Most of the conversation about AI in hotel food and beverage happens at two ends of the operation. At one end are robots on the line and automated prep.

Hotel owners cannot afford to sit on the sidelines when decisions affecting their investments are being made. With profitability under pressure

Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: In its latest report, Savills Global Residential Development Consultancy is forecasting a year-on-year growth of 24 per cent for global branded residences by the end of 2026.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Pallas Capital has completed a £10 million refinance of Dumbleton Hall, a 34-bedroom country house hotel in the Cotswolds, following the hotel’s April reopening after renovation.
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Trailborn Hotels & Resorts announced the appointment of Jay Sarkar as chief financial officer. Read more. RealTime Reservation announced the appointment of Ricky Castoldi as chief sales officer. He will lead the company’s global Sales organization and report to CEO Shawn Tarter. Castoldi brings more than 25 years of experience and joins RTR from Cendyn, where he was most recently chief sales officer and led the international Sales team. Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced that Stephen Ho will become group […]
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MIAMI BEACH, Florida—The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), in partnership with Actabl, released a new report on how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting hotel operations. The report found that AI’s greatest value is as an enabler for the hotel workforce, not a replacement for critical hospitality labor.   The report, titled AI and the Hotel Workforce: How Technology Is Supporting People and Improving Hotel Operations, examines how AI is helping employees spend less time on […]
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EHL examines current trends in the luxury hospitality market, highlighting global growth projections, evolving consumer expectations, and the resulting adjustments in brand positioning and investment focus among luxury brands, including hotel operators.

Emma Näpänkangas examines how the luxury industry, including luxury hotels, generates value by leveraging exclusivity, brand heritage, and customer experience to sustain high margins and market demand.

Hotel Designs
The Landmark London reimagines its Marylebone Suites as a London apartment
The Landmark London reimagines its Marylebone Suites as a London apartment
Sienna Shipton.

Hotel Designs
HBA Los Angeles appoints Gianpiero Gaglione as Principal
HBA Los Angeles appoints Gianpiero Gaglione as Principal
Pauline Brettell.

CHICAGO (November 4, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and PT Citra Buana Prakarsa today announced the signing of a management agreement for Hyatt Regency Kapal Besar Island Resort. The...

CHICAGO (November 2, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced that Impression Isla Mujeres, a 123-suite, adults-only, all-inclusive resort on the southern tip of Isla Mujeres,...

Booking.com has made WhatsApp a booking channel in India and named Kakao, LINE and WeChat as candidates for next, moving into the apps where many independents still answer guests by hand

Points programs for independent hotels give a guest a reason to return, but each one decides where she must book to earn and what your hotel is paid when she spends them

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 […]