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These members’ clubs give access to hotel discounts, added value such as breakfast and even airport lounge access. Not all work out cheaper than booking direct, though…
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From Marriott to Hilton and MGM Resorts, we present the most profitable hospitality brands in the world in 2024
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The current pace of hotel conversions “has started to pick up” with owners, developers and investors now looking at this path vis-à-vis PIPs, according to Michael Cummings, senior vice president and divisional leader within the CBRE Hotels Advisory…
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Saudi Arabia is making ambitious strides to reshape its tourism and hospitality landscape as part of its Vision 2030 initiative, with a plan to deliver 362,000 new hotel rooms by 2030. This massive expansion reflects the kingdom’s commitment to…
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LVMH has acquired a stake in the small hotel brand Fontenille Collection. Over coffee at the Ned in New York, co-founder Frédéric Biousse shares the story behind the deal every indie hotelier wants.
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The hotel industry is poised for significant shifts in 2025, with private- equity (PE) firms continuing to play a prominent role in hotel asset acquisitions. As economic conditions evolve, emerging trends in experiential travel, asset positioning…
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Changing lifestyles, global migration patterns – and plenty of wealthy people – are fuelling the demand for standalone properties built and managed by luxury hotels and consumer brands
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Aimbridge Hospitality, a leading, global hotel management company and the world's largest third-party hotel operator, today announced the appointment of a refreshed, expanded Board of Managers that brings deep experience in hospitality and further…
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Hotel owners and investors who focus solely on top-line metrics like RevPAR are overlooking the hidden driver of profitability: a data-powered, performance-driven culture where employees are empowered with real-time insights that boost their…
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Donald Trump returned to the White House barely two months ago, and to say that it has been a whirlwind of activity would be a major understatement.
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The prospect of interest rate cuts around the globe has cheered real estate and bond investors in equal measure. While hospitality investors see lower capital costs supporting further investment activity and asset values, for bond backers, fixed…
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The latest figures from Lodging Econometrics’ Q4 2024 analysis indicate Europe’s hotel construction pipeline encompasses 1,661 projects totaling 244,464 rooms. Though this represents a slight year-over-year cooling, these figures reflect sustained…
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The luxury hotel industry is changing fast. The Langham Hospitality Group CEO Bob van den Oord discusses how his brand is adapting—and what the future holds for high-end travel.
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Madoc Batters likes a challenge. As head of cloud and IT security at Warner Leisure Hotels, he’s inherited a big task – leading the UK hotel chain on a digital transformation journey, including moving the business to the cloud to build a platform…
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Partnerships with celebrity chefs, international designers and starchitects is nothing new in the hospitality world. But a new crop of creatives are finding themselves setting up shop in luxurious suites, as hotels seek to foster inspirational…
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In a world increasingly defined by climate extremes—simultaneous droughts and floods in Spain, California’s relentless wildfires, record-breaking European heatwaves, and the suffocating effects of global air pollution—the hospitality industry faces…
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The global hospitality sector has enjoyed huge benefits from international travel, economic interconnections, and cross-border investments, all of which have been significantly shaped by the rise of globalisation. That ease of movement for tourists…
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Savoring a simple piece of madeleine cake in a cup of tea can evoke memories so intense and complex that novelist Marcel Proust thought to make it part of a book. Proust, besides being a famous novelist, was a pioneer in exploring the concept of…
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