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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Hotels are building the future. Can government keep up?
I wonder whether the Treasury fully understands what a hotel is becoming…
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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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Radisson Is Growing at a Time When ‘Instability Is the Norm’
Rising costs and escalating tensions around tourism in major cities may have the hospitality industry on edge, but the hotel group’s CEO sees big growth opportunities ahead, especially in India.
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Top UK hotelier warns against ‘disaster’ Labour minimum wage pledge
A major UK hotelier has warned she may no longer be able to hire 18-year-olds if the minimum wage increases.
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Jamaica’s hotel operators are exploring the possibility of collectively restructuring their property insurance arrangements amid mounting dissatisfaction over delayed and reduced settlements of Hurricane Melissa claims…
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Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris launches own hotel brand with $112 million Mykonos resort
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is passing over global hotel chains and launching his own ultra-luxury brand, starting with a €100 million resort on Mykonos.
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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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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 groups target Syria for tourism as it rebuilds from rubble of civil war
Several global and regional hotel groups are looking to enter or expand in Syria, senior executives told Reuters, betting that its rich history and coastal destinations will attract overseas tourists as well as Syrians who have long lived abroad…
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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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Three Top Trends from IHIF NYU 2026 on Disciplined Hotel Capital
The NYU conference as it’s colloquially called is a perennial gathering of the brightest minds and largest capital allocators in hotel real estate. Held annually in New York in the beginning of June, the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF)…
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How Independent Hotels Can Turn Soft Dates Into Focused Sales and Marketing Action
The industry does not need a new dashboard for every soft date. In many cases the hotel already has enough data. What is missing is a reliable bridge from “we know these dates are weak” to “here is what we are doing about them this week."…
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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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Gulf hotel expansion hits a pause, but investors stay interested
Hotel operators are adjusting their Gulf expansion strategies in response to regional conflicts and disruptions. Indian Hotels Company is delaying some projects in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain while assessing new opportunities in Oman and Dubai…
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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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Why London Hotels Are Switching to Dynamic Pricing
London is an unusually difficult city in which to set a hotel room rate and leave it alone. Demand does not simply rise in summer and fall in winter…
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