Cuba Tourism Crisis: Hotel Closures and Foreign Brand Exits
Cuba’s tourism sector has entered a historic downturn, with widespread hotel closures and the exit of global hospitality brands like Spain's Meliá Hotels International…
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The world’s two largest hotel brands are both Chinese
But scale at home doesn't yet prove they can win abroad.
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Can Hoteliers Ever Achieve Zero Rate Leakage?
For years, the hospitality industry has treated rate leakage as the ultimate enemy, hotels invest in rate-shopping tools, stricter contracts, parity monitoring, distribution audits and endless investigations…
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José Silva Appointed Chairman of Maybourne Hotel Group
José Silva has been appointed Chairman of Maybourne Hotel Group, bringing more than four decades of luxury hospitality experience to the operator behind some of the world’s most renowned hotels.
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The global hotel construction pipeline reaches a record high project count
The Q2 2026 Global Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE) reveals that the global hotel construction pipeline reaches a new all-time high project count with 15,976 projects/2,433,948 rooms…
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I don’t want a hotel that’s a ‘home away from home’. I want the opposite
Staying a night in a hotel room is transactional. The hotel provides the service, and we pay for it.
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Shanghai’s budget socialites: Splitting a $420 hotel room for a $28 taste of luxury
At The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, a river-view room that typically costs around RMB 3,000 (about USD 420) a night was shared by 15 women on the evening of August 15.
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Call for cruise ships to fill Brisbane Olympics hotel room shortfall
A tourism leader has made a bold call to solve Brisbane’s hotel room shortfall ahead of the 2032 Olympics, saying cruise ships could fill that accommodation gap.
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There is now one more cool new airplane hotel
To the world's aviation geeks, there is no need for plunge pools or sheets with a thread count in the thousands — the true dream is being able to sleep in a plane, even when not going anywhere.
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150 million foreign visitors are checking into China’s budget hotels
A manager at an ibis hotel in Zhangjiajie says that going to work these days feels a little like “walking into the United Nations.”
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Government vows to make business rate valuations for pubs and hotels fairer
Review will look at improving system for English and Welsh hospitality venues before next revaluation date in 2029
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Travelodge boss quits amid fallout over hotel chain’s security failings
Joanna Boydell steps down after widespread criticism over company’s handling of guest safety issues
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Italian luxury hotels attract $636 million: Chris Hohn’s fund bets on their debt
The British fund TCI, led by financier Chris Hohn, holds $636 million in debt backed by four of Italy’s finest hotels. This information is worth noting, not for the amount, but for the form it takes: it is not an acquisition, it is a loan…
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The High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands has issued a landmark ruling for the tourism sector in the archipelago. The decision fully upholds the lawsuit filed by the CC.OO and UGT unions against the companies that make up the Riu Group…
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Hotel robotics leader wins Marroit and Atour as clients—but still can’ t turn a profit
Gross margins on hardware keep getting squeezed, even as R&D and sales expenses continue to climb.
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What Happens When Influencers Find Your Favorite Hotel?
A luxury hotel’s greatest asset is the one thing it increasingly struggles to advertise: privacy.
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Regent Taipei becomes first hotel to recruit foreign technical staff
Regent Taipei has become the first hotel in Taiwan approved to hire foreign technical personnel under a newly expanded government employment scheme, the Ministry of Labor said today.
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Ownership change at Grand Metropolitan Hotels Group
Gravity Capital Hong Kong has become the new shareholder of Grand Metropolitan Hotels Holding B.V., marking the conclusion of the former joint venture structure with VZB.
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