Crestline Hotels & Resorts will manage the 128-room Aloft by Marriott in Indianapolis, adding it to its Essential Collection portfolio.
HFTP Announces 2026–2027 Global Executive Committee and Board of Directors
HFTP's incoming 2026–2027 Global Board spans finance, technology, and operations professionals from organizations including Accor, Sonesta, Belmond, Cisco, and West Virginia University.
What is GEO? What it means for independent hotels
A practical guide explaining Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) for independent hotels, covering how AI assistants select properties to recommend and four key signals hoteliers can optimize.
Can AI Make Hospitality More Human?
Wyndham Hotels EMEA President Dimitris Manikis discusses how AI can free hospitality professionals to focus on guests, filmed in Athens for HSMAI Europe's weekly podcast series.
Hilton Caribbean Footprint Tops 100 Open and Planned Hotels
Hilton surpasses 100 open and planned hotels in the Caribbean, with new openings in Puerto Rico and pipeline projects spanning 10+ markets through 2030.
Record Early Planning and Upscale Growth Drive Asia Pacific, excluding China, Pipeline in Q3 2026
APEC's hotel construction pipeline hits record highs of 2,684 projects and 473,560 rooms in Q3 2026, with India leading at 43% of total projects and new announcements up 44% year over year.
The Handoffs That Make or Break the Guest Experience
An operations leader argues that managing the handoff of client intent between sales, planning, and operations teams is as critical as any visible service touchpoint in hospitality.
AHLA Announces 2026 HTNG TechOvation Award Winners
AHLA/HTNG named Hotel Shield winner of the 2026 TechOvation Award for its AI vision platform that detects human trafficking in hotels via real-time watchlist matching and staff alerts.
Out now: Tokenomics in Hospitality, Pertlink’s free playbook on what AI costs a hotel per guest
Pertlink's free 30-page playbook introduces Token Cost Per Guest and Token Cost Per Booking frameworks to help hoteliers budget for usage-based AI pricing ahead of 2027.
For-Sight joins Net Affinity and Smarthotel to strengthen guest engagement and create a more personalised hotel booking journey
Hotel Tech Group acquires For-Sight, adding CRM and CDP capabilities to its portfolio alongside Net Affinity and Smarthotel to offer a connected guest journey from booking to post-stay.