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The 2026 ALIS Conference made one thing clear: the hotel industry is navigating an unusual moment where capital is plentiful, deal flow is scarce, and the operating landscape is rapidly and constantly shifting. Optimism was evident but grounded…
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At some point in the 1980s and 90s, the free hot breakfast became a staple of the hospitality industry. At many a Holiday Inn or Hampton Inn, the lobby at 8 a.m…
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The recent Europe Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE) details that, at the end of Q4 2025, the region's total pipeline stands at 1,717 projects/252,600 rooms.
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Hotel profitability is under increasing pressure due to inflationary headwinds and payroll increases. Relying on traditional income sources is no longer enough: owners, operators and asset managers are now identifying alternative sources both within…
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China's market regulator has opened a formal investigation into online travel platform Trip.com Group for suspected abuse of its dominant market position and monopolistic practices, according to an official notice released on Wednesday…
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The gap between Europe’s most expensive and cheapest destinations has nearly doubled in 10 years thanks to the growing cost of luxury properties.
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As we enter 2026, humanoid robots are no longer a futuristic concept. They are being tested in factories, warehouses, and even domestic environments. With labour shortages still pressuring hospitality operations, the question is no longer if robots…
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Amid Israel's tourism crisis, a new hotel chain opens four boutique hotels: Two new in Tel Aviv and two former Brown hotels in Eilat are rebranded.
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The decision of Danantara to acquire land and the Novotel Makkah Thakher City Hotel in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia, is considered not in line with the main mandate of the institution…
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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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Amazon's lawsuit against Perplexity intensifies scrutiny of AI-generated answers and data sourcing, with knock-on effects for how travel demand is identified and directed online.
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Every winter, one of the most unusual hotels on Earth rises from the frozen Torne River in northern Sweden. Built entirely from ice and snow, ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi is remade from scratch each year. And when spring arrives, it melts back into the…
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For years, hotel digital marketing optimization was largely an engineering problem with a predictable playbook: feed conversion signals into ad platforms, refine audiences and bidding, attribute outcomes across touchpoints and scale spend where…
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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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The breakfast buffet is a strange social experiment where generations collide over scrambled eggs and mini muffins, revealing patterns that are impossible to ignore.
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This New Year’s Eve is expected to unfold differently for Bulgaria’s hotel and restaurant sector, as a temporary suspension of POS terminals and ATMs will disrupt card payments for several hours. The pause is connected to the technical transition of…
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Five-star hotels often justify their exorbitant prices by offering a suite of high-end amenities, like plush robes, pillow menus, concierge services, and more.
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Hotels don’t exist in a vacuum. You’d need to be an investor with very deep pockets to not only build the property but also the required travel infrastructure to bring people to and from the destination…
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