Boutique has become a bit of a bad word in hospitality. It has meaning; it has value; it’s been dangerously overused in the past few years.

Stephanie Smith recently joined The AI Reality Check Series with Revenue Hub to discuss how AI is influencing hotel digital marketing and how hotels

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: BWH Hotels has revealed upcoming openings for its boutique brand Aiden, with 58 properties now in operation and pipeline. 
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Real estate advisory firm Avison Young is set to finalise a recapitalisation deal to support “growth, sustained profitability and long-term value”.
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MIAMI, Florida—Hunter Advisors announced the sale of the Hampton Inn & Suites Lakeland-South Polk Parkway, a 117-room hotel in Lakeland, Florida. The transaction was brokered by Sophia Pittaluga, senior vice president, and Robert Taylor, executive vice president, at Hunter. The buyer was Brasswater. “It was a privilege for our team to represent the seller in this transaction and to help support the buyer through their first hotel purchase in Florida,” said Pittaluga. “We’re grateful for […]
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U.S. hotel performance strengthened during the first half of 2026, with rising room rates, occupancy, total revenue, and gross operating profit margin (GOP margin) contributing to year-over-year gains, according to the latest HotelData analysis.  Across all hotels in the HotelData.com sample, H1 ADR increased 7.1 percent from $197.99 in 2025 to $211.96 in 2026. Occupancy rose 1.1 percentage points to 67.9 percent, while RevPAR increased 8.9 percent from $132.24 to $144.0. TRevPAR also increased, rising 9.2 […]
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Despite stronger-than-expected performance, disciplined execution, and a focus on the guest will define hospitality’s winners in 2026

Wanda Hotels & Resorts surpassed 300 opened hotels in August and reported more than 500 additional properties in its development pipeline.

Hotel Designs
The hidden complexity of hotel design
The hidden complexity of hotel design
Sophie Harper.

Hotel Designs
Case study: Hypnos inside The Ickworth
Case study: Hypnos inside The Ickworth
Sienna Shipton.

CHICAGO (August 13, 2026) — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and RJR Investments & Holdings Inc. today announced that Atlantic Suites Hotel has joined the Hyatt portfolio as an affiliated...

CHICAGO (August 12, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) today announced that one of its affiliates has entered into a franchise agreement for Hyatt Regency Palace Berlin. The landmark...

Marriott's best-rate guarantee now stops at two guests and needs a claim form. Radisson's just drops the rate. Your own guarantee page looks more like Marriott's.

The Mandarin Oriental Miami was imploded on April 12. Four months on, momondo lists rooms from $415 a night and TripAdvisor still ranks it #23 of 154 hotels in Miami. No AI invented that.

What are night stays on HotelsByDay? Yannis Moati, Founder and CEO at HotelsByDay launched night stays to cover the full 24-hour travel cycle. After more than ten years selling day-use hotel rooms, the company added traditional overnight bookings at HotelsByDay at Night. Day stays are booked on HotelsByDay.com. Overnight stays are booked at night.hotelsbyday.com. Eleven […]

A day stay hotel gives you a private room with a bed and a shower, booked for a set block of daytime hours instead of overnight. Guests book one to sleep off a red eye before work starts, to rest through a long layover, to nap between meetings, or to get a few quiet hours […]