Kleptos at Claridge’s: What’s OK to Steal from the World’s Best Hotels?
Some guests walk away with more than just memories—a lot more. But what’s permissible to pinch and what’s a five-star felony? We investigate.
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Cuba Tourism Crisis: Hotel Closures and Foreign Brand Exits
Cuba’s tourism sector has entered a historic downturn, with widespread hotel closures and the exit of global hospitality brands like Spain's Meliá Hotels International…
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I don’t want a hotel that’s a ‘home away from home’. I want the opposite
Staying a night in a hotel room is transactional. The hotel provides the service, and we pay for it.
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Shanghai’s budget socialites: Splitting a $420 hotel room for a $28 taste of luxury
At The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, a river-view room that typically costs around RMB 3,000 (about USD 420) a night was shared by 15 women on the evening of August 15.
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Overnight accommodation and sleep options at airports continue to grow and now include everything from traditional hotels to cabins and sleep pods, writes Joe Bates.
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Call for cruise ships to fill Brisbane Olympics hotel room shortfall
A tourism leader has made a bold call to solve Brisbane’s hotel room shortfall ahead of the 2032 Olympics, saying cruise ships could fill that accommodation gap.
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150 million foreign visitors are checking into China’s budget hotels
A manager at an ibis hotel in Zhangjiajie says that going to work these days feels a little like “walking into the United Nations.”
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Travelodge boss quits amid fallout over hotel chain’s security failings
Joanna Boydell steps down after widespread criticism over company’s handling of guest safety issues
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Expedia Boosts Its Full-Year Sales Outlook on Strong Bookings
Expedia Group Inc. raised its annual sales forecast, signaling that consumers aren’t being deterred by higher hotel prices and airfare.
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Middle East weakest performing region for hotel operators
The Middle East was the weakest-performing region for the world’s largest hotel operators, as the Iran war dented otherwise strong global results this earnings quarter.
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The Loyalty Wars In The Hotel Space Are Centered On Local Experiences
Hotel loyalty programs are shifting focus from just points and free nights to enriching the entire travel experience. Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is leading this evolution with its DISCOVERY program, adopting a "quality over quantity" approach to…
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Radisson Hotel Group and Accenture Redefine Travel Discovery on ChatGPT
New Radisson Hotels app in ChatGPT helps travelers move from trip intent to relevant hotel options, live rates, and direct booking paths, advancing Radisson Hotel Group’s agentic commerce strategy.
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Hilton recognized hotel owner margins compressing. So it did something about it.
Hilton President and CEO Chris Nassetta reached back to COVID days to give context to some of the lodging company’s newest initiatives to alleviate the financial stress its hotel owners have endured.
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IHG launches US beta of AI search across digital channels
The new search tool allows travellers to enter requests in everyday language rather than relying only on standard filters.
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Childphobia and the rise of child-free tourism in hotels in southern Gran Canaria
They are conceived as parents' problemand there is no awareness that the children. They are not only children of their parents, but they are also children of society. And they make noise, they cry, they fight… which means the upbringing…
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Spanish hotel chain ceases operations in Cuba under pressure from Washington
Meliá group says Donald Trump’s sanctions make it ‘impossible’ to keep any of its 34 sites open.
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Why does Guizhou open so many hotels themed around "liquor"?
Recently, Guizhou issued an action plan proposing to build 5 new high-star Baijiu experience hotels by 2027…
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'At the end of the Tour all the teams will have the same number of hotel stars' says Christian Prudhomme
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