Month: July 2025

Marriott Bonvoy proudly announces the debut of its first all-inclusive resort in Los Cabos, Mexico’s Premier Pacific Destination, with the relaunch of Hacienda del Mar Los Cabos, an Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort. Operating under Autograph Collection, one of the more than 30 hotel global brands part of the Marriott Bonvoy...

One tool that revenue managers and commercial strategists at larger hotels and chains have long relied on are stay restrictions. When operating on your own or with a small team, however, implementing these strategies can feel overly complex, time-consuming or perhaps too trivial to even think about.

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today announced the signing of a new hotel in Anjuna, Goa. This greenfield project will be branded as Vivanta.

Whitbread, the UK’s largest hospitality company and owner of Premier Inn, has expanded its Thrive programme—a pioneering, employer-led initiative supporting young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) into work—into the Liverpool City Region.

Hotel cart abandonment recovery isn’t just about recapturing lost revenue — it’s about creating moments of connection with your guests that ultimately bring them back to book direct with you.

At the HSMAI Commercial Strategy Conference on June 17, Stephanie Smith of Cogwheel tried to change mindsets about how backwards most hotel marketing budgets are created.

The U.S. hotel industry reported mostly negative year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStar’s latest data through 28 June. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets.

Healthy weekend performance in the last full week of June was offset by declines across weekdays, resulting in a flat week for U.S. hotels. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) was unchanged (-0.1%), the result of no movement in average daily rate (ADR), at 0.0% or occupancy, -0.1 percentage points (ppts).

Running an independent or boutique hotel means wearing many hats. You’re focused on delivering a memorable guest experience, but you’re also managing operations, marketing, and revenue with a lean team and limited resources. Unlike major hotel chains, you don’t have the advantage of large IT departments or enterprise-level systems. Still,...

The world economy continues to serve up dishes we would all prefer to send back. Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano told Skift recently that booking windows are now typically “sub-three weeks,” meaning under 21 days. This reflects the ongoing popularity of last-minute bookings and may indicate an even tighter window than...