Friday brought hospitality.today's argument that AI assistants are reducing hotels to a set of conditions rather than named properties as guest preferences persist across trips, CoStar data showing U.S. ADR hitting an all-time record high of $179.30 with RevPAR up 10.4% for the week, and a vetera...

Reeco names Lauren Lontine as VP of Sales to lead sales and customer success as the AI-powered procure-to-pay platform enters a new phase of growth.

Supercity Aparthotels MD Philip Houghton shares how a six-month PMS selection process, including input from institutional lenders, led to a migration

Hotels have invested heavily in digital guest experiences. But simply putting a menu or guest directory online isn’t enough. Here, IRIS, the global market

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Lifestyle brand Outbound Hotels will open its 180-room Park City property in early 2027, located in Utah.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Hotels, inns and B&Bs from across the UK and Ireland have been recognised at the 2026 AA Hospitality Awards, held at JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London.
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New Hyatt data showed that loyalty programs continue to be a more important part of how travelers plan and pay for vacations: more than half of survey respondents said they’ve taken a trip that wouldn’t have been possible without travel rewards. That shift is reshaping how brands think about loyalty. The survey also found that:
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LONGVIEW, TEXAS—KingsLane Group announced the acquisition of the Hilton Garden Inn Longview, a full-service hotel in Longview, Texas. The Hilton Garden Inn Longview includes 122 guestrooms and is located near Highway 259, approximately 10 minutes from downtown Longview. Its location places the hotel in close proximity to major healthcare providers, business parks, educational institutions, and commercial centers. “A lot of hotel investment still chases the big gateway cities, but some of the most dependable performance […]
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The AI Hospitality Alliance and HEDNA have jointly released a comprehensive mapping of artificial intelligence use cases for the hospitality sector, providing hotel owners, operators, and technology providers with a structured framework to identify and implement AI-driven solutions across various operational areas.

Crescent Real Estate LLC has sold The Hotel at Avalon, a 330-room hotel in Alpharetta's Avalon.

Hotel Designs
The recent refurbishment of The Mews suites at Sopwell House, Hertfordshire
The recent refurbishment of The Mews suites at Sopwell House, Hertfordshire
Sienna Shipton.

Hotel Designs
Mar-Bella Collection expands into Crete
Mar-Bella Collection expands into Crete
Pauline Brettell.

CARY, N.C. (September 24, 2026) — More than 40 years after CMC Hotels founder G.S. Chhabra opened Cary’s first branded hotel in 1984, the same site is set to make hospitality history again....

CHICAGO (September 17, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (“Hyatt” or the “Company”) (NYSE: H) announced today that it will release third quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday,...

Independent hotels, small chains and rentals bring in about 90% of Booking.com's revenue. Its annual report names the risk: you, selling cheaper where an AI agent can book.

In OpenAI's own example, ChatGPT recalls that a traveler needs a cold room and would rather eat somewhere quiet. It does not recall the hotel that gave her both.

You can wait out a layover at Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, but two things shape every plan here: there are no showers in the terminal, and the secure area closes overnight, so a late-night layover happens landside whether you want it to or not. The rest is easier than most airports its size. YOW is […]

You can sleep, shower, and rest during a Calgary layover, and the airport makes it easier than most. Calgary International Airport (YYC) is open 24 hours, has a free quiet space with recliners, and lets connecting passengers move between every concourse without clearing security again. That last part is the thing most guides skip, and […]