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50 First Dates with Support
I’ve dealt with my fair share of SaaS support. The robotic scripts, the helpful agents, and the occasional genius buried behind a chatbot. So when a client claimed they couldn’t raise a support ticket, I didn’t believe them. I asked them to try again, live.
Magdalena 1163 Brings a New Boutique Hospitality Experience to Condado
The Condado district welcomes a new addition to its hospitality scene with the opening of Magdalena 1163, a boutique hotel designed to provide personalized attention and a lodging experience crafted within a serene, contemporary luxury setting.
AI Will Not Save Your Hotel, But It Will Decide What Hospitality Means Next
Why digital transformation failed hotels… and why AI is forcing a complete reset of how value is created in hospitality.
Driftwood Capital Announces $11 Million Renovation of the Marriott Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle Park
Driftwood Capital, a Miami-based hospitality investment firm, has completed an $11 million renovation of the 226-room Marriott Raleigh Durham Research Triangle Park in Durham, North Carolina. The investment signals continued confidence in demand across the Raleigh-Durham hospitality market, and Driftwood Hospitality Management will continue to operate the hotel.
Thought Leadership Development: Creating a Culture and Community
The premise of this discussion is that thought leadership can and should be developed as part of a business culture. I view thought leadership being tied to overarching business concepts like leadership, innovation, sustainability, and communication. The inferences from thought leadership in general, is to have an authoritative source share...
Design as a Silent Language: GCSTIMES Wooden Key Cards as Cultural Expression
Design has always been a silent language.
Commercial Convergence: Why the Future Hotel Won’t Have a Sales, Marketing, or Revenue Department
For decades, hotels operated like finely tuned orchestras — every section knowing its role, every department mastering its part. Sales filled the rooms. Marketing built the story. Revenue optimized the price.
2025: The Year Hospitality Embraced Its Hybrid Future
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.
Hyatt Completes $2.0 Billion Sale of Playa’s Owned Real Estate Portfolio to Tortuga
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,...
