'Houses Not Hotels' has served as the operating principle for Upper House since long before it became a tagline.

While everyone knows the schedule is important and is viewed as the lifeblood of hotel operations, most hotels have little structure and even fewer processes to guide this critical component.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Marriott International has appointed Alok Dixit as general manager, as preparations continue for the opening of W Manchester and W Residences in 2027.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesCzech Republic: Kempinski Hotels will open its Augustine Hotel in Prague in early 2027, set within an active 800-year-old monastery.
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NEW YORK—Booking.com’s annual Travel Predictions research shows that, in 2027, guests will choose a vacation based on how they want to feel, not only where they want to go. The research was conducted among more than 28,000 travelers across 32 countries and territories. For hotels, vacation rentals, airlines, attractions, and experience providers, the findings pointed to three opportunities: richer listing content that captures emotional intent, flexible packaging that protects margin, and demand planning built around […]
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Dreamscape Hospitality announced the promotion of Adam Patenaude to president and chief executive officer. Read more. The Indigo Road Hospitality Group announced the appointment of Catherine Woods as chief marketing officer. Read more. Majestic Hospitality announced the appointment of Lisette Acosta Álvarez as director, Latin America & the Caribbean. Álvarez will oversee Majestic’s further expansion into the region, as well as provide oversight for the company’s existing business interests and relationships there. Álvarez most recently […]
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Hotel Fontenot has named Steffanie Arnold area director of sales and marketing for Hotel Fontenot and Holiday Inn Chateau LeMoyne in New Orleans.

A new Hospitality Asset Managers Association survey finds that members are most concerned about guest demand, wage pressures, and ongoing labor shortages, signaling continued operational and financial headwinds for hotel owners and operators.

Hotel Designs
Pelican House – anchoring the bedroom moodboard
Pelican House – anchoring the bedroom moodboard
Pauline Brettell.

Hotel Designs
A warm welcome to the Singapore river – the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Singapore Robertson Quay
A warm welcome to the Singapore river – the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Singapore Robertson Quay
Sienna Shipton.

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...

BCD Travel re-shops rooms after they're booked and rebooks them at a lower rate, keeps the price history for the next negotiation, and says the guest's folio and the next trip are coming into view too

On six of eight hotel cards we opened, the cheapest price was a customized one, marked only by an asterisk

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 […]