Luxury wellness has spent the past decade evolving well beyond massages, yoga classes and detox menus. The buzzy term de jour is longevity.

Give guests complete control of their room comfort and HVAC settings, through your hotel’s branded mobile experience.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: The entry deadline for the Global Branded Residence Awards has been extended for two weeks until Friday 14th August, 23:59 BST. 
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Property management system RMS has integrated with customer data platform TrustYou to give operators a unified guest view.
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Hotel operations never stop. From the earliest housekeeping rounds to late-night front desk activity, staff across every department move through the property, accessing secure areas and managing assets around the clock. In this environment, a single missing key is more than an inconvenience—it’s a disruption that slows workflows, creates security gaps, and chisels away at profitability. Electronic key control systems address this challenge, giving hotel security and operations teams the tools to manage people and […]
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CHICAGO, Illinois—JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality group announced it has arranged the refinancing for the Hilton Dallas Plano Granite Park, a 300-room full-service hotel in Plano, Texas. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Driftwood Capital, to secure the floating-rate, three-year loan through a debt fund. The property is situated within Granite Park, a 90-acre Class A mixed-use development at the intersection of Dallas North Tollway and Sam Rayburn Tollway in West Plano. The development encompasses […]
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Paul H. Ingebretsen examines how third-party food delivery platforms are reducing hotel food and beverage revenue, challenging operators to address declining profitability and adapt their service strategies.

AI Voice Agent expands DerbySoft's portfolio of travel solutions designed to automate manual work, improve operational efficiency, strengthen connectivity and enhance the traveler experience.

Hotel Designs
A Tale of Two Cities: in conversation with Andrea Gelardin – Creative Director at Broadwick Soho, discussing the collaboration of the season
A Tale of Two Cities: in conversation with Andrea Gelardin – Creative Director at Broadwick Soho, discussing the collaboration of the season
Pauline Brettell.

Hotel Designs
Medical Longevity at Original Mayr Medical Resort in Austria
Medical Longevity at Original Mayr Medical Resort in Austria
Pauline Brettell.

Barcelona, Spain — New data from SiteMinder, the world’s leading hotel commerce platform, reveals strong hotel demand within Europe where a total solar eclipse is set to pass this August. In Spain, bookings for the days leading up to the August 12 phenomenon have risen by as much as 76% year-over-year and prices by as […]

How do AI platforms book hotels? 8 in 10 travellers now want AI assistance when searching for their next hotel. By most projections, this number is only set to increase. Tools like Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT present a shortlist of relevant hotel options based on a user’s stated needs and desires, complete with live rates […]

CHICAGO (July 30, 2026) - Hyatt Hotels Corporation ("Hyatt," "the Company," "we," "us," or "our") (NYSE: H) today reported second quarter 2026 results. Highlights include: Comparable system-wide...

CHICAGO (July 29, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of Hyatt Place Vithalapur, marking the Hyatt Place brand’s debut in the emerging industrial hub of...

Pay a bit more commission and your listing climbs the OTA's results — Expedia even shows you the new spot before you commit

Two of three Google searches now end without a click. The AI answers on the page, and whether it names your hotel is all that's left to win

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 […]

Yes, you can rest during a Houston layover. The terminals stay open overnight, Terminal C has private suites you can book by the hour, several lounges offer showers, and there’s a hotel connected right to the airport. George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) is one of the country’s busiest connecting hubs, so whether you’ve got three hours […]