The Race for Chinese Travel Demand Is Now a Fight to Get on the AI Shortlist
Travel marketers have spent decades convincing Chinese travelers to pick them. Now they have to convince AI to mention them.
Kevin Armstrong: It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it
More than anything else, drinks making is about execution, says Satan’s Whiskers’ Kevin Armstrong.
The Savoy’s Beaufort Bar to become wine destination
The Beaufort Bar – a former member of The World’s 50 Best Bars - is to transition to the Beaufort Wine Bar this October.
Airbnb names Pepijn Rijvers chief business officer
The former Tripadvisor and Booking.com leader succeeds Dave Stephenson as Airbnb furthers its hotel strategy.
Remembering Terry Walker, Apollo Group Purchasing Director of 28 Years
Terry Alan Walker, who spent 28 years as purchasing director at The Apollo Group, has died. A longtime resident of Boynton Beach, Florida, Walker passed away surrounded by his family, according to a statement from the…
Baker’s Cay Resort Key Largo Appoints David Lurie as General Manager
Lurie will oversee operations, guest experience and the team at the 15-acre waterfront resort in the Florida Keys. The appointment follows the recent unveiling of 12 new suites at the property.
Jason Marques Named General Manager of Lisbon’s Tivoli Avenida Liberdade Hotel
Jason Marques will become general manager of Tivoli Avenida Liberdade in Lisbon effective Sept. 1, 2026.
Wyndham Opens Frankfurt Niederrad Hotel in Germany
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has opened the 146-room Wyndham Frankfurt Niederrad in Frankfurt, Germany, under an agreement with operator Windmill Niederrad GmbH.
New Jersey’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Plans $107 Million Tower Renovation Project
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa plans a $107 million renovation of the Borgata Tower, with work scheduled to begin Sept. 13 and renovated guestrooms available floor by floor beginning in October 2026.
Skift Global Forum Preview: Amadeus’s President of Travel on Why the Traveler, Not the Platform, Should Hold the Controls
Decius Valmorbida thinks the industry competes too hard on closed ecosystems and cooperates too little on the plumbing. His bet: open, shared foundations grow the pie for everyone.