Month: August 2025

Patina Maldives, Fari Islands is pleased to announce the appointment of Beñat Alonso as Director of Culinary. With over two decades of international

Look, I love this industry. I’ve spent decades helping hotel tech companies break through the noise. But there’s one thing we have to talk about: the pitch slap epidemic.

Chain hotel websites are at risk. Tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini can now summarize accommodation options instantly, bypassing brand.com sites in favor of fast, direct answers and eliminating the need for potential guests to click through a dozen links.

Andronis is known for its high-end hospitality and personalised service in Greece’s most famous tourist spots, Santorini and Paros. It has a hand-picked selection of five award-winning luxury properties. Andronis invites travellers to experience the Aegean through a lens of understated luxury. With a commitment to delivering hospitality that goes...

TownePlace Suites by Marriott Milpitas Silicon Valley, located at 1428 Falcon Drive, is welcoming guests with a fresh new look. The hotel’s 142 suites have been upgraded with new carpeting and paint, as well as enhanced furnishings, light fixtures and soft goods. The reimagined public space includes new furniture in...

The first half of 2025 witnessed a complex interplay of geopolitical shifts, natural disasters, and continuing global challenges that led to significant whiplash in the U.S. stock market and unusual swings in the bond market. The return of Donald J. Trump to the U.S. Presidency has led to a reigniting...

Geopolitical risk is no longer background noise. It’s the soundtrack to global business – and it’s growing louder.

For the brand-new all-suite resort Tella Thera in northwestern Crete, the surrounding landscape is more than just a setting. It is an essential and respected part of every guest experience. From partially subterranean suites with private pools to biomorphically shaped architecture and décor, planted rooftop terraces, a holistic spa, and...

In the summer of 2025, traveling on business, I checked into a U.S. boutique hotel that promised cutting-edge hospitality: a 100% automated operation. No front desk, no humans—just email confirmations, entry codes, text messages, and chatbots. What could possibly go wrong?

Leaders from across the hospitality sector say the industry is approaching an inflection point where technology will shift from a back-office support act to a center-stage driver of guest experience and operational success.