Hotel News

U.S. boutique hotels showed strong financial results in 2024 but face a softening in demand in 2025 due to economic uncertainty.

Sonder is waiting for a Marriott lifeline to kick in. For Marriott, this deal comes with reputational risks concerning the financial viability of its partner.

The Singapore Tourism Board is shifting its tourism focus to value over volume as part of its Tourism 2040 roadmap.

The hospitality talent crisis won’t solve itself. Industry leaders must invest in continuous employee development to close competency gaps in personalization, sustainability, and technology. Without decisive action, hospitality risks falling short in both service standards and employee retention.

Richie Karaburun, clinical associate professor at NYU, is worried. But the hospitality industry continues growth with new hotels, acquisitions, and expansions across the US and Europe despite tariff concerns.

A new guide from Wunderkind shows how identity marketing helps hotels reclaim direct bookings by converting anonymous visitors into engaged guests, reducing OTA dependence, and boosting revenue.

The message from this week’s hospitality announcements is unambiguous: India is no longer a “potential” market, it is “the” market.

China rates soften while demand rises. Hotel groups expand across Asia-Pacific with new properties in India, China, Australia and Fiji amid mixed tourism trends.

Marriott ditches mundane advertising tropes in its new marketing campaign. Instead, it tries to tap into the emotional alchemy of travel itself.

Asia's hotel investment market has several buffers insulating it from broader market volatility, says a giant hotel broker. Limited supply is the biggest one.