Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs for Modern Hotel Wellness Program Design
Did you know that Abraham Maslow never came up with the hierarchy of needs pyramid named after him?
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs for Modern Hotel Wellness Program Design
Did you know that Abraham Maslow never came up with the hierarchy of needs pyramid named after him?
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Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading global travel technology company, today announced a new agreement with Shanghai Fuxun Information Technology Co…
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Why Mazlum Topcu says hospitality’s era of “doing everything” is ending
For Mazlum Topcu, co-founder of The Banc at Renaissance Business Bay, the next phase of hospitality growth will not be defined by how much a venue offers — but by how clearly it knows what it stands for. As the industry looks ahead to 2026, Topcu…
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The Latest Way to Create an Isolated Retreat: Buy a Whole Village
Wealthy buyers and tourism entrepreneurs are acquiring abandoned European villages — school, church and bar included.
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Airbnb makes decisive move into hotels as experts warn of brand shift
Airbnb has officially entered the hotel market, marking a significant strategic shift for a company once defined by spare rooms, local hosts and the promise of “living like a local”.
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Helsinki has issued a public invitation to Pamela Anderson: come to Finland’s capital and reclaim your Finnish family name, Hyytiäinen…
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Hotels are getting rid of proper bathroom doors and guests are revolting
First they came for the closets. Then they took the bath tubs. Now, hotels are stripping away the only thing separating us from the animals: the bathroom door.
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Make Your Family Trip to Japan Stress-Free with Celestine Hotels Parent Time Service
Mitsui Fudosan Hotel Management has rolled out a new service aimed at enhancing the travel experience for international families visiting Japan. The service, Parent Time, is designed to cater to the needs of parents traveling with children…
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Ten Japanese Hotels Add New Immersive Pokémon Rooms
MIMARU, one of Japan's leading apartment-style hotel brands, has revealed a new renovation and expansion plan for their set of Pokémon Rooms.
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Moon hotel startup hopes you get lunar lunacy, drop $1M deposit for 2032 stay
Step 1: Ask for deposit. Step 2: ??? Step 3: Build Moon hotel empire
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Beginning of a New Era for Europe’s Spas
In 1995, the European Spas Association was founded in Brussels – a milestone that fundamentally changed what European spa and health resorts stand for.
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Everything to know about the Château de la Messardière (the next ‘White Lotus’ hotel)
And just like that: we have a location for season 4 of HBO's The White Lotus. Yes, it was confirmed this week that Mike White and co have settled on a historic property in the French Rivieria: Château de la Messardière…
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Entering the Era of Stagnation: PR and Communications Predictions for 2026
Midas PR founder Dr Karine Lohitnavy-Frick offers a different perspective on the year ahead
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How Stephan Bösch brought Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa back to life after its renovation
How do you breathe new life into a place where history lingers in every corner? Monocle sits down with Stephan Bösch – the new managing director of Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa in Baden-Baden, southwestern Germany – as the retreat emerges from the most…
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Singapore’s Luxury Hotel Boom: How the Lion City is Winning the High-End Tourism Bet
For decades, Singapore has been known as a global financial hub and a model of urban efficiency. However, as we move into 2026, the Lion City is undergoing a glittering transformation.
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Atari Launches Hotel Chain & Invites Gamers To Invest In 'The Future Of Hospitality'
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. Atari have launched 'the first-ever purpose-built gaming hotel in the Western Hemisphere', and it sounds like something from a sci-fi movie come to life.
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The World’s Most Famous Ice Hotel Just Opened — and It Has a Fully Playable Piano Made of Ice
Every winter, one of the most unusual hotels on Earth rises from the frozen Torne River in northern Sweden. Built entirely from ice and snow, ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi is remade from scratch each year. And when spring arrives, it melts back into the…
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For years, hotel digital marketing optimization was largely an engineering problem with a predictable playbook: feed conversion signals into ad platforms, refine audiences and bidding, attribute outcomes across touchpoints and scale spend where…
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IHG’s Christophe Laure on the next era of the Intercontinental and luxury hotel growth
As luxury hospitality grows into a $166bn (€142bn) global market, IHG’s new head of luxury and lifestyle, Christophe Laure, shares how Intercontinental Paris Le Grand is refining its approach to stay ahead in an……
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Single brand umbrella for century old French luxury hospitality brand
French luxury hospitality brand Groupe Barrière has rebranded as Barrière Collection in a move to better designate its stable of luxury properties. The move was formally announced last week at ILTM Cannes in France…
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India’s luxury hotels are putting chefs’ roots on the menu
Behind each dish is a childhood kitchen. Luxury hotels are now drawing on the memories and hometown wisdom of chefs to create regional popups inspired by home
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Agoda unveils celeb-led ‘Amazing Hotel Prices’ campaign for Indian travellers
The campaign showcases Agoda’s low domestic hotel prices via humorous ad films, offering up to 50% off on select accommodations
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The 'demanding' influencers who have become every five-star hotel's worst nightmare
The UK's poshest hotels were once solely the preserve of the rich, the famous and the royal - the wealthy, dressed exquisitely, would glide in and out of such establishments with little fanfare.
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Travelers, beware: Netflix just killed the ability to cast content from your phone to TVs
For years, the ritual was simple: Check into your hotel room, connect your phone to the Wi-Fi, and tap a single button to beam the latest season of Stranger Things directly to the TV. It was a relatively frictionless way to bypass clunky hotel…
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