Global hotel layoffs hit corporate staff as frontline roles remain hard to fill
Frontline service staff bring skills that technology cannot easily replicate.
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Hotel franchisees face growing impact conflicts
Hotel groups may benefit from expanding their brand portfolios, but competing properties can put existing franchisees' occupancy, room rates and profitability under pressure.
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In the age of algorithms, hotel libraries are an act of resistance
Reading materials are no longer an afterthought in five-star resorts, and a whole industry is developing around selecting what literature deserves to be there
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Has Kim Jones designed the ultimate hotel merch?
In Tokyo, the British designer unpacks his collaboration with Aman Essentials, a comprehensive wardrobe for those who frequent the luxury hotel group’s resorts – including Jones himself, one of Aman’s most dedicated customers…
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Andy Murray swaps tennis court for hotel renovation in new TV series with wife Kim
Three-part series follows the couple and their 80-strong team as they transform Cromlix, the five-star hotel where they married in 2015
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Radisson Is Growing at a Time When ‘Instability Is the Norm’
Rising costs and escalating tensions around tourism in major cities may have the hospitality industry on edge, but the hotel group’s CEO sees big growth opportunities ahead, especially in India.
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Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris launches own hotel brand with $112 million Mykonos resort
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is passing over global hotel chains and launching his own ultra-luxury brand, starting with a €100 million resort on Mykonos.
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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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International hotel groups’ next chapter in China: Who knows consumers best?
Opportunities for both competition and collaboration between international and domestic hotel groups are growing.
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KFC Ditches Pepsi for Coca-Cola Across Its US Restaurants
Fried-chicken chain KFC reached an agreement to serve Coca-Cola Co. beverages in the US, dislodging PepsiCo Inc. as a longtime restaurant partner.
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British Airways' hotel-inspired first class suites to start flying soon
British Airways is bringing the experience of a luxury hotel to 35,000ft with private first class suites, restaurant-style dining, bespoke bedding and skincare designed around the body's circadian rhythms…
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Hotel groups target Syria for tourism as it rebuilds from rubble of civil war
Several global and regional hotel groups are looking to enter or expand in Syria, senior executives told Reuters, betting that its rich history and coastal destinations will attract overseas tourists as well as Syrians who have long lived abroad…
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In the domestic high-end hotel owner circle, it seems that there has not been a deal rumor that stirs the nerves of the whole industry for a long time except for those related to R&F Properties.
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Soho House founder: ‘Workaholism is as bad as any other addiction’
César Ritz, Conrad Hilton, Bill Marriott, Ian Schrager… the most famous hoteliers in the world were, for years, not British. Then, in the 1990s, we got Nick Jones…
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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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Interview: Meininger Hotels chief on reaching 50 hotels, European expansion, and cost pressures
As the global hospitality sector evolves to meet shifting traveller demands, Meininger Hotels is navigating this landscape with its unique hotel-hostel hybrid model.
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Gulf hotel expansion hits a pause, but investors stay interested
Hotel operators are adjusting their Gulf expansion strategies in response to regional conflicts and disruptions. Indian Hotels Company is delaying some projects in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain while assessing new opportunities in Oman and Dubai…
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Royal Caribbean expands into hotels with £2bn Sandals stake
The Royal Caribbean Group is known for its cruise ships and private islands but it has now entered a new sector: hotels.
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