STR and HotStats data show U.S. hotel GOP margins remain below 2019 levels despite RevPAR growth, with franchise fees, A&G, and SaaS costs rising faster than revenue while owners absorb all downside risk.
APAC hotel transactions hit USD 17.0 billion in 2025, up 51.9%, as high construction and financing costs pushed investors toward acquiring and repositioning existing assets over new development.
With 65% of hotels reporting staffing shortages and an 8.6M worker shortfall projected by 2035, the article argues perception and culture gaps matter more than wages in attracting Gen Z.
A firsthand account of The Leela Palace Bangalore illustrates how pre-arrival personalisation, zero-waste flower recycling, and spiritual rituals define a regenerative hospitality model that extends beyond check-in an…
Paris hotels hit their highest August occupancy since 2015, with RevPAR up 11.7% year-over-year, driven by the Rock en Seine music festival in late August.
Adelaide hotels hit a record August RevPAR of AUD139.13, up 7.3% year-over-year, driven by a Clash Tribute concert and the Day Hospitals Australia National Conference.
PolyU's SHTM is the first hospitality school to hold the ShanghaiRanking No. 1 position every year since the subject was introduced in 2017, also ranking No.
HVS Europe's weekly bulletin covers six hotel transactions across the UK, Spain, Germany, and Denmark, including Starboard and LaSalle's nine-hotel UK portfolio deal and a €105M Madrid luxury hotel sale.
UAE-based Phoenix Hospitality Group officially launched at Arabian Travel Market, consolidating 15+ properties and F&B concepts under one platform with expansion targets in India, Georgia, Lagos, Zanzibar, and London.
Hoteliers are getting occupancy back faster than rate — and it’s that gap, not just the war itself, pushing full recovery to 2027.