A noticeable sense of optimism filled Phoenix this month. After several years of navigating rising costs, financing challenges, and economic uncertainty

InteleTravel, through its parent, INTRAVEL, today announced the acquisition of 40Hammocks, one of the few group travel automation solutions.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Independent hotel collection The Leading Hotels of the World has added six member properties across North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia this October.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesIndonesia: SONO Hotels & Resorts Asia has signed a hotel management agreement with PT Drupadi Management for SONO Moon Bali Seminyak, a 225-room lifestyle hotel targeted to open in Q1 2027.
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RealTime Reservation announced the appointment of Jose “JD” Canelos as senior vice president, product. Canelos will lead RTR’s product strategy and roadmap, guiding how the company’s platform evolves. He joins RTR from Amadeus Hospitality, where he served as vice president of product management. Stonebridge announced that Kieran Cain has joined the company as vice president of marketing & communications. In this role, Cain will lead the company’s brand strategy, communications, and property-level commercial marketing initiatives. […]
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STEINHAUSEN, SWITZERLAND—According to new research from RoomPriceGenie, more than half of hotels, 53 percent, now use artificial intelligence to help set room prices, but just 10 percent would trust it enough to make most pricing decisions on its own. The findings come from RoomPriceGenie’s 2026 State of Revenue Management Report, based on a survey of 450 senior revenue decision-makers. The research points to a revenue management industry that is growing more sophisticated, with clear opportunities […]
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Carissa Giliam has been named general manager of The Wildbirch Hotel, JdV by Hyatt, in downtown Anchorage.

Nomadic Expeditions has appointed Kurt Bjorkman as Executive Director, signaling a leadership transition aimed at supporting the company's growth and operational strategy in the adventure and luxury travel sector.

Hotel Designs
Alok Dixit appointed as General Manager of W Manchester and W Residences
Alok Dixit appointed as General Manager of W Manchester and W Residences
Pauline Brettell.

Hotel Designs
1508 London reimagines The Garden Room at The Lanesborough
1508 London reimagines The Garden Room at The Lanesborough
Pauline Brettell.

CHICAGO, October 20 — Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of QURO Bangkok Riverside, part of the Unscripted by Hyatt brand portfolio. Formerly The StandardX, Bangkok...

CHICAGO (October 19, 2026) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of Hyatt Centric Downtown St. Louis, the first Hyatt Centric hotel in the state of Missouri. Located...

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 […]