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Les Roches and ILUNION Hotels unveil the first Hotel Innovation Barometer, offering a comprehensive look at how over 40 international hotel companies of various sizes are leveraging innovation to boost competitiveness…
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The business world is an eternal cycle of reinvention, where actors adapt to market conditions by establishing a new ecosystem that appears most relevant. Hospitality investors are no exception. Along the way, they’re integrating today’s new data…
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The hospitality industry has faced two big workforce challenges since the start of the pandemic. The first has been one around costs with inflation driving wages up, putting a strain on the bottom line. The second has been less talked about and is…
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As Chinese people rub their hands for yet another annual "Double 11" online shopping spree, e-commerce platforms like Taobao are no longer the only places they dwell upon.
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The first end-to-end global team of AI generated booking assistants are taking interactive calls for over one million properties worldwide
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As far-reaching as the vision of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is, the fruit of his efforts is becoming apparent. The kingdom aims to provide tourists and visitors with the royal treatment through a first-of-its-kind seven-star hotel…
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Design Hotels is a Marriott brand that isn't quite a Marriott brand. It's more like an exclusive hotel club where 60% of owners have never run a boutique before. New boss Stijn Oyen is fine-tuning its strategy…
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Over the last couple of years value-add investors have dominated the Italian hotel market with buyers flocking to buy tired, run-down or unbranded hotels before invariably renovating and repositioning them upmarket…
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The Tourism Investment Forum (TIF), organized by the Turkish Tourism Investors Association (TTYD), has become a key B2B platform for tourism investments in Türkiye. TIF 2024, themed "Destination Future Türkiye," will be held on November 26-27 at…
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If you visit a hotel owned by Germany’s Aroundtown in the not-too-distant future, you might find the check-in experience managed by a hologram. Real estate investor Aroundtown, which holds around 80 hotels in its diverse, pan-European portfolio –…
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Lodging Econometrics’ latest report shows a thriving hospitality industry in Latin America, with 642 construction projects and 104,513 rooms underway as of Q3 2024.
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A newly completed hotel by WH Studio, known as the Nanxi Happy Pastoral Wild Hotel Treehouse, presents an evolution in treehouse-inspired design. Following the success of WH Studio’s 2019 Xianghu Senbo Resort Treehouse in Hangzhou (see designboom’s…
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Major hotel brands are establishing loyalty and distribution partnerships with casino operators. Jon Lucas, chief operating officer, Hard Rock International, explained: “Database in our world is king. It's so critical to our success and these…
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Good Vibes: When you first walk into a hotel lobby do you get a sense of the hotel? A sense of positive or negative vibes. I have seen both lately and I firmly believe it starts with the Hotel General Manager – not rocket science…
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James Gavigan, Co-founder and Creative Director at House of Kin, explores why hospitality spaces should consider what they classify as ‘family friendly’ and how designers can implement subtle changes to ensure the design is accessible to all ages…
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Thousands more people than expected are at the biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia, and hotels are full – leading the city’s council to press less orthodox accommodation into service
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A hotel based in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, has agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged it fired an employee just days after they requested leave to recover and grieve following a stillbirth…
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In just a short time since it was launched, IHG has gained considerable traction with its Garner hotel brand, designed specifically to support conversions
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