28 Novembre 2025

• Reimagining the Key Card as a Travel Companion
  28 Novembre 2025
  In hospitality, the guest journey starts long before they reach the room.
• Pertlink Named Lead Hospitality Information Technology Partner for Moon World Resorts
  27 Novembre 2025
  Pertlink is proud to share that we have been invited to join the visionary Moon World Resorts projects as lead partner for Hospitality Information Technology — a key component of what will become one of the world’s most transformative hospitality, entertainment, and experiential destinations.
• Grand Opening of Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree and Rainforest Festival
  27 Novembre 2025
  Banyan Group and Mandai Wildlife Group marked a major milestone on 26 November with the Grand Opening of Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam officiated the grand opening, inaugurating the resort’s Wishing Wall and previewing Banyan Group’s inaugural Rainforest Festival, which opens to the public today.
• What Guests Prefer Today: Travel-Size Toiletries or Refillable Systems? A Look at Hospitality in the USA
  27 Novembre 2025
  Across the USA, hotels are rethinking the traditional travel-size toiletries placed in every room. These small bottles have been a familiar part of the guest experience for decades, yet most guests only use a portion of what’s inside. Once opened, the bottle can’t be reused — it must be thrown away, along with any leftover product.
• AI is coming for the PMS, but not the way you think
  27 Novembre 2025
  There’s an explosion of talk about AI in hotels, but very little actual application. Or is there? AI has been coming to hotels for a while, but not in the flashy, headline-grabbing way many expect. There won’t be a moment when a chatbot takes over the front desk or a robot manages your F&B logistics overnight. Instead, AI is creeping into every corner of hotel operations in small, incremental ways. Quietly. Invisibly. Often without anyone calling it AI at all.
• IHCL Expands Footprint in Jammu & Kashmir, Signs a Gateway Resort in Patnitop
  27 Novembre 2025
  Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today announced the signing of a new hotel under its Gateway brand in Patnitop, Jammu & Kashmir. This is a conversion project with plans for future expansion.
• Baltic View Resort & Spa, a member of Radisson Individuals, debuts in Międzyzdroje, a seaside sanctuary on Poland’s Baltic coast
  27 Novembre 2025
  Radisson Hotel Group has expanded its Polish portfolio with the opening of Baltic View Resort & Spa, a member of Radisson Individuals, located in Międzyzdroje on the Baltic coast. Set along the seaside promenade and only steps from the town’s iconic pier, the new resort features 60 rooms, a swimming pool, sauna and relaxation room and kids club.
• PATA and CWP Team Up to Produce Pacific Asia: Tourism with Purpose
  27 Novembre 2025
  The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is partnering with Content With Purpose (CWP) to produce Pacific Asia: Tourism with Purpose - an inspiring new digital series celebrating how tourism across the Asia Pacific region can drive a more responsible, inclusive, and sustainable future.
• Hyatt Announces Plans to Triple Number of Hyatt Properties in Portugal by 2027
  27 Novembre 2025
  As Portugal prepares to welcome a record-breaking number of visitors this year1, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) unveils an ambitious expansion plan with four new hotels set to debut across the country over the next two years. Building on the success of recent Hyatt hotel openings in Lisbon and Madeira, Hyatt will continue to expand its brand footprint in key business hubs, sought-after holiday destinations and emerging cultural hotspots in Portugal.
• UN Tourism and France recognize tourism-tech start-ups and major companies driving efficiency and resilience
  27 Novembre 2025
  UN Tourism has spotlighted French tech start-ups leading the adoption of technology to shape a more efficient and resilient tourism.
• ThirdHome and Anantara Vacation Club Announce 3-Year Strategic Partnership
  27 Novembre 2025
  ThirdHome, the premier luxury home exchange and travel club, and Anantara Vacation Club (AVC), Asia’s premier vacation ownership programme, have signed a 3-year agreement that expands global travel opportunities for AVC Club Points Owners and strengthens ThirdHome’s presence across Asia.
• Centara Reveals Strong ESG Progress as it Accelerates Long-Term Sustainability Strategy and Reinforces Position as a Responsible Tourism Leader
  27 Novembre 2025
  Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, announces significant progress across its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) pillars, reaffirming its commitment to driving sustainable tourism and elevating Thailand’s hospitality sector through responsible and forward-thinking business practices.Guided by its core philosophy of delivering warm Thai hospitality enriched with innovation, family values, and environmental responsibility, Centara continues to strengthen its long-term sustainability framework to ensure meaningful and measurable impacts for its guests, local communities, and the planet.
• Hilton Expands Presence in Bengaluru with Opening of Hilton Garden Inn Bengaluru Whitefield, Marking Its Seventh Hotel in the City
  27 Novembre 2025
  Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Bengaluru Whitefield, marking a significant milestone in the company’s growth in "India’s Silicon Valley". The property is Hilton’s second hotel in Whitefield, one of Bengaluru’s most prominent business and technology districts, and joins six trading properties in Bengaluru including Conrad Bengaluru, Hilton & Hilton Garden Inn Bengaluru Embassy Manyata Business Park, Hilton Bangalore Embassy GolfLinks, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Bengaluru Outer Ring Road and DoubleTree by Hilton Bengaluru Whitefield, underscoring its growing multi-brand presence in the city. The hotel has been developed in association with Minerva Executive Apartment Private Limited.
• GSTC in Practice: How We Support Hotels in Presenting Cultural Heritage & Local Culture in Meaningful, Responsible, and Traceable Ways
  27 Novembre 2025
  GSTC Section C recognizes that sustainability goes beyond the environment, as it includes protecting cultural heritage, strengthening local identity, and ensuring respectful guest–community engagement. Hotels are required to show how they interact with, protect, and present local culture in meaningful, responsible, and traceable ways.
• The Irreversible Shift: Why Your Distribution Model Must Be AI-Native by 2030
  27 Novembre 2025
  The advent of Agentic AI is not just another technology trend; it is a seismic event forcing an API-first distribution mandate in the travel and hospitality industry. Based on decades of experience in the vendor and operator ecosystem, I believe the commercial winners in this new era will be those who move swiftly to build an AI-native architecture. The time for static distribution is over; the future rewards speed, data completeness, and strategic control.
• Raines Expands Hilton Portfolio With DoubleTree by Hilton Charleston Riverview Opening
  26 Novembre 2025
  Raines, a leading hospitality management, development, and investment organization, and RREAF Holdings, a privately held real estate investment and development firm, are pleased to announce the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Charleston Riverview in Charleston, SC. This latest location marks Raines’ third DoubleTree property to join the portfolio this year, joining the Summerville and Greenville locations that opened in July in South Carolina.
• The Barnett, a JdV by Hyatt Hotel, Embraces a New Chapter in New Orleans’ Warehouse District
  26 Novembre 2025
  The Barnett, a JdV by Hyatt lifestyle hotel located at 600 Carondelet Street in the heart of New Orleans’ Warehouse Arts District, debuts a bold new chapter featuring redesigned guest rooms and suites, a refreshed rooftop pool and bar, a reimagined lobby and elevated culinary and musical offerings. The transformation, led by local real estate developer The Domain Companies and managed by HRI Hospitality, positions the 234-room hotel as a cultural hub that blends contemporary comfort with the rich artistry, history, and spirit of New Orleans.
• Sales equals Speed in 2026 for hotel lead nurturing
  26 Novembre 2025
  We all know the cheetah is the fastest land animal, but do you know what’s the next fastest out on the African savannah? Its prey.
• BLINK Design Group arrives in London: Founder Clint Nagata brings his visionary design philosophy to the UK
  26 Novembre 2025
  The unmistakable signature of BLINK Design Group has arrived in London. With established studios in Bangkok, Singapore and Dubai, the globally acclaimed interior design house – founded and led by Clint Nagata – continues its international expansion with a new London base, bringing together an elite team of visionary creatives and strategists alike.
• One Revenue Manager. Ten Looks. The Revenue Management wardrobe.
  26 Novembre 2025
  Walked past Charlotte Tilbury Beauty “1 Woman. 10 Looks.” commercial (brilliant btw.) and thought: Revenue managers are the same: one person, ten playbooks depending on the chaos level of the week.
• Inside UMusic Hospitality & Lifestyle: Personalizing the guest experience through music
  26 Novembre 2025
  In this week’s episode of Hotel Moment, Jordi Solé, President of UMusic Hospitality and Lifestyle, joins Revinate CMO Karen Stephens to share how music can completely reshape how your hotel approaches personalization, storytelling, and guest connection. It all starts with understanding the emotional journey behind every stay.
• Prize by Radisson Opens at Xhibition Bergen City in the Heart of Bergen
  26 Novembre 2025
  Radisson Hotel Group proudly introduces its vibrant lifestyle brand, Prize by Radisson, to the Nordic region with a new opening in Bergen. The milestone expands the Group’s footprint to five distinctive properties in one of Norway’s most scenic destinations, redefining how guests experience the UNESCO World Heritage City.
• Radisson Hotel Group Launches Prize by Radisson in Bergen – A Fresh Lifestyle Experience for the Nordics
  26 Novembre 2025
  Radisson Hotel Group proudly introduces its vibrant lifestyle brand, Prize by Radisson, to the Nordic region with a new opening in Bergen. The milestone expands the Group’s footprint to five distinctive properties in one of Norway’s most scenic destinations, redefining how guests experience the UNESCO World Heritage City.
• Global Aviation and Travel & Tourism Leaders Call for Strengthened International Cooperation at COP30
  26 Novembre 2025
  The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), together with the governments of Japan, Malaysia and a coalition of leading industry stakeholders, have issued a joint statement at COP30 calling on governments to accelerate coordinated action to achieve net zero carbon emissions from international aviation by 2050.
• De-Googlize Your Company
  26 Novembre 2025
  What company doesn’t want to rank high in Google searches? When a customer is looking for whatever you sell, wouldn’t you want to be ranked at the top of the first page? Unless you’re willing to pay and advertise, you have to naturally get there, and that typically takes quite a bit of expertise and effort.