Monday opened with hospitality.today on OTAs and AI agents capturing upsell margin using guest data before hotels communicate, Pertlink's framework for moving AI cost from hours-saved to named P&L lines, and Les Roches on how Madrid's F1 debut drew 350,000 fans but hit only 70% occupancy due to w...

GBTA Foundation named 50 honorees across five categories for the 2026 WINiT program, representing 36 companies, 16 countries, with recognition at the GBTA WINiT Summit in Dallas on Oct. 27.

For years, hotel F&B has often been treated primarily as an amenity rather than a serious profit centre. But as hotels set their budgets for 2027, IRIS

Global Citizen Solutions (“GCS”), a leading global residency and citizenship planning advisory firm, today launches its 2026 Global Retirement Report & Index

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWatch the inaugural ceremony for the 2026 Global Branded Residence Awards, celebrating excellence across the global branded residence sector.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: The winners of the inaugural 2026 Global Branded Residence Awards have been revealed.
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RevPAR for U.S. hotels climbed to $99.47 in 2025, up from $87.50 in 2019. On paper, it looks like a triumphant recovery and continued growth. The reality of what hotels actually kept tells a much bleaker story. Revenue capture, which Kalibri defines as the share of guest-paid revenue that survives acquisition costs like OTA commissions, GDS fees, and loyalty program costs, fell to 79.22 percent in 2025, down from 80.33 percent in 2024. That single […]
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Red Roof’s Ignite 2026 Brand Conference at the Signia by Hilton Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida, featured two fireside conversations in which Red Roof President Zack Gharib spoke with leaders from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) about the current state of the industry. The first discussion included AHLA President and CEO Rosanna Maietta and AHLA Chief Advocacy Officer Brett Horton, who detailed the Association’s […]
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HVS Brokerage & Advisory has listed the 120-room Red Roof Inn Corpus Christi South for sale, presenting an owner-operator investment opportunity centered on rate growth, rising occupancy and demand from nearby medical, education, military and industrial employers.

International arrivals were virtually flat as growth from Canada and Mexico offset a 7% decline in overseas visitors. For host-city hotels, however, higher room rates translated into substantial revenue gains.

Hotel Designs
Ennismore signs Delano Puglia
Ennismore signs Delano Puglia
Pauline Brettell.

Hotel Designs
Skopos Studio: four new statement designs for hospitality interiors
Skopos Studio: four new statement designs for hospitality interiors
Pauline Brettell.

CHICAGO (October 5, 2026) — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) is accelerating growth opportunities across its brand portfolio with new financing solutions, more efficient new-build prototypes...

CHICAGO (October 3, 2026) –– Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of Hyatt Centric Sapporo, marking the first Hyatt Centric hotel in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Located...

Every new way to sell a room is paid for by the hotel. The brands are finding their way out. The independent pays alone.

A 12-word Reddit comment about a restaurant that doesn't exist was enough to get AI to recommend it. Google's spam rules now cover the trick, and Reddit checks new accounts for it from day one.

A day use hotel lets you book a private room for a set block of daytime hours, usually between about 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., instead of paying for a full night. Travelers use day rooms for layovers, canceled plans, and daycations. The price is often well below the overnight rate. Your flight lands at […]

You can sleep, shower, and rest during a Montreal layover, but only if you know where to look. Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) stays open around the clock, and it has no sleep pods, no cots, and no public showers outside its lounges. That gap between what you need and what the terminal offers is what […]