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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Airbnb hosts throw tantrums over strict rule changes as site loses its shine
They’re taking their spare keys and going home.
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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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AI Search is Forcing a Return to the Fundamentals of SEO
'SEO was once the big thing, but despite its importance, it gradually became an afterthought'.
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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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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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Airbnb guests freed from chores involving ‘significant effort’ under new global rules
Accommodation platform acts after long-standing guest complaints over doing dishes, taking out rubbish and stripping beds
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Booking Holdings has launched Vayo, a personal AI travel service, with plans to invest $100 million in the business. The Seattle-based company opened a waitlist for its free, invite-only private beta on October 14…
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The Hotel Looks Like Real Estate – The Risk Lives In The Operation
A hotel can look reassuringly familiar to a family office. There is land. There is a building. There is often a recognizable flag on the sign. There are comparable sales, replacement costs and a capital plan. On paper, it can read like real…
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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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Tycoon Says Taiwan’s Tech Boom Is Filling Up His Luxury Hotels
A surge in travel fueled by Taiwan’s AI boom is driving record results at Formosa International Hotels Corp., highlighting the technology sector’s growing impact beyond the island’s chip industry.
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1.1 million hotel-branded ads linked to ‘predatory OTAs’ in a single month
The run of bad press for artificial intelligence (AI) continues, and this time it’s the turn of “predatory” online travel agencies (OTAs). These are the websites that look like a legitimate hotel website but are far from the real deal…
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Mews Survey Finds 89% of Hotel Guests Prefer AI in Background, Not at Front Desk
A global survey of 3,250 travelers found that while most hotel guests are open to artificial intelligence (AI) in hospitality, 89% prefer AI to operate behind the scenes or alongside human service, rather than replacing staff in guest-facing roles…
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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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Booking.com says Europe's hotels don't depend on it
Booking.com's head of public affairs calls Europe's hotel distribution balanced, two weeks after an EU court upheld that Booking dominates online hotel sales
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Your AI-Written Resume Looks Impressive; So Do The Other 200
There is a new problem landing on recruiters’ desks: Resumes and CVs are getting better and that sounds like good news, but there is a catch.
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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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Travelodge guests are still at risk, finds review launched after sexual assault
Report finds complaints of room intrusions at nearly one in 10 hotels, after woman attacked by man given a copy of her key
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