi Joon Aun, Asia Pacific president, Wyndham Hotels & Resort, witnessed by a humanoid robot, marked the launch of Wyndham i-City - a key milestone in i-City’s…
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Amsterdam Hotels on AI Risks: Protecting Guest Privacy with Secure Systems, Ireckonu Warns
In a significant warning to the hospitality industry, Ireckonu, a leading provider of technology solutions for hotels, has raised alarms about the potential privacy risks hotels face when using public AI tools like ChatGPT with guest data. With the…
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Roundtable: Middle East Meets West: The logistics of global design
Hotel Designs gathered leading designers and suppliers at Dedar’s London showroom for a candid conversation on navigating the booming Middle Eastern hospitality market…
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There’s A Reason Why You’re Seeing More Hotels With Rounded Shapes
From the sweeping façades of Dubai’s Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab to curved saunas at Austria’s Das Edelweiss, here’s how and why luxury hotels use the power of the curve to shape guest experiences.
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Olga Polizzi, Deputy Chairman and Director of Design at Rocco Forte Hotels
As a new chapter unfolds at The Charles Hotel in Munich, Olga Polizzi, speaks candidly about the nuances of revisiting an existing project, the value of creative partnerships, and the subtle shifts in guest expectations…
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What next for the hotel lending market?
During the pandemic and its aftermath, there were very few lenders willing to finance hotels. Today things couldn’t be more different. An abundance of different types of finance includes traditional bank loans, debt funds, institutional investors…
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This Escape Hotel in Saudi Turns Your Stay Into a Survival Game
Explore spellbinding escape rooms—from cursed tombs to jungle chaos—at the Escape Hotel. Found in Jeddah and Riyadh, it’s a full-day plunge into puzzles, pressure, and team dynamics.
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Airbnb embraces a paradox: CEO Brian Chesky says hotels are the future
Airbnb, the house-sharing pioneer long synonymous with offering travelers alternatives to traditional hotels, is now making hotels a cornerstone of its growth strategy. The company’s second-quarter 2025 earnings release and subsequent analyst…
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The Serviced Apartment Sector in Europe 2025
The European serviced apartment sector recorded a solid performance in 2024, supported by robust leisure demand and a recovering corporate segment. In spite of above-average increases in supply in this asset class, the occupancy levels observed…
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When Technology Undermines Hospitality
In the summer of 2025, traveling on business, I checked into a U.S…
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Please hold, your upgrade is coming: 10 promising European startups focused on hospitality
Hospitality is built around people. It covers everything from restaurants and hotels to guesthouses and campsites, focusing on how visitors are welcomed, served, and looked after. It is a day-to-day, operational sector that relies heavily on timing…
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In conversation with: Tatiana Sheveleva, CHAPI Design – on designing Luminara
Luminara is the newest addition to the Ritz Carlton superyacht portfolio, and has been making a splash as it set out on its maiden voyage. Design studio CHAPI Design is the creative force behind the public spaces gracing the decks – we spoke to…
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Extended-stay hotels are here for the long haul. It’s why brands are crowding in
The extended-stay hotel segment is still having its moment. In fact, its shine may have never been brighter. The asset class, characterized by long stays, from several days, to weeks, to months, and design elements, such as in-room kitchens and…
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In battle for independents, Curator touts control
The collection of independent hotels recently grew to 81. President Jen Barnwell discusses the lure of big brands, cost containment and F&B opportunities.
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