Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal reveals he still cleans hotel washrooms. Here's why
Speaking at the second edition of the Mumbai Tech Week 2025, Ritesh Agarwal emphasizes humility in leadership and overcoming fear in entrepreneurship.
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Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal reveals he still cleans hotel washrooms. Here's why
Speaking at the second edition of the Mumbai Tech Week 2025, Ritesh Agarwal emphasizes humility in leadership and overcoming fear in entrepreneurship.
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Unpopular opinion: I'm not a fan of hotel breakfasts
It doesn’t bother me if the hotel breakfast is included with my stay or not. Most times, I’d rather eat at a nearby café that’s favoured by locals.
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Luxury Unfiltered: Redefining boutique hotels in the age of personalization
In the not-so-distant past, the term “boutique hotel” was synonymous with exclusivity and distinction. These intimate, design-forward establishments stood out effortlessly in a sea of cookie-cutter chain hotels…
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The Hotel Influencer Marketing Model is Broken
Let's be honest, the current influencer marketing model for hotels often feels like a race to the bottom…
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Global media intelligence firm CARMA has released groundbreaking analysis revealing HBO’s hit series “The White Lotus” as the dominant force driving luxury hotel conversations across Asia. The show’s third season, filmed at the stunning Four Seasons…
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Forget Hotel Buyouts. The Real Flex Is Booking an Entire Town for Your Event
In Sicily, the small village of Castelmola has inspired well-heeled ballers from around the world to buy them out for ultra-exclusive events.
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Yotelpad Goes Global With First Hotel In Europe And Sets Sights On Asia
One of the three Yotel brands, YOTELPAD is now setting its sights on a worldwide, extended stay platform in an effort, according to Yotel executives, to “democratize the extended stay market” and offer something unique in a sea of other brands…
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The #1 Thing Hotel Sales Teams Overlook When Selling to Meeting Planners
Meeting Planners Aren’t Just Booking Your Ballroom—They’re Booking Your People
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Gulf’s first casino likely to spur hotel demand in RAK
The Gulf’s first casino, being developed by Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts in the UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), is likely to spur investment in the emirate’s hotel sector through to 2030 to plug an expected shortfall in supply, say developers…
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Hotels + OTAs: A love-hate relationship that needs to change
Online travel agents (OTAs) have been made the arch-enemy of hotel direct bookings – a narrative we’ve seen across the sector due to the volume of bookings and high commission costs they command. But if hotels can reframe their thinking, OTAs are a…
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Hotel Competitors: The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Perfect Competitive Set In 2025
The phrase “knowledge is power” could not be more relevant within an environment as competitive as the hotel industry. Identifying your accommodation’s main competitors is critical to your success.
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Radisson Hotel Group launches “Esports Ready” programme
Radisson Hotel Group has unveiled “Esports Ready by Radisson Hotels” – a brand-new programme set to offer esports teams, players and organisers carefully curated services and amenities designed to keep them focused, motivated, and prepared to…
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Beyond luxury: differentiation and wellness in hotels and branded residences
In an increasingly competitive landscape, differentiation has become one of the biggest challenges for luxury hotels and branded residences, with traditional markers of high-end hospitality no longer no longer adequate when seeking to create a true…
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Virgin Hotels launches 'Elevator of Dreams' for aspiring entrepreneurs
Sir Richard Branson and entrepreneur Simon Squibb have unveiled an 'Elevator of Dreams' at Virgin Hotels' London outpost, offering aspiring founders the chance to pitch their ideas to a global audience…
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Tiny storage container hotels become the latest craze in Japan, thanks to Hotel R9 The Yard
There are a lot of unusual accommodations around Japan, but if you’re looking for one of the newest and most convenient places to stay, you can’t go past Hotel R9 The Yard. This chain with the industrial-sounding name is notable for its unique…
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New York Gets A New Hotel That Combines The Concept Of Japanese Pod With A European Train Vibe
Now Now NoHo has 180 rooms thoroughly designed for solo travellers looking for a boutique hotel experience at a pocket-friendly price.
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Gordon Ramsay to cater F1’s pit garage hospitality offering at 10 races
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has signed a partnership with Formula 1 to supply food for the championship’s pit garage hospitality suites at 10 2025 races.
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Ennismore Keeps Design In-House as It Opens 20 New Hotels in 2025
In only 13 years, Ennismore has grown from a single property to more than 170 hotels, and it has taken an unusual approach: keeping core operations like restaurant concepts, interior design, and digital marketing under its own roof rather than…
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IHG Hotels & Resorts unveils innovative experiential Holiday Inn Express public space design
IHG Hotels & Resorts have revealed the future-ready Holiday Inn Express Generation 5 public space design set to attract and excite travellers and owners across Europe, Middle East, Asia & Africa (EMEAA) when it’s launched later this year…
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A New POV: What Hospitality can learn from the TikTok Timeout
That sound you heard this past weekend was 170 million people hitting the roof at not being able to access TikTok for roughly 12-16 hours.
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Think Your Hotel Stay Was Awful? Italy Wants Proof Before You Complain
If you think your hotel stay in Italy was awful, you’re going to need proof to say so. A proposed law in Italy is setting out to change how reviews work by requiring guests to verify their stay with ID and proof of visit before they can leave…
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Clarion Collection rebrands to Home Hotel and launches the concept "Home until you’re home"
On February 3, 2025, one of the Nordic region's largest hotel chains, Clarion Collection, will revert to its original name, Home Hotel, further emphasizing the feeling of home in the hotel experience.
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Adapting to Google’s New Algorithm: What Hotels Need to Know About the Future of Media Coverage
Last month, Search Engine Journal reported that “Google Site Reputation Abuse Penalties Hit Major Publishers.” What about its impact on hotels?
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This Parisian Hotel Delivers An Unapologetically Cool Girl Vibe
When it comes to a neighbourhood as full of contradictions as Pigalle, capturing its essence is no easy feat. Its streets might now be filled with raunchy sex shops, nightclubs and questionable souvenir stores, but this richly historic corner of…
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