09 Dicembre 2025

• Sustainability in Hospitality: The Buzzwords That Defined 2025
  09 Dicembre 2025
  As 2025 draws to a close, the hospitality industry finds itself reflecting not just on occupancy rates or revenue growth, but on the sustainability journey that has quietly but steadily reshaped the way hotels operate. This year, a set of buzzwords has captured the imagination of hoteliers, designers, and brand leaders alike, each representing a commitment to green innovation, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility.
• Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne Reopens After $100 Million Transformation, Targeting High-End Leisure and Wellness Demand
  08 Dicembre 2025
  The Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami has reopened following a US$100 million transformation, positioning the Atlantic-front resort as a modern coastal flagship in the wider Miami luxury market. The renovation is the first comprehensive renewal in nearly 25 years and was led by owner and developer Gencom in collaboration with design studios Hart Howerton, DesignAgency and Chapi Chapo Design.
• Americans Dissatisfied with Travel Security Experience; Demand 9/11 Passenger Security Fee Put Back Where It Belongs
  08 Dicembre 2025
  A new U.S. Travel–Ipsos poll shows Americans fear the United States is falling behind other countries in delivering a modern, efficient travel experience. Congress can make immediate progress by returning billions of dollars from the the 9/11 Passenger Security Fee — a charge added to every airline ticket that is supposed to fund TSA operations and airport security improvements but is instead largely diverted elsewhere — to update security technology and speed up screening. Since 2014, Congress has raided about $1.5 billion annually from the transportation security fund and diverted the dollars to pet projects. With major global events approaching — America 250, the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games — the public is asking for renewed focus from Congress.
• Waterford Hotel Group Expands Footprint in New Orleans with Five Additional Hotels
  08 Dicembre 2025
  Waterford Hotel Group announced today that it has assumed management of five additional hotels in New Orleans, Louisiana, further strengthening the company’s presence in one of the nation’s most vibrant travel destinations.
• New Opening: The Zetter Bloomsbury to Open in Early 2026
  08 Dicembre 2025
  The Zetter Group will expand its celebrated London portfolio with the opening of The Zetter Bloomsbury in March 2026. Occupying six interconnecting Georgian townhouses near Russell Square, the new 68-bedroom property will bring The Zetter’s distinctive, personal approach to hospitality to one of the capital’s most storied and cultured quarters.
• STR Weekly Insights: 16-29 November 2025
  08 Dicembre 2025
  In the two weeks ending 29 November 2025, U.S. revenue per available room (RevPAR) decreased 0.3% on falling occupancy (-0.7 percentage points) and a 0.9% rise in average daily rate (ADR).
• Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis Announces Transformative Spa Renovation
  08 Dicembre 2025
  Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis announces a comprehensive multi-million dollar renovation of its acclaimed spa, recognized as one of the top spas in the Midwest, unveiling a fully transformed wellness destination slated to debut in late April 2026. Designed in consultation with internationally renowned studio DesignAgency, the project marks the most significant evolution of the spa to date and reinforces the hotel’s commitment to redefining luxury well-being in the region.
• Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg Unveils Destination Lobby and Lobby Lounge, Completing Major Transformation
  08 Dicembre 2025
  Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg today celebrates the official opening of its Destination Lobby and Lobby Lounge, a light-filled, architecturally striking space that completes the hotel’s most ambitious transformation to date. The debut represents the final chapter of an extensive building project initiated in 2023, bringing enhanced facilities, new business opportunities, and renewed energy to one of Johannesburg’s most distinguished addresses.
• IHG Hotels & Resorts partner with SEDCO Capital to strengthen lifestyle offering in Jeddah with signing of Hotel Indigo Grand Square Jeddah
  08 Dicembre 2025
  IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement with an investment fund managed by SEDCO Capital, a global multi-asset management and advisory firm, to launch Hotel Indigo Grand Square Jeddah. The 150-key lifestyle hotel marks the first collaboration between the global hospitality group and the Saudi real estate investment fund.
• Understanding Flow Thru
  08 Dicembre 2025
  Flow Thru—this is my abbreviation—is a catch-all phrase that measures how much made it through your business comparing one period to another. What made it through, from revenues to profit. Another term to describe this measurement is retention.
• HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter - Week Ending 5 December 2025
  08 Dicembre 2025
  Copthorne Hotel Holdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-based City Developments Limited (“CDL”) has acquired 706-key Holiday Inn London - Kensington for GBP280 million from UK-based Cola Holdings. This translates to approximately GBP396,600 per key. The freehold property occupies a 6,356 square metres (“sqm”) site and offers three F&B outlets, a swimming pool, fitness centre, spa and thirteen meeting and event spaces. Situated at Scarsdale Place, it is a 2-minute walk from Kensington High Street and a 4-minute walk from High Street Kensington tube station. The newly acquired property is located just next to the 833-key Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington, which is operated by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Limited. With this acquisition, CDL’s hotel portfolio in London will grow to more than 3,000 rooms.
• UrVenue to Showcase UrResort PXMS at ILHA INSPIRE 2025
  08 Dicembre 2025
  UrVenue, the all-in-one hospitality booking platform, today announced it will be exhibiting at the ILHA INSPIRE Luxury Hospitality Conference 2025 at Resorts World Las Vegas, December 10-11. Earlier this year, UrVenue was named the 2025 TravelTech Breakthrough Award winner for “Overall Reservation Solution Provider of the Year,” recognizing its leadership in end-to-end reservation and experience technology.
• Why “smart hotels” shouldn’t become soulless hotels?
  08 Dicembre 2025
  Digital transformation in hospitality, from mobile check-ins, digital keys, to IoT-powered smart rooms, is accelerating. According to a 2025 report from Oracle Hospitality + Skift, about 34 % of hoteliers said they are “already heavily invested” in contactless technology, with another 26.6 % in “early stages.”
• Navigating Today’s Hotel Sales Challenges
  08 Dicembre 2025
  The hospitality industry continues to face rapid change, where sales leaders are asked to deliver strong results amid evolving guest expectations, rising costs, technological shifts and persistent labor shortages. Each of these challenges requires a recalibration of traditional strategies, demanding creativity and adaptability from hotel executives.
• Getting Technical with What a Centralized Hotel Platform Can Enable
  08 Dicembre 2025
  Those who know me know that I relish in the technical details of how specific features on software systems work, how integrations are built and how relational databases can be linked to integrate fields or perform valuable queries.
• How AI is transforming hotels today
  05 Dicembre 2025
  Artificial intelligence has hovered on the edges of hospitality for years. Chatbots answered simple questions. Revenue tools nudged prices up or down. Automation handled a few routine tasks. Useful, but hardly transformative.
• Venari Lodges to Join Brionj – Luxury Hotel Collection with New Croatian Wilderness Resort Opening in 2027
  05 Dicembre 2025
  Venari Lodges, a boutique wilderness project in Croatia, has joined The Brionj - Luxury Hotel Collection under a newly signed management agreement with Grand Metropolitan Hotels. The planned resort, set in Janja Gora near the Plitvice Lakes region, is scheduled to open in 2027 and will target guests seeking high-end, nature-based stays with a strong environmental focus.
• San Montano Resort & Spa in Ischia Joins Relais & Châteaux
  05 Dicembre 2025
  San Montano Resort & Spa, the celebrated luxury retreat perched atop Mount Vico on the island of Ischia, is proud to announce its official induction into Relais & Châteaux, the prestigious global association honoring independent hotels and restaurants committed to exceptional hospitality, cultural preservation, and the art of living well.
• AI-Enabled Sustainability: Turning Hotel Guests into Active Participants
  05 Dicembre 2025
  During a thesis consultation session, a simple question was raised about sustainability in hospitality. I asked the group who genuinely cares about being environmentally responsible when travelling. Nearly every hand went up.
• The Naughty vs. The Nice Revenue Manager
  05 Dicembre 2025
  There are only two types of Revenue Managers in this world: The Naughty One, well and the Nice One.
• Rail Tourism Awards 2025: Honouring the most inspiring campaigns that connect Europe by rail
  05 Dicembre 2025
  The European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail have announced the winners of the 2025 Rail Tourism Awards, recognising excellence in campaigns that promote rail as an exciting, sustainable and meaningful way to explore Europe. The awards were presented at The Great Connection in Utrecht, Eurail’s inaugural collaborative gathering of marketers and creative professionals focused on how creativity, branding and storytelling can support the future of rail tourism.
• Shatterproof Honors Marriott International President and CEO Anthony Capuano for Leadership in Ending Addiction Stigma
  05 Dicembre 2025
  Shatterproof, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the way the healthcare system addresses and treats substance use disorders, is proud to announce its 2026 Shatterproof Hospitality Heroes honoree, Anthony Capuano, President and Chief Executive Officer of Marriott International.
• The revenue growth playbook: Strategies for independent hotels
  05 Dicembre 2025
  Rising costs, shifting traveler behavior and new distribution dynamics are putting pressure on profitability, making it harder to sustain growth without the right strategy.
• IHCL Signs A Ginger Hotel At Terminal 2 Mumbai International Airport
  05 Dicembre 2025
  Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today announced the signing of a new hotel under its Ginger brand at Terminal 2 - Mumbai International Airport.
• Unlocking Incremental Revenue in Hospitality: October 2025 Cayuga Hospitality Consultants Conference
  05 Dicembre 2025
  In October 2025, Cayuga Hospitality Consultants hosted a dynamic discussion on new pathways to incremental revenue in the hotel and restaurant industry. With economic pressures prompting owners to think differently about value creation, the conversation focused on one key question posed by moderator Gary Isenberg: