SILICON VALLEY, CA – LodgIQ, the AI-driven revenue management and commercial strategy platform for the hospitality industry, today announced a new partnership with Quinta da Amendoeira, a boutique farmhouse-style hospitality property near the historic city of Évora in Portugal’s Alentejo region. This collaboration will leverage LodgIQ’s AI-driven revenue intelligence, which...
IHG Hotels & Resorts unveils new premium collection brand, Noted Collection™
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) today announces the launch of its new premium collection brand, Noted Collection, with initial discussions already underway with multiple owners, including several with portfolios of hotels, for potential addition into IHG’s system.
HSMAI Announces 2026 Recipients of the Robert A. Gilbert Award for Career Achievement in Commercial Strategy
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of the Robert A. Gilbert Award for Career Achievement in Commercial Strategy, honoring leaders whose careers have shaped hospitality sales, marketing, distribution, and revenue optimization through enduring leadership, innovation, and advocacy across the commercial disciplines.
80% of hospitality recruiters say graduates are missing out on job offers because they’re not ready for the world of work
New research shows the majority of recruiters in the hospitality industry believe that graduates are missing out on job offers because of a lack of professional maturity and work readiness. A further fifth believe graduates are ‘work shy’ and ‘lack self-awareness’ when they try to join the workplace.
Cocoon & Eckelmann Hotels move entire portfolio to Apaleo ahead of 2026 expansion
MUNICH, 16 February 2026 – Cocoon & Eckelmann Hotels, the Munich-based lifestyle hotel group, today announced it will fully migrate its combined portfolio to Apaleo’s open and API-first property management platform.
Why Labour Cost Pressures Are Outsmarting Hotel Planning – And What Smart Operators Are Doing Differently
Labour costs are rising faster than revenue in many markets, and hotel operators are being squeezed. From statutory wage increases and national insurance obligations to evolving overtime rules and inflationary pressures, the cost of maintaining staff is becoming a structural business challenge.
Adding value through CRM lead nurturing
Now well into 2026 and the latter half of the decade, hotels have to reinvent yet again how they source customers, both transient as well as corporate and group.
Club Med welcomes the return of mum centric wellness escape for second year
With research demonstrating 74% of women feel stressed trying to balance work and family commitments1, Club Med, the pioneer of premium all-inclusive holidays
More Than a Meeting Place: Why 80% of Wingspread’s Groups Come Back
There are venues that host meetings.
Shiji Group Board of Directors Lunar New Year Message 2026
To mark the 2026 Lunar New Year, we extend our sincere thanks to our partners, customers, investors, employees, and friends worldwide for their continued support, and we would like to use this moment to look back at the progress made over the past year and outline the path forward.