Otel releases a free guide helping hoteliers select and validate their first AI project within four weeks, targeting GMs and revenue managers planning 2027 budgets.Otel releases a free guide helping hoteliers select and validate their first AI project within four weeks, targeting GMs and revenue managers planning 2027 budgets.
Touchstone 1 won both World’s Best Hotel Wi-Fi and World’s Best In-Room Entertainment at the 2026 World Travel Tech Awards, beating rivals including GuestTek, SONIFI, and Samsung.Touchstone 1 won both World’s Best Hotel Wi-Fi and World’s Best In-Room Entertainment at the 2026 World Travel Tech Awards, beating rivals including GuestTek, SONIFI, and Samsung.
The addition of the 52-room hotel strengthens the company’s presence in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, a market serving business travellers, tourists, families and social gatherings. With accommodation and banquet facilities under one roof, the property diversifies the company’s hospitality offering and enables it to cater to multiple guest segments, including corporate clients, wedding parties and leisure travellers, said a release.The addition of the 52-room hotel strengthens the company’s presence in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, a market serving business travellers, tourists, families and social gatherings. With accommodation and banquet facilities under one roof, the property diversifies the company’s hospitality offering and enables it...
LTI’s 2026 ranking of 20 luxury hotel brands uses a 134-touchpoint algorithm with a max score of 4,792; Mandarin Oriental leads at 81.1%, followed by Oetker and Bulgari.LTI’s 2026 ranking of 20 luxury hotel brands uses a 134-touchpoint algorithm with a max score of 4,792; Mandarin Oriental leads at 81.1%, followed by Oetker and Bulgari.
HVS’s 16th annual US lodging tax study covers all 50 states and the 150 largest cities, finding more markets declining than growing in 2025 but broad RevPAR recovery through August 2026.HVS’s 16th annual US lodging tax study covers all 50 states and the 150 largest cities, finding more markets declining than growing in 2025 but broad RevPAR recovery through August 2026.
A PMS implementation expert argues that data readiness, not software selection, is the primary determinant of migration success, outlining a seven-step cleansing and validation framework.A PMS implementation expert argues that data readiness, not software selection, is the primary determinant of migration success, outlining a seven-step cleansing and validation framework.
Trip.com Group’s survey of 8,777 travellers across 29 markets finds 75% value sustainability, prompting the launch of My Travel Impact, an in-app dashboard consolidating sustainable hotel, flight and rail choices.Trip.com Group’s survey of 8,777 travellers across 29 markets finds 75% value sustainability, prompting the launch of My Travel Impact, an in-app dashboard consolidating sustainable hotel, flight and rail choices.
Meliá Hotels International won Best Practice in Employment Inclusion at Spain’s 9th Diversity and Inclusion Awards for a programme that has brought 100+ formerly unaccompanied migrant youth into its Canary Islands hotel workforce.Meliá Hotels International won Best Practice in Employment Inclusion at Spain’s 9th Diversity and Inclusion Awards for a programme that has brought 100+ formerly unaccompanied migrant youth into its Canary Islands hotel workforce.
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TRYBE’s 2026 benchmarking report, using data from 400+ businesses, finds US spas generate 4.5x more revenue per location than UK counterparts, with utilisation and packaging outweighing price as performance drivers.TRYBE’s 2026 benchmarking report, using data from 400+ businesses, finds US spas generate 4.5x more revenue per location than UK counterparts, with utilisation and packaging outweighing price as performance drivers.