INFiLED illuminates Dubai’s tallest hotel
An INFiLED curved WP series LED screen has been installed at the Ciel Dubai Marina, the tallest hotel in the world.
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Michael Kors (New York) recently opened its new flagship in the China World mall in Beijing…
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Centara Hotels & Resorts and OR partner to Launch New Budget Hotel Brand
Centara and OR will invest THB 700 million to develop six budget hotels adjacent to PTT stations, with 69-120 rooms priced from THB 800-1,300 per night.
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Borough Market vs The TikTokers: Is this hospitality’s Frankenstein moment?
After a food vlogger was kicked out of Borough Market for filming a crumble review on his phone, Hannah Twiggs asks whether restaurants and markets have finally had enough of the social-media generation they helped build – and what that means for…
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Why Your Hotel’s “Eco” Rating Might Not Be About Sustainability At All
Imagine this: your hotel has switched to renewable energy, eliminated single-use plastics, and buys local. You proudly display your sustainability credentials online. Yet when guests leave reviews, your “eco-friendliness” rating is mediocre…
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Cuba's tourism shift: international chains to lease state hotels
For Cuba's tourism sector, which has been struggling recently, a significant shift is underway: the government has approved a new policy that allows international hotel chains to lease properties owned by the state…
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Still Pitch Slapping? Let’s Fix Your Hotel Tech Sales in 2025
Why your hotel tech sales strategy is annoying buyers and what to do instead
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Newly opened NI hotel offering £1,608 ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ whiskey tasting experience
Some of the world’s oldest and rarest whiskeys feature in what has been described as a £1,608 “once-in-a-lifetime” tasting experience.
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Crisis readiness: What to do before sirens sound
Crisis isn’t a one-time test. It’s a daily measure of readiness. The hotels that thrive aren’t reacting, they’re preparing.
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Food for thought: is hotel website SEO dead?
In spite of all the buzz around genAI, the AI Search market share in 2024 was a paltry 0.25% of the global search market vs. Google’s 93.57% share.
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How the hotel sector is bridging the sustainability and financial reporting gap
In a world increasingly defined by climate extremes—simultaneous droughts and floods in Spain, California’s relentless wildfires, record-breaking European heatwaves, and the suffocating effects of global air pollution—the hospitality industry faces…
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Holoconnects to Debut AI-Powered Holographic Avatars, Hospitality Features and More at CES 2025
Holoconnects, a leading technology provider of 3D holographic solutions, today announced it will showcase the latest features of Holobox and Holobox Mini – plug-and-play holographic devices that project lifelike 3D images and videos – at CES 2025…
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Orient Express Corinthian – sails unfurled and interiors unveiled
Orient Express Corinthian, the first of the two Orient Express yachts, will set sail in June 2026 to cruise the Mediterranean, Adriatic and Caribbean seas. Here’s what we know…
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Holidays can cost 50% more if you book on a computer, not a smartphone app
Families planning half-term breaks face paying up to 50 per cent more on Booking.com if they use a computer rather than the travel firm's smartphone app.
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From lotions to linens: How hotel marketplaces can boost guest loyalty
Four Seasons’ bed linens and JW Marriott’s shampoo aren’t just for guests staying in the hotels anymore. The items are available for sale on dedicated websites, so customers can cozy up in Four Seasons sheets at home, or wash their hair with JW…
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ResortPass Lets You Feel Like A Hotel Guest, Even For One Day
Michael Wolf has a new vision of hospitality, and it’s called “day-guesting.” He’s the chief executive officer of ResortPass, a digital platform that lets you day-guest at luxury hotels and enjoy amenities like pools, deluxe spas, rooms and fitness…
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Rubber ducks riding high from Hong Kong to hotel rooms to cruise ships. Why so?
In 2023, when Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s inflatable giant yellow rubber duck returned to Victoria Harbour (this time as a pair, in the artwork Double Duck), the Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong hotel took advantage of its bird’s eye view of the…
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Soft brands move into midscale
For the first 10 years of their existence, soft brands were largely an upper upscale and luxury phenomenon. But in recent years, several major hotel companies have been introducing soft brand collections in the midscale segment of the market. Due to…
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