Month: December 2025

As we close out 2025, it feels like the right moment to look back at what actually mattered to our industry this year. Not what the press releases said mattered, not what the conference keynotes predicted would matter, but what you, our readers, wanted to read about.

The iconic wellness destination joins Autograph Collection, marking a new chapter of hospitality rooted in care, connection and conscious living.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE: H) today announced the closing of the sale of the real estate portfolio previously acquired from Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (“Playa”) to Tortuga Resorts (“Tortuga”), a premier real estate and asset management platform focused on luxury beachfront hospitality across Mexico and the Caribbean,...

Hotel & Shop Plus (HSP), Asia’s leading trade fair for the hospitality and commercial space industry, will return to the Shanghai New International Expo Center from March 31 to April 3, 2026. Organized by IM Sinoexpo, the 2026 edition promises to be the most comprehensive and forward-looking event to date,...

Thoughtful travel experiences are built through details guests can see, touch, and take with them, especially the objects that travel beyond the hotel stay.

Agentic Hospitality, the AI-native platform built to help hotels thrive as travel discovery shifts to natural language and autonomous agents, announced today that David Wiley has been named Vice President of Sales. Wiley will lead early-stage customer engagement and growth, helping hoteliers understand why AI infrastructure has become essential and...

In October 2025, the European Travel Commission (ETC) officially launched the “Unlock an Unexpected Upgrade” campaign at the Skift Transatlantic Summit in New York City. This initiative represents a pivotal shift in how responsible travel is communicated: moving away from the idea of sacrifice or compromise, and instead positioning sustainable...

Hotel operations are more complex than ever, and fragmented systems with limited visibility make it increasingly difficult to run efficiently and make confident decisions.

IHG® has signed a management agreement with Club Chaulani Ltd. to develop Holiday Inn Dhangadhi, a 115-key hotel in Dhangadhi, Nepal. Scheduled to open in Q1 2028, the signing marks IHG’s entry into the Sudurpashchim Province and reflects the company’s strategy to expand its presence in high-potential, underserved markets across...

As we edge closer to 2026, one question keeps surfacing in hospitality circles: where is our industry headed?