Hotel managers have a significant opportunity to improve their working relationships with meeting planners, ensuring smoother events and driving repeat bookings. By adopting a partnership approach, hotels can move beyond simply providing space to becoming indispensable collaborators. This guide details the 5 C’s of Partnership: satisfying meeting planner needs through...
Turning Vision into Investable Reality
In the lead up to FHS Saudi Arabia, taking place at from 20-22 April 2026 at Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh, we asked industry partners about what’s next for hospitality investment in the Kingdom in line with this year’s event theme: "Where Opportunity Meets Capital."
Montreal at the Forefront of Boutique Brands with Corner Collection
The future of hospitality looks very bright for intrepid and meaningful boutique brands and hotel collections. We’ve seen this model work in European
Cendyn honored with three Adrian Awards at HSMAI celebration
Cendyn, a global integrated hotel technology and services company, announced today it was honored with three awards across three categories for travel marketing
Highline Hospitality Partners acquires Pittsburgh Marriott North hotel
Highline Hospitality Partners (“HHP”), the hospitality investment platform launched by Highline Real Estate Partners, today announced the acquisition of the Pittsburgh Marriott North. The transaction marks Highline’s 17th hotel acquisition and its first investment in Pennsylvania.
A Two-Speed Industry: How Bifurcation Reshaped U.S. Hotel Performance in 2025
The U.S. hotel industry did not move in one direction in 2025. It split.
HotelData.com Q4 2025 Hotel Profitability Performance Report Shows Demand Slowdown as Operators Protect Profit
Today the Q4 2025 Hotel Profitability Performance Report was released on HotelData.com, revealing how U.S. hotels closed the year with softer demand, declining RevPAR, and a widening performance split across chain scales and regions. However, despite revenue pressure, full-year profit share improved due to disciplined operations and tighter cost control....
Aimbridge Hospitality Earns Multiple Wins at 2025 HSMAI Adrian Awards for Marketing Excellence
-Aimbridge Hospitality, the world’s leading global hospitality management company, is pleased to announce that its in-house marketing agency, Second Wave, recently received prominent recognition by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (“HSMAI”) for its marketing excellence. Second Wave earned two "Best of Category" awards, three Silver Adrian awards, and...
HotelRunner Recognized with Expedia Group’s Highest Elite Tier for 2026, Underscoring Demand Generation Strength
LONDON, February 19, 2026 — HotelRunner, a leading travel and hospitality technology platform, has been selected as an Expedia Group Elite Connectivity Partner for 2026. The Elite tier is reserved for a select group of technology providers that meet Expedia Group’s most stringent standards for technical performance, reliability, and partner...
The failure of full self-service
Amazon has quietly started closing more of its Amazon Go physical stores. The idea was revolutionary: just walk in, grab what you need, and walk out—no checkout lines, no friction, all powered by sensors and AI. Per many studies, if you remove friction you increase consumption. But this didn’t work...