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Across the board, we’ve seen a lot of inflation in recent years, particularly since the start of the pandemic. Admittedly inflation hasn’t impacted all parts of the economy equally.
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The Urban Planning Department of Milos has blocked the construction of another five-star hotel on the island, suspending all works in the Agios Konstantinos area following judicial intervention.
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For Zhuang Baichuan, a seasoned traveler from Ningbo in east China, a recent layover in Lanzhou offered more than just a taste of the northwestern city's famed beef noodles. It also provided a glimpse of the profound upgrades in China's service…
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'Agentic booking' has become one of those phrases everyone uses and few define, it sounds futuristic, powerful, inevitable, but when you listen closely, people mean very different things.
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The minibar is supposed to encourage spontaneous indulgence. Sensors totally kill the mood.
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A hotel feasibility study can make or break a development project. But too often, these studies lean toward optimism rather than reality. The pressure to “make the deal work” creates confirmation bias that can cost developers millions of dollars…
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In 1995, the European Spas Association was founded in Brussels – a milestone that fundamentally changed what European spa and health resorts stand for.
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On Wednesday I had the privilege of listening to Horst Schulze deliver the keynote at the International Luxury Hotel Association (ILHA) event. It was, in a word, a reaffirmation of my own values regarding luxury hospitality leadership…
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The mass adoption and corporate buyouts of boutique hotels threaten the very USP that made them desirable in the first place.
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Imagine this: You’re not managing a city hotel. You’re not next to a convention center. You’re not even competing for the same audience as the resort an hour away.
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Turkish authorities have launched a wide-ranging investigation into the deaths of a German tourist mother and her two children in Istanbul, after the family fell ill during their visit and later died from suspected poisoning…
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A robe one night and a bunk the next taught me this: luxury smooths the edges, hostels widen the circle—and the best life uses both. I booked them 24 hours apart by accident—and then decided to make it a tiny social experiment…
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It costs from £30 a night, is right in the heart of London, but there's a catch - you can only just about sit up in bed
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I have a love-hate relationship with loyalty programs. Actually, scratch that. Mostly hate. Having sat on the franchisee side of the table, I know first-hand that these programs don’t benefit the hotel. They don’t benefit the traveler either. They…
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From robot butlers to smart showers, hotels are racing to upgrade their rooms with tech - though not every guest is ready for the upgrade...
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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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Since acquiring the Leonardo Royal Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz four years ago, Art-Invest Real Estate has improved revenues, profit and value at the 346-bedroom property.
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The history of Scarborough’s Grand Hotel is as eventful and grand in times of splendor and hardship. 
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