Month: March 2026

Friday brought luxury positioning questions and operational performance gains. Analysis reveals the luxury hotel market faces overcrowding as premium brands multiply, forcing top properties to rethink differentiation strategies. Meanwhile, CoStar reports US RevPAR grew 5.6% year-over-year through...

For much of the recent past, the luxury hotel market has been structured around clear and relatively stable boundaries. A small group of brands sat confidently at the top, supported by high-touch service, heritage, with an implicit understanding that luxury was defined as much by exclusivity as b...

The 207-meter yacht debuts March 2026 with 95 suites, 11 restaurants featuring Michelin-starred chefs, and itineraries across 130 Mediterranean destinations.

Tambourine's new tool lets guests compare and book multiple properties on one page, targeting hotel clusters and collections to boost direct bookings.

The partnership enables convention centers to manage both venue hosting and trade show organization on one Salesforce platform, reducing implementation time below industry standard.

Hotels must reduce energy consumption through invisible operational improvements like smart room controls and maintenance efficiency rather than visible cuts that impact guest comfort.

Lighthouse launches Connect AI app in ChatGPT's marketplace, giving hotels direct booking presence in AI conversations that bypass OTAs.

Canary's platform, trusted by 20,000+ hotels, uses AI-powered personalization to automate upgrade and add-on offers throughout the guest journey.

CoStar data shows U.S. RevPAR grew 5.6% year-over-year, with San Francisco leading gains at 64.4% due to the Game Developers Conference.

Aven integrates Hovr's video technology into its booking engine to help hotels offer immersive video content during the reservation process.