The evolution of revenue, distribution, and commercial management fundamentally shapes how the hospitality industry operates. Hotels are increasingly recognizing that their sales, marketing, and revenue strategies can no longer operate in isolation. Guest expectations are also shifting. Traditional silos are breaking down. This leads to integrated, data-driven approaches. A guest-centric...
Every Story Counts: How Leonardo Hotels is Embracing Diversity
Leonardo Hotels will be marking Diversity Day on 27 May by demonstrating how diversity is an integral part of everyday working life. This will involve the portrayal of genuine stories and honest points of view and the showcasing of an environment which fosters uniqueness.
International Tourist Arrivals Grew 5% in Q1 2025
International tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) increased by 5% in the first quarter of 2025 though results were mixed among regions and sub-regions.
Marriott International Celebrates 50 Years as A Hospitality Leader in Europe, Middle East & Africa
Marriott International, Inc. today celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel, the company’s first hotel in Europe and outside of North America.
How to Avoid the Frankenstein Strategy When Creating a New Hotel?
Assembling a dream hotel and putting together the different parts—planning, concept, branding—comes with a lot of vision. But what if you end up creating a Frankenstein monster?
Melbourne a ‘Sporting Chance’ of Delivering Accor’s Best Annual Performance since 2019
Melbourne’s reputation as the sporting capital of Australia is set to drive the strongest annual performance for Accor since 2019. Accor is Australia’s largest hotel operator, with 51 hotels in Greater Melbourne and 13 hotels across regional Victoria. The city began 2025 by hosting the most successful Australian Open on...
Shanghai’s Iconic Peace Hotel to Join the Glamorous Raffles Portfolio
Accor and Jinjiang International Group today announced a new era for the world-renowned Peace Hotel, one of Shanghai’s most beloved landmarks. Built in 1929 by Sir Victor Sassoon as the Cathay Hotel, the art deco masterpiece has been owned by Jinjiang Group since 1984, and became a part of Fairmont...
IHG Hotels & Resorts and Singapore Airlines Launch Partnership to Support SMEs with Business Travel Across Asia-Pacific
IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced today a partnership to enhance business travel for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as they expand, innovate and grow.
GBTA Establishes New Advisory Boards in India and China to Strengthen its Expanding Presence in Asia Pacific
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s premier business travel and meetings trade organization, is expanding its engagement with the business travel industry community in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region with the creation of two new GBTA advisory boards in India and China.
Hotel Cipriani, a Belmond Hotel, Venice Perpetuates Its Legendary Legacy with Peter Marino
Hotel Cipriani: few names have evoked such a sense of timeless glamour, cinematic allure and elegance, in Venice and beyond. Today, Belmond is delighted to introduce the vision of famed architect and interior designer Peter Marino, entrusted to perpetuate the cultural significance and incomparable legacy of this enchanting Venetian icon....
