Tribe Collection's Shamim Ehsani on the future of hotels in Kenya
Shamim Ehsani, co-founder of Tribe Collection, speaks to Globetrender about expanding his hotel footprint beyond Nairobi, to both beach and bush.
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Tribe Collection's Shamim Ehsani on the future of hotels in Kenya
Shamim Ehsani, co-founder of Tribe Collection, speaks to Globetrender about expanding his hotel footprint beyond Nairobi, to both beach and bush.
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Hackers siphon data from 5M hotel guests, feeding it live onto Telegram
Cybernews research has uncovered a massive operation that was siphoning booking data from Spanish and Austrian hospitality platforms. Millions of hotel goers may have been exposed.
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Luxury Hotel Rate Inflation: What Is Driving This Frustrating Trend?
Across the board, we’ve seen a lot of inflation in recent years, particularly since the start of the pandemic. Admittedly inflation hasn’t impacted all parts of the economy equally.
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Hilton CEO Bullish Outlook: Middle East Geopolitical Risk Won't Derail Growth
Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta champions aggressive hotel sector expansion in 2026 despite Middle East tensions and World Cup demand uncertainty clouding the outlook for global hospitality.
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When the Property Outlasts Its Leaders
Long-tenured staff accumulate invaluable guest insights, but hotel structures fail to capture this intelligence for operational decisions.
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AI in Hotel Accounting: Separating Table Stakes from the Next Wave
The article separates proven AI capabilities like AP automation from emerging tools like natural-language queries, helping finance teams evaluate vendor claims.
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Booking.com breach raises red flags for insurers as travel scams evolve
Data breach exposes customer booking details and opens the door to highly targeted social engineering incidents
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Michael Kors (New York) recently opened its new flagship in the China World mall in Beijing…
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WIL 2026 Insights: What AI Cannot Lead – Human-centered Leadership
EHL event brought together students and executives to explore which leadership qualities must remain human as AI advances in hospitality.
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EU hotels, brands must verify eco claims by 27/09/26
The European Union is enforcing stricter rules on environmental marketing with the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (EU 2024/825).
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Lifestyles of the rich and famous: How the ultra-wealthy spend their fortunes
A Patek Philippe wristwatch sells for $17.6 million at auction. Beyoncé and Jay-Z close on a $200 million Malibu compound designed by a Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Ellen DeGeneres flips a Santa Barbara estate for a $26 million profit in under…
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Booking.com Forced to Clarify Hotel Star Ratings After Landmark Court Ruling
A landmark European ruling is set to reshape how hotel ratings are displayed online, with Booking.com now required to clearly explain the origin of the “star” ratings shown on its platform.
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Hotels Say World Cup Economic Boon ‘Isn’t Materializing’
As the World Cup draws closer, hotel associations in host cities tell Forbes they are resigned to seeing a smaller economic lift than FIFA had promised.
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What I Hate About Hotel Tech. Why, in 2026, is the industry still getting the basics wrong
The author argues hotel technology remains frustratingly basic after 20+ years, with Wi-Fi now more critical than hot water for guest satisfaction.
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Europe’s Hotel Construction Boom Raises Risk of Supply Imbalances in Key Cities
Rising hotel development across Europe is creating uneven supply risks, with a concentration of new openings in key cities increasing the likelihood of localized performance pressure in the coming cycle…
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Five-Star Hotel Project Halted on Milos Island After Environmental Appeal
The Urban Planning Department of Milos has blocked the construction of another five-star hotel on the island, suspending all works in the Agios Konstantinos area following judicial intervention.
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Airport Hotels are back - but they aren’t an autopilot investment
The category that was considered one of hospitality’s most predictable asset classes behaves a little differently in a post-pandemic world. You can’t blame it. Work culture and travel patterns have changed, and the powers of technology have somewhat…
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The New Front Line of Hotel Distribution: When Regulation Rewrites the Rules of Visibility
Google's DMA-compliant changes to hotel search results are giving OTAs and intermediaries more visibility while pushing hotel direct booking channels further down in search rankings.
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