An explainer on cold calling for hotel sales teams, covering targeted outreach to corporate travel managers, event planners, and travel agencies

The new Nonius TV+ Guest Album enables hotels to deliver scheduled and personalized multimedia content to specific guest groups, creating more engaging, memorable, and differentiated stays.

Reading Time: 2 minutesFiji: Kerzner International has launched sales for One&Only Private Homes Fiji, marking the luxury brand's residential development in the South Pacific.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesSingapore: NoMad Hilton Singapore is set to open in late 2026, marking the luxury hotel brand's first property in the Asia-Pacific region.
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FAIRFAX, Virginia/BOSTON, Massachusetts—Crestline Hotels & Resorts announced the completion of the renovation at The Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Marlborough in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Each of the hotel’s 112 studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom suites has been refreshed with a contemporary design and upgraded finishes, including new carpeting, wall coverings, soft goods, casegoods, and artwork. Updates include new comfort sofa sleepers, upgraded bathroom vanities and lighting, and new bathtub surrounds. Additional suite upgrades include a new study […]
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ATLANTA, Georgia—EVEN Hotel Orlando Universal Blvd by IHG and Staybridge Suites Orlando Universal Blvd by IHG announced the opening of their dual-branded property in Orlando, Florida. Developed in partnership with Daiwa House Group, the hotel marks a milestone for both brands. This new property is situated near Universal Orlando Resort, including the Epic Universe theme park, and the Orange County Convention Center. Property Details The hotel includes a combined 288 guestrooms. Guests have access to […]
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A new study from Alchemer highlights a growing generational divide in traveler preferences: vacation rentals are surpassing hotels in guest loyalty, with younger travelers increasingly favoring rentals for space and privacy, while older travelers continue to prefer hotels for consistency and brand trust.

JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo has announced the appointment of Jakob Helgen as General Manager, effective June 28, 2026.

Hotel Designs
Northern Lights makes British lighting more accessible
Northern Lights makes British lighting more accessible
Pauline Brettell.

Hotel Designs
Capella Hotel Group appoints new Regional General Manager, Southeast Asia
Capella Hotel Group appoints new Regional General Manager, Southeast Asia
Sophie Harper.

SiteMinder is using AI as a growth opportunity, optimising and expanding its capabilities to deliver better solutions to hoteliers.

The following was originally published in The Hotel Yearbook 2026 – Technology Edition. For the past twenty years, the hotel industry has sought to solve for the fragmentation that’s grown alongside the introduction of new tools in the tech stack. The answer: connectivity. APIs have replaced manual contracting. Distribution has shifted from static to real-time. […]

CHICAGO (June 30, 2026) — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H), in collaboration with HSL Properties and Desert Hospitality Management, today announced plans for the debut of Hyatt Regency Tucson...

CHICAGO (June 29, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced Alila Sengokuhara Hakone, a luxury retreat rooted in nature, design and wellbeing in one of Japan’s most revered...

Google is building a place to bid for the click, not a way to finish the booking — leaving real AI-native distribution, which the GDS has run for forty years, open to every other assistant

Visa Destinations went live in 10 cities with direct deals for the Louvre, Disneyland Paris and Printemps — and for hotels, a link to the collection it already had

A day stay is a hotel room booked for a set block of daytime hours, where you check in and check out on the same day.A night stay is the traditional overnight: check in late afternoon or evening, sleep, check out the next morning. Book a day stay for a layover, an early arrival, a […]

HotelsByDay just got a lot bigger, and we’ve solved a problem traditional hotel booking never bothered to fix: the in-between moments. The long layover. The post-cruise gap. The remote worker who needs four hours of quiet. Day rooms and daytime hotel access became our thing.  It worked. But here is what we kept hearing. People […]