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Olaf Gröger, director at Hyphen, explores why office-to-hotel conversions are becoming Europe’s next hospitality opportunity.
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China’s months-long antitrust probe into Trip.com Group Ltd. ended with a multi-billion-yuan penalty on the nation’s largest online travel agency, but the action does little to ease the fierce price wars gripping the domestic hotel sector…
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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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A wealthy Los Angeles reality TV personality plunged 28 stories to his death from a swanky South Florida beachfront resort just moments after texting friends, “I’m coming,” leaving stunned loved ones insisting the fatal fall was no suicide…
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Privacy-first travel platform debuts with dedicated hotel packages for Token2049, Singapore and Devcon 8 in Mumbai, letting attendees book and pay for accommodation straight from their wallet.
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If These Walls Could Rock features interviews with Ringo Starr, Cyndi Lauper, Morrissey, Sheryl Crow, Dave Grohl and more about debaucherous hotel
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Hotels aren’t always places to relax. Guests arrive with their own baggage, both physical and emotional, and behind closed doors, many secrets play out…
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The hotel industry's focus on luxury has left the middle-market traveller with fewer choices at a time when value has never mattered more.
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The famed locale just announced its first authorized biography. The ultimate insider’s guide to Claridge’s is finally here.
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Meliá group says Donald Trump’s sanctions make it ‘impossible’ to keep any of its 34 sites open.
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Research suggests that collecting these toiletries is usually less about saving money and more about how the brain processes rewards, possessions, and travel experiences…
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Recently, Guizhou issued an action plan proposing to build 5 new high-star Baijiu experience hotels by 2027…
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Investment in Spain's hotel sector continues to accelerate. During the first six months of 2026, 88 hotel assets and more than 12,000 rooms changed hands, pushing total investment to €2.46 billion, according to Colliers…
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Lionel Messi has spent the better part of three decades making football look effortless. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, now preparing for what could be his final World Cup with Argentina, has been quietly doing the same in the hospitality…
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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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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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Africa’s hotel industry is entering a new phase of expansion, with international brands and local owners increasingly turning to hotel franchising to meet rising demand, improve operational efficiency and accelerate growth across key markets…
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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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