Two hospitality social ventures, Albergo Etico and Label Gamelle, show how business models can embed social inclusion as a driver of profitability rather than a trade-off against it.

Park Hyatt Milan's Head Chef Joshua Acquaviva will bring Neapolitan-rooted Italian cooking to Alila Kothaifaru Maldives for a ten-day residency at Pibati Sul Mare, including intimate pizza-making sessions for up to eight guests.

HVS weekly bulletin covers six European hotel transactions including Leonardo's acquisition of The Bristol Hotel, FLE's purchase of Holiday Inn Zurich Messe, and a Dubai family office buying Voco Lythe Hill out of administration.

HVS Asia Pacific's weekly deal digest covers hotel transactions in Japan, Australia, and South Korea, including disposals, fund formations, and portfolio recapitalisations totalling billions in deal value.

Six AI startups competed at the Destination AI Conference, spanning hotel underwriting, voice booking, F&B dietary matching, ops intelligence, and AI-native PMS, with Stayfull sweeping both awards.

The author argues that hotel key cards, typically functional objects, can be designed with local motifs or phrases to prompt guest curiosity and drive meaningful conversations with staff.

The author argues hotels should apply the same weekly pace-reporting discipline used for rooms to function space, combining event and room revenue into a shared view for better group decisions.

Galleria Vik Milano used Canary Technologies' upsell and mobile check-in tools to generate nearly €35,000 in annual ancillary revenue while freeing staff to deliver more personalized service.

roommaster AI Connector uses the Model Context Protocol to link live PMS data with ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini, letting hotel staff query operational data in natural language.

Monday opened with Markus Busch on Google AI Mode booking hotels through 10 chains and OTAs in the US while a price-feed mandate ending September 30 cut independent hotel ad visibility, Terence Ronson's live agent tests finding Marriott, IHG, Accor, and Choice reach checkout while Hyatt and Hilto...