10 highest-earning hospitality companies in the world
From Marriott to Hilton and MGM Resorts, we present the most profitable hospitality brands in the world in 2024
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10 highest-earning hospitality companies in the world
From Marriott to Hilton and MGM Resorts, we present the most profitable hospitality brands in the world in 2024
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Phishing campaign impersonating Booking.com targets hospitality sector with malware
Hotel and hostel workers are being tricked into downloading credential-stealing malware by cybercriminals impersonating Booking.com.
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Spain chaos as squatters take over 100 rooms in another hotel ahead of holiday season
Squatters have taken over another hotel in Spain, after last month it was reported that squatters had taken apartments at a popular resort in Majorca — and locals are becoming increasingly concerned
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Aimbridge Announces New Board of Managers with Significant Hospitality Experience
Aimbridge Hospitality, a leading, global hotel management company and the world's largest third-party hotel operator, today announced the appointment of a refreshed, expanded Board of Managers that brings deep experience in hospitality and further…
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I work in a real White Lotus hotel, and this is what it's like
Sex-worker cash tips, secret bed swapping and dangerous liaisons – this is what we know and love about the badly behaved staff and guests at TV’s infamous White Lotus hotels. But what is life really like at such a fabulous five-star…
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What Are the Benefits of Changing Your Hotel Software?
Switching your hotel software can feel overwhelming, with concerns about downtime, staff training, resistance to change, and potential disruptions. It’s easy to see a tech upgrade as a complex and stressful process. However, modernizing your hotel…
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Hotel Competitors: The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Perfect Competitive Set In 2025
The phrase “knowledge is power” could not be more relevant within an environment as competitive as the hotel industry. Identifying your accommodation’s main competitors is critical to your success.
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Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach
The Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy has ordered the suspension of construction of a five-star hotel near iconic Sarakiniko Beach on Milos, pending a legal review of the building permit. The directive was issued to the island’s planning…
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Airbnb or hotel for a European trip? Cost, comfort and community impact compared
Remember when booking an Airbnb instead of a hotel was one of the best money-saving travel hacks? A lot has changed since then.
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Otelier data breach exposes info, hotel reservations of millions
Hotel management platform Otelier suffered a data breach after threat actors breached its Amazon S3 cloud storage to steal millions of guests' personal information and reservations for well-known hotel brands like Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt…
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Hotel chain ditches Google search for DuckDuckGo — ‘subjected to fraud attempts daily’
Shortcomings in Google’s advertising environment mean that DuckDuckGo is now the browser of choice for Scandinavian hotel chain Strawberry’s employees.
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Gabriel Escarrer Juliá, the architect of Meliá, passes away at 89
Gabriel Escarrer Juliá, founder of Meliá Hotels International, passed away on Tuesday, leaving a significant legacy in the global hospitality sector…
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Giovanni Angelini: Is the One-Stop-Shop Booking Platform Viable?
Is the 'one-stop-shop' or 'door-to-door' booking platform for travelers a practical reality or a logistic nightmare in this highly specialized/people industry?.
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Leadership Change at the Helm of Peninsula Hotels
In the span of a few months, the Chief Operating Officer, Peter Borer, and the Chief Executive Officer, Clement Kwok, will retire, passing their respective batons to Gareth Roberts and Benjamin Vuchot…
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A HUGE £200m water park with a 500-room hotel and bowling alley has moved one step closer to opening in the UK. Great Wolf Resorts (GWR), which has sites in the US and Canada, is now prepping to open Great Wolf Lodge in Chesterton, near Bicester…
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What are Spain's controversial new rules for registering hotel guests?
Hoteliers and travel agencies have warned that controversial new hotel registration rules in Spain are not only difficult to implement but will make holidays more expensive for travellers and could hurt the tourism sector's competitiveness abroad…
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Young leaders don’t always act so young
On the stage on Day One of the HICAP Australia, New Zealand conference (HICAP ANZ) in Sydney this week, CBRE Asia Pacific’s Nick Hill showed wisdom beyond his years when he suggested while he has started his career going through a very challenging…
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Why Recruiting Tech Talent in Hospitality Is a Challenging Task
As technology is becoming gradually more important in hospitality, the industry is facing a significant challenge: a shortage of skilled IT professionals capable of navigating the complexities of modern day technology. Developing IT talent has…
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