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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Hotel franchisees face growing impact conflicts
Hotel groups may benefit from expanding their brand portfolios, but competing properties can put existing franchisees' occupancy, room rates and profitability under pressure.
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Personal AI assistants could be re-shopping ‘landmine’ for hotels
Here we go again. Just as the hotel sector starts to figure out how artificial intelligence (AI) search works, along comes another development: the rise of personal AI assistants.
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Has Kim Jones designed the ultimate hotel merch?
In Tokyo, the British designer unpacks his collaboration with Aman Essentials, a comprehensive wardrobe for those who frequent the luxury hotel group’s resorts – including Jones himself, one of Aman’s most dedicated customers…
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Why the next hospitality design opportunity is refurbishment
Keeping guests happy is the number one priority in hospitality, yet when we talk about hotel design, much of the conversation is focused on what is new…
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Andy Murray swaps tennis court for hotel renovation in new TV series with wife Kim
Three-part series follows the couple and their 80-strong team as they transform Cromlix, the five-star hotel where they married in 2015
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Hospitality has become the top real estate asset class for family office capital in Asia-Pacific, highlighting the sector's growing appeal to private investors.
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Who is buying and selling hotels, and why?
Boutique Hotel News held its latest Feed Your Mind hotelier breakfast in partnership with AHV Associates, hosted at the House of Lords.
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The Hotel Investment Lifecycle Is No Longer Linear, According to New Cushman & Wakefield Insight
Higher capital costs, operational complexity and shifting investor expectations are forcing hotel owners and developers to revisit decisions at every stage of ownership.
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India’s Hotel Pipeline Reaches 1.61 Lakh Rooms
Hotelivate-Savills finds Bengaluru and Hyderabad leading RevPAR growth, while proposed supply raises absorption concerns in smaller markets.
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Europe’s hotel shake-up opens doors for digital operators
Regulatory tightening, changing traveler needs, labor shortages, and hotel succession challenges are creating new opportunities for digital operators.
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British Airways' hotel-inspired first class suites to start flying soon
British Airways is bringing the experience of a luxury hotel to 35,000ft with private first class suites, restaurant-style dining, bespoke bedding and skincare designed around the body's circadian rhythms…
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Radisson's global HR chief wants to turn internal mobility into a talent-supply model
From cross-functional career moves to six-month general manager shadowing, Radisson Hotel Group is seeking to make internal talent a more dependable source of leadership and business capabilities.
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Hotel housekeeping cross-training: How to support staff retention
Cross-training can improve housekeeping flexibility, but staff retention depends on fair workloads, paid training and meaningful career opportunities.
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In the domestic high-end hotel owner circle, it seems that there has not been a deal rumor that stirs the nerves of the whole industry for a long time except for those related to R&F Properties.
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Hotel reputation management: how to handle negative and fake reviews
An effective review-management process helps hotels investigate complaints, respond professionally, challenge fake content and turn guest feedback into operational improvements.
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Soho House founder: ‘Workaholism is as bad as any other addiction’
César Ritz, Conrad Hilton, Bill Marriott, Ian Schrager… the most famous hoteliers in the world were, for years, not British. Then, in the 1990s, we got Nick Jones…
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Hotel regulation in Paris, Berlin, London, New York and Barcelona
The rules governing hotel development and operation vary sharply across the five major cities. For investors, those differences can change a project’s cost, timing and commercial prospects.
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