On the final day of the 2025 AAHOA Convention & Trade Show, AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association) honored excellence within the hospitality industry by recognizing hoteliers and properties through its annual awards program.
Accor Expands in Central India with Signing of Novotel and ibis Styles in Indore
Accor, a global leader in hospitality, proudly announces the signing of Novotel Indore Super Corridor and ibis Styles Indore Super Corridor, solidifying its presence in one of Central India’s fastest-growing commercial hubs. Scheduled to open in 2029, this 310-key dual-branded hotel development will cater to Indore’s increasing demand for high-quality...
Ennismore Accelerates Growth in the Americas, Strengthening Its Global Leading Position in Luxury All-Inclusive
Ennismore, the fastest-growing lifestyle and leisure hospitality company, today announces the addition of six all-inclusive resorts in the Americas with over 1600 rooms and 900 keys across two properties in the pipeline. This strategic expansion further strengthens Ennismore’s leadership in the high-growth, high-margin luxury all-inclusive segment.
Accor Expands Its Network in the Americas with the Addition of 17 Hotels
Accor today announced it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Royal Holiday Group to acquire 17 management agreements (3,200 keys). The portfolio includes six existing All-inclusive Resorts in Mexico (1,660 keys) to be managed by Ennismore, as well as eleven existing resorts and city hotels in Mexico, Argentina, Puerto Rico...
Diego de Ponga: Leadership lessons from revenue management to the C-suite
What does it take to lead a successful hotel brand while keeping people at the heart of everything you do? In this episode of The Turndown, Diego de Ponga, CEO of Port Hotels, shares his journey from head of revenue management to CEO of one of Spain’s most iconic family-owned...
Castle Peak Holdings, the Leading Outdoor Adventure Investment Platform, Continues Expansion with Acquisition of Snow King Resort in Jackson Hole, WY
Castle Peak Holdings, the investment firm behind the Trailborn hospitality brands, has acquired Snow King Resort, with plans to bring Trailborn to Wyoming’s premier four season mountain destination
How to Successfully Create a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
Workplace culture can make or break a company. It’s the talent and individuals that contribute to a business who define its success from the beginning. According to Deloitte, 83% of executives and 84% of employees believe that having engaged and motivated employees is the most important part of a company’s...
European Hotel Investor Intentions Survey 2025
CBRE’s European Hotel Investor Intentions Survey 2025 gathered insights from key industry stakeholders, providing a comprehensive analysis of investor sentiment, strategies, and geographical priorities for the year ahead.
UN Tourism Must Reform To Transform
Harry Theoharis, front-runner for the position of Secretary General of the UN Tourism, today unveiled his reform plan aimed at ending bureaucratic inefficiencies and reinvigorating UN Tourism as a results-driven and wholly accountable force in the global travel industry. Theoharis’s plan comes at a critical time when the tourism sector...
Why Hotel Revenue Managers Choose Rate Insight over the Competition: a Case Study
Since it’s such a fundamental part of what hoteliers do, it’s no surprise that there are many different rate shop providers, all with unique features. That said there is a wide spectrum of sophistication amongst rate shop providers - one rate shop may have certain bells and whistles that another...