Pertlink's briefing argues hotels should redeploy front desk hours freed by kiosks and AI to lobby hosting before cutting headcount, with a 90-day test recommended first.
Money Never Looks After Itself
A practical three-step framework for hotel financial discipline, placing P&L ownership with department heads rather than the Director of Finance.
AIHA Announces Its Inaugural AI Hospitality Summit
AIHA's inaugural AI Hospitality Summit is set for March 1-2, 2027 in San Diego, capped at 500 attendees, with early bird tickets at $395 through November 2026.
Simone Puorto Has Been Abducted, and Only Hospitality Can Bring Him Home
Podcast episode featuring Alan Young of Infor and David Poprawka exploring the philosophy of hospitality, from host-guest power dynamics to whether an automated hotel can still be called hospitality.
Greek Hospitality Industry Performance – 3rd Quarter 2026
Greece's hospitality sector posted strong Q3 2026 results, with resort RevPAR up 10.5%, Athens ADR rising 7.5%, and international branded hotels growing 14.2% to 402 properties.
HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter – Week Ending 30 October 2026
Five Asia-Pacific hotel transactions covered, including SC Capital's THB5.3B Bangkok acquisition, Oriental Holdings' MYR411M three-hotel Malaysia deal, and Ovolo's Melbourne divestment.
Reclassifying hotel/restaurant contracts as commercial leases in France: a risky but rewarding move
French courts examine whether hotel/restaurant contracts are true commercial leases, with reclassification offering tenants renewal rights and business asset ownership but subject to a strict two-year limitation period.
Analytics Was Never Supposed to Be a Department
TrustYou CEO argues conversational AI's real value is not faster answers but eliminating "skill walls" between hotel data silos, enabling cross-system questions that were previously too costly to ask.
The Open Spiral of Regenerative Hospitality Design
A design firm principal argues that regenerative hospitality design goes beyond reducing harm, using case studies from Kenya, South Africa, Costa Rica and Uganda to show how projects can restore ecosystems and strengthen local communities.
Survival of Any Hotel Depends on a Strong Theme and a Clear Niche
There’s a classic expression that goes something along the lines of: When you try to appease everyone, you end up pleasing no one.
