The Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale, Curio Collection By Hilton Sold

The Hotel Maren Fort Lauderdale, part of the Curio Collection by Hilton, has been sold, signaling continued investor activity in the branded lifestyle hotel segment in South Florida.

Global Searches for Premium Class Flights Double As Travellers Prioritise Comfort and Personalised Journeys

Global searches for premium class flights have doubled, indicating that travelers are increasingly prioritizing comfort and personalization, which may impact hotel and travel service expectations and offerings.

Emirates adds privacy screens to new premium economy seats

Emirates is introducing full-height privacy screens to premium economy, alongside wireless charging and new 4K entertainment screens The post Emirates adds privacy screens to new premium economy seats appeared first o…

Trunk(Hotel) Sapporo sets sights on September 2027 opening

Trunk Co, Ltd, developer of the Trunk(Hotel) brand, has announced that Trunk(Hotel) Sapporo will open in Hokkaido in September 2027. […] The post Trunk(Hotel) Sapporo sets sights on September 2027 opening appeared f…

Paris Flight Searches Rise 11% During Celine Dion Residency Period

Flight searches for Paris during Celine Dion’s scheduled residency dates rose 11% year over year, while bookings increased 5%, according to Amadeus Travel Intelligence data. The data shows demand from the United Sta…

Why Luxury GMs Need a Razor Sharp Point of View

As brands scale and standards spread, the property leader’s most important role is preserving the reason a hotel belongs where it is.

UMHL To Open UMusic Hotel Denmark Street Q4 2026 in London

UMusic Hospitality & Lifestyle and Outernet London have announced a partnership that includes the planned Q4 2026 opening of UMusic Hotel Denmark Street.

OYO’s Autonomous GM Agent Has No One to Answer To, One Hotel Cut OTA Dependency from 100% to 10% in a Year, What Hotel Groups Really Want from Vendors

Thursday brought Pertlink's accountability analysis of OYO parent Prism's fully autonomous GM Agent raising unresolved questions on guest data, privacy, and liability ahead of a Rs 6,650 crore IPO, a Cloudbeds case st…

How Airports Are Growing Without Blowing Their Climate Goals

Airports insist that passenger growth and net zero aren’t in conflict but nearly all of their progress is over emissions that they control. The bigger problem, emissions that lie in the supply chain, is starting to…

Hospitality Leaders, Take Your Marks! Preparing Hotels for the LA28 Olympics – By Charis Atwood

Charis Atwood explains how Los Angeles is preparing for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games by investing in existing venues and infrastructure rather than constructing major new facilities. This puts the region’s…