Flight of the Concours: how luxury hotels are racing to raise their curb appeal
As the 75th Pebble Beach Concours is set to take place this week, luxury hotels continue to embrace classic car shows as some of their biggest events
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Why Hotel Tech Companies Need to Spend More Time at Investment Conferences
There’s a famous quote often attributed to Henry Ford: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Whether he actually said it is almost beside the point. Customers are remarkably good at identifying today’s pain…
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Accessible Design Talk: Designing for our future selves
For the first time at MEET UP London, Hotel Designs brought a live panel to the event, with Editor Sophie Harper shining a light on what the future might look like for us all and what we should consider when designing for an ageing population……
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What Hospitality Brands Should Consider When Deploying AI
There is a version of AI adoption in hospitality that hotel leaders should resist: the version sold as a shortcut for fewer staff, fewer touches and fewer moments of genuine human connection…
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Hilton Plans Frankfurt Hotel Exit as US Sanctions Iranian Owner
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. is preparing to terminate two controversial hotel management agreements in Frankfurt after the US sanctioned the longtime registered owner of the properties and called him a “key financier” for Iran’s Supreme…
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Hotel Giants Bet India’s Local Travel Boom Can Defy Slowdown
Major global hotel chains including Marriott, IHG and Hilton are aggressively expanding in India, betting that a domestic tourism boom can withstand a broader consumer spending slowdown and stock market slump…
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Google just filed lodging under the same commerce rail as sneakers and groceries
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John Lewis unveils new hospitality brand ‘Platter John Lewis’
John Lewis is unveiling its new own-brand café and restaurant concept, Platter John Lewis, as part of a multi-million pound investment in its in-store dining experience.
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Hotel Food Waste Crisis: 11 Chains Pledge UN Targets by 2026
Eleven major hotel chains including Accor, Hilton, and Melia commit to halving hotel food waste by 2026, targeting buffet operations as part of UN climate sustainability goals.
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Complex investor landscape to unlock rewards
A richer and more complex investor landscape will continue to benefit the hospitality industry, delegates heard at the IHIF EMEA in Berlin on Tuesday.
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Could Marriott Debut a New Hotel Chain?
What does it mean when a hospitality giant debuts a new brand? The last few months have seen a few examples.
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What Makes a Hotel Feasibility Study Truly Reliable?
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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JLL's global real estate - Hotel perspective, February 2026
JLL's regular view on global real estate dynamics, covering: investment, hotels, office, logistics, retail and living, as well as CRE market trends.
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Family Office Cash Drives New York Luxury Hotel Buying Spree
Gencom, a Miami-based real estate developer and operator, has snapped up two New York City luxury hotels in the past four months, funded in large part by family offices.
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It’s Personal Stories, A Hospitality Podcast Launches New Website
It’s Personal Stories, the hospitality leadership podcast founded by industry veterans David Kong, Rachel Humphrey, and Lan Elliott, today announced the launch of its newly-redesigned website, making available one of the most comprehensive and…
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IHG taps McDonald’s VP to guide artificial intelligence strategy
With deep technology expertise and franchise understanding, Wei Manfredi joins IHG as senior vice president of AI and architecture.
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Hotels Lying About Toiletry Brands: How Common Is It, And Does It Matter?
I have to say, I really find it disappointing that hotels play these kinds of games, especially over longer periods of time…
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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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