25 Dicembre 2025

• A Quick Look at Green Key Year‑End Summary with Criteria Update in 2026
  24 Dicembre 2025
  As the sustainability movement gains momentum across the hospitality industry, Green Key has released its year-end report summarizing key developments and achievements in 2025.
• HVS Global Perspectives – Year-End 2025
  23 Dicembre 2025
  In this article, we provide the market opinions of key HVS global leaders in many different regions of the world. HVS operates across the world, and regional leaders are keenly aware of the dynamics and trends that are influencing performance, profitability, and value. If you are seeking expertise in a country or region not discussed here, please email Rod Clough to be connected with the best HVS leader to assist you.
• Drury Plaza Hotel Lincoln Downtown Opens in Nebraska
  23 Dicembre 2025
  Drury Hotels, a leading service-oriented hospitality company with more than 150 hotels in 30 states, announces the opening of the first Drury location in Nebraska, the Drury Plaza Hotel Lincoln Downtown. The new hotel features more than 200 guest rooms, flexible meeting space, on-site dining, Drury’s award-winning customer service, and best-in-class amenities.
• RIU Hotels Sees Out 2025 by Reopening the Riu Jalisco Following a Full Refurb
  23 Dicembre 2025
  RIU Hotels & Resorts has reopened the doors of the iconic hotel Riu Jalisco, located in Riviera Nayarit, following the completion of an ambitious renovation project. The establishment has undergone an extensive transformation to add a variety of new dining options, as well as create a special area for the youngest members of the family that includes a splash pad with slides. In parallel to the refurbishment, work was carried out to extend the hotel and add 120 rooms in a newly constructed area.
• More reviews, more bookings: A complete guide to online reputation management for hotels
  23 Dicembre 2025
  A quick Google search. A Tripadvisor review. A tagged photo on social media. These moments shape expectations and influence booking decisions, often without you even knowing it.
• Taj Debuts in Cairo; Signs a 300 Key Hotel
  23 Dicembre 2025
  The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today announced the signing of a Taj hotel in Cairo marking the brand’s debut in Egypt.
• Marriott International Opens its 200th Property in India, With The Westin Jaipur Kant Kalwar Resort & Spa
  23 Dicembre 2025
  Westin Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary brands, today announced the opening of The Westin Jaipur Kant Kalwar Resort & Spa. The brand’s debut in one of India’s most sought-after leisure destinations, marks a landmark opening as Marriott International’s 200th property in the country. The company continues to enhance access and relevance for travellers across India, including through the recently expanded Hindi-language website. The Westin Jaipur Kant Kalwar Resort & Spa stands as a reflection of Marriott’s deepening connection with the market, set across nine acres at the tranquil foothills of the majestic Aravali range, and expands Westin’s restorative, balance-driven approach to hospitality in the country.
• Millennium Hotels & Resorts and IHCL Join Hands on a Global Loyalty Partnership
  23 Dicembre 2025
  As Millennium Hotels & Resorts (MHR) marks 30 years of global hospitality, the group today announced a strategic loyalty partnership with Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s leading hospitality company and custodian of the iconic Taj Hotels & Resorts brand. The collaboration brings together MHR’s MyMillennium and IHCL’s celebrated Taj InnerCircle of NeuPass programme, unlocking enhanced travel and stay benefits for members worldwide.
• The KYLN Hotel Suzhou Celebrates Grand Opening, Joining the JdV by Hyatt Brand
  23 Dicembre 2025
  Hyatt Hotels Corporation announces the opening of KYLN Hotel Suzhou under the JdV by Hyatt brand. Located in the Xiangcheng District of Suzhou, China and in close proximity to world-renowned heritage sites and the scenic Yangcheng Lake, the hotel is the true reflection of the city’s inviting guests and locals alike to connect, live in the moment and celebrate the joy of life. In Suzhou, tradition and modernity intersect, weaving together stories of ancient Imperial Kiln Brick craftsmanship, an electric urban vibe, and natural attractions into one destination.
• Winning over OTA guests with trust and convenience in the website and CRM
  23 Dicembre 2025
  By its very name, mastery implies a consummate passion for perfecting one’s craft through a combination of keen observation and in-the-field practice. It’s a process, and when it comes to maximizing direct bookings this means you must be ever vigilant to new trends and open to testing new approaches.
• Sustainability Beyond the Obvious: Why Packaging Matters More Than We Think
  23 Dicembre 2025
  In discussions around sustainability within the hospitality industry, attention is often drawn to large-scale initiatives, energy-efficient buildings, renewable power systems, or water conservation strategies. These are essential efforts, without question. However, there is a quieter, frequently overlooked contributor to environmental impact: packaging.
• roommaster Recognized for User Experience Excellence by SoftwareSuggest in 2025
  23 Dicembre 2025
  roommaster, the modern hotel management software built for independent hoteliers, has been recognized with the 2025 User Experience Excellence Award by SoftwareSuggest, a leading software discovery and review platform that helps businesses evaluate and choose the right digital tools.
• Business Continuity Playbook
  23 Dicembre 2025
  This Business Continuity Playbook produced by Pertlink provides hotel leadership with a clear, actionable framework for managing critical operational disruptions, particularly during peak and holiday periods. It prioritizes guest safety, service continuity, and decisive leadership, enabling teams to respond effectively when essential services or digital systems fail.
• 2026 Hotel Pricing Trends That Will Change Revenue Management Forever
  22 Dicembre 2025
  Every December, the industry puts out predictions. Most are safe. Most are vague. Most are easy to agree with because they do not require anyone to change what they do on Monday morning.
• roommaster Launches All-New Premium Booking Engine, Ushering in the Future of Direct Hotel Bookings
  22 Dicembre 2025
  roommaster, the unified Hospitality Management Software built by hoteliers for hoteliers, just announced the release of the all-new roommaster Premium Booking Engine, a next-generation upgrade designed to help independent and group hotels grow direct revenue, cut OTA costs, and deliver the seamless online experiences modern guests expect.
• Peachtree Group Announces Grand Opening of Home2 Suites by Hilton in Ashburn, Va.
  22 Dicembre 2025
  Peachtree Group ("Peachtree") announced the grand opening of Home2 Suites by Hilton in Ashburn, Va., in the Washington, D.C. metro area. The 122-room hotel, located at 4870 Lakeview Overlook Plaza, was developed by Peachtree and is the firm’s seventh property completed and opened this year. Peachtree’s hospitality management division will operate the hotel.
• Elevating the All-Inclusive Model
  22 Dicembre 2025
  The history of all-inclusive travel dates back nearly 100 years: Holiday camps in the U.K. pioneered the idea in the 1930s, and in 1950, the first “modern” resort utilizing the approach opened in Spain (it was a destination with tents and straw huts)—with others soon to follow.
• AI hiring is here. It’s making companies — and job seekers — miserable
  22 Dicembre 2025
  As America’s labor market slows, AI-led interviews and auto-generated cover letters are dramatically changing the process of getting a job. And maybe not for the better.
• W Hotels Introduces a New Season of Hotel Tales: a Global Storytelling Series Spanning Music, Taste, Culture, and Connection
  22 Dicembre 2025
  W Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s global portfolio of over 30 extraordinary brands, unveils the global rollout of the newest season of Hotel Tales, an editorial-documentary series revealing the spontaneous moments that can only occur across the brand’s expansive global portfolio and enticing guests to “next time, be there.”
• ’Every day something’s coming down the pipe’: How the CEO of Booking Holdings responds to a crisis
  22 Dicembre 2025
  Many companies have navigated recent economic and geopolitical uncertainties — but the CEO of travel conglomerate Booking Holdings has faced a steady stream of crises over the last two decades.
• Centara Announces Debut in Nepal with Himalayan Hideaway Resort Pokhara, The Centara Collection
  22 Dicembre 2025
  Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, proudly announces the upcoming opening of its first property in Nepal, Himalayan Hideaway Resort Pokhara, The Centara Collection, set to welcome guests from January 2026. Perched atop tranquil Kaskikot, just 35 minutes from Pokhara, this secluded sanctuary combines modern comforts with authentic Nepali charm, offering breathtaking views of the Fishtail Mountain massif and an immersive experience in one of the world’s most remarkable regions.
• Soul Community Planet Launches Wild Wellness, A Nature-driven Collection Of Immersive Experiences
  22 Dicembre 2025
  SCP Hotels (Soul, Community, Planet), a holistic hospitality company rooted in wellness, social good and sustainability, is unveiling Wild Wellness, a brand-wide evolution of its wellness programming designed to harness the science of awe – the benefits of deeply immersive experiences in nature. Launching across SCP’s three brand expressions–SCP WildFree, SCP Hotels and by SCP–with properties spanning Costa Rica, California, Colorado, Hawaii, and Oregon, Wild Wellness invites guests to reconnect with the natural world through intentional design, elemental experiences, and strategic partnerships designed to support holistic wellbeing.
• Andean as a Boutique Collection with All the Hallmarks of Purposeful Travel
  22 Dicembre 2025
  One fascinating hospitality trend that often goes underappreciated is how regions that are experiencing high growth in travel numbers are accompanied not only by new hotel developments but also poignant industry innovations that are emulated elsewhere in the globe. And oftentimes, this innovation is led by intrepid family owners and operators who are guided by their passion rather than simply the numbers on an income statement.
• The Smart Office Manager AI Toolkit
  22 Dicembre 2025
  Today’s Office Manager sits at the operational core of the organisation — balancing people, processes, costs, and culture under constant pressure. Expectations keep rising, but time and resources do not. The Office Manager AI Toolkit was explicitly created for this reality.
• HotScore Analytics Reports Sustained Growth in Hotel Quality and Accelerates International Expansion
  22 Dicembre 2025
  HotScore Analytics, the hospitality data and research unit of the Hotel & Tourism Investment Forum (HTIF), reports a third consecutive year of improvement in the quality of hotel services in Bulgaria, based on its proprietary HotScore™ Index — a data-driven benchmark for hotel guest satisfaction.