A CEO perspective from Otelier argues that while RevPAR forecasts improved at NYU 2026, inflation continues to outpace revenue growth, shifting operator focus from topline metrics to GOPPAR, NOI, and labor productivity.

Monday opened with the most consequential distribution story of the week: Booking Holdings and Airbnb are each funding separate AI travel ventures as hedges, raising the prospect that hotels will soon rent visibility from the same parent that runs both the OTA and the assistant. Two HN interviews...

Hotel food and beverage operations are being reshaped in real time. What was once viewed primarily as an amenity has become a complex

In many hotels, marketing and revenue management are both active and focused on driving performance. Rates are being adjusted in real time

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: PRIMESTAR Group has signed a project under its June SIX & Stay brand in Berlin, marking the largest development in the June portfolio to date.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesDiscover how boutique hotels use smart room systems to automate in-room controls, improve efficiency, and deliver personalised experiences.
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SAN DIEGO, California—The AI Hospitality Alliance (AIHA) announced the formation of its inaugural Advisory Board. The board brings together leaders across hotel brands, ownership and management groups, cloud infrastructure, enterprise technology, AI platforms, legal, payments, academia, hospitality consulting, and travel technology to help guide the Alliance’s mission of advancing responsible AI adoption and preparing the hospitality industry for one of the most significant technology shifts in decades. “As AI rapidly reshapes how guests discover, compare, […]
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ATLANTA, Georgia—IHG Hotels & Resorts announced the launch of an IHG app in ChatGPT and will soon add AI-powered conversational search within IHG.com and the IHG One Rewards app. Designed to complement IHG’s digital platforms, the app in ChatGPT lets users search, compare and explore IHG’s more than 7,000 hotels in over 100 countries. ChatGPT will recommend IHG hotels based on travelers’ preferences, surfacing real-time availability, pricing, interactive maps and amenities. Once a hotel is […]
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Despite an increase in revenue during the first quarter, UK hotels are grappling with escalating costs that are outstripping income growth, raising concerns about long-term profitability.

Timothy Manrow's article on HospitalityLawyer.com discusses the redefinition of duty of care in the hospitality industry, emphasizing the need for real-time risk management strategies.

India, 4th June 2026: RateGain Travel Technologies Limited ((BSE: 543417, NSE: RATEGAIN), a global leader in AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, today announced a strategic partnership with BoxPay, a fast-growing payments technology platform purpose-built to manage the full lifecycle and complexity of global payment operations, to power RG Pay, RateGain’s embedded […]
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Google continues to blur the lines between advertising platforms and customer management tools. The company has launched a new Lead Management Dashboard inside Google Ads, giving advertisers a centralized place to track, qualify, and manage leads generated through Google-hosted lead forms. But this isn’t simply a reporting upgrade. The real story lies in Google’s growing […]
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Hotel Designs
YOTEL strengthens senior leadership team
YOTEL strengthens senior leadership team
Pauline Brettell.

Hotel Designs
Muraspec Murals – a bold new launch
Muraspec Murals – a bold new launch
Pauline Brettell.

Scheduled to open in 2027, the five-floor development will feature smart apartments, a communal kitchen, a lounge, co-working space, laundry facilities and a fitness area

Former Dorchester Collection executive Yasmin Boromand takes over human resources strategy

Learn how Hotel Azul Oaxaca lifted revenue and unlocked corporate demand in Mexico using SiteMinder's channel manager, Demand Plus, and GDS.

With Mews Channel Manager powered by SiteMinder, hospitality tech leaders have come together to redefine how hotels approach distribution Sydney, Australia – Mews, the hospitality operating system, and SiteMinder, the leading hotel commerce platform, have partnered to create the hotel industry’s first fully-integrated best-in-class distribution solution. Introduced today at Mews Unfold in Amsterdam, the solution […]

Siem Reap (June 4, 2026) — Park Hyatt Siem Reap today announced a collaboration with World Monuments Fund (WMF) designed to support long-term conservation training at Angkor Archaeological Park...

Austin, TX (June 2, 2026) – JdV by Hyatt, a Hyatt lifestyle brand that offers a collection of independent, neighborhood-inspired hotels, today announced a four-city summer activation at select...

Short-term revenue decisions can weaken long-term corporate travel relationships

Booking and Airbnb are buying a seat in agentic travel, and protecting the storefronts it erodes

HotelsByDay lets families book premium hotel rooms by the day so Dad can relax, refresh, and enjoy the city without an overnight stay. Why Day Use Hotels Make Father’s Day Better Standard Father’s Day outings hit a friction point around midday: everyone needs somewhere to rest, refresh, or change, but paying for a full hotel […]

HotelsByDay helps families celebrate Father’s Day with daycation hotel bookings in top destinations worldwide. Father’s Day is a global celebration observed in over 50 countries, honoring fathers, stepfathers, and father figures for their contributions to family and society. The date varies by country. The United States, Canada, and the UK observe it on the third […]