12 Dicembre 2025

• Travel affordability matters: how Booking.com helps consumers save and make informed choices
  12 Dicembre 2025
  What does it take for a family to afford a week away? Today, Eurostat estimates that for more than one in four Europeans the answer is that they can’t. Rising prices and tighter household budgets mean that millions are being priced out of the chance to travel — even though travel has never mattered more for connection, culture, and moments of rest and renewal.
• Holiday Shopping 2025: More Spending, More Stress, More AI
  12 Dicembre 2025
  Holiday shoppers are preparing to spend more this season, but there’s a catch. Accenture’s 19th Annual Holiday Shopping Survey reveals that much of this increased spending reflects higher prices, not higher confidence. The result is a stressed-out shopper base struggling to make every penny count while drowning in a sea of confusing offers and promotions. These consumer behaviors and the rise of AI-driven solutions offer important insights not just for retailers, but for travel and tourism professionals navigating similar challenges in their own industry.
• Lighthouse and HotelSpeaker close the guest experience circle
  12 Dicembre 2025
  Lighthouse, the leading AI pricing, distribution and operations platform, and HotelSpeaker, the humanized AI service for guest communication and review management, are joining forces to offer a complete A-to-Z solution for independent hoteliers.
• The 11 travel and hospitality trends that will shape 2026
  12 Dicembre 2025
  Travel and hospitality businesses must now win over a more discerning, AI-armed traveler, while contending with an unstable global economy
• IHCL Opens Ginger Ahmedabad, Kristar
  12 Dicembre 2025
  Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today announced the opening of Ginger Ahmedabad, Kristar in the vibrant neighbourhood of Thaltej.
• Iconic Swiss active lifestyle hotel selects Shiji’s integrated hospitality technology ecosystem
  12 Dicembre 2025
  Shiji, the global leader in hospitality technology, has been selected as the technology partner for Le Clay, a highly anticipated active lifestyle hotel opening in the UNESCO-listed Lavaux region overlooking Lake Geneva. Le Clay will implement Shiji’s hospitality ecosystem, including Daylight PMS, Infrasys POS, Meridian Experiences, Reviewpro Reputation, and Stellaris Digital, to deliver a seamless, fully integrated guest experience. The decision reflects the hotel’s vision to offer modern, connected hospitality that blends wellness, nature, and culture.
• Making a splash: Garner by IHG arrives in South East Asia
  12 Dicembre 2025
  IHG Hotels & Resorts debuts Garner by IHG in South East Asia, with the opening of Garner Hotel Pattaya Central. Guests can immerse themselves in the vibrancy of this coastal city in Thailand, all while experiencing the brand’s ethos of ’easy going stays that get you on your way’.
• UN Tourism and International Baccalaureate Organization partner to grow tourism education at high school level
  12 Dicembre 2025
  UN Tourism and the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) have agreed to work together to increase access to tourism education at high school level.
• Tivoli Coimbra Reopens in April 2026 with a Five-star Rating after a Complete Renovation
  12 Dicembre 2025
  After a full renovation, Tivoli Coimbra will reopen in April 2026 with a five-star rating, offering a sophisticated atmosphere, personalized services, and a renewed Tivoli experience in a prime central city location.
• Hilton Arcadia Los Angeles Is Officially Open
  12 Dicembre 2025
  Hilton Arcadia Los Angeles, a 173-room contemporary retreat at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, is officially open, expanding Hilton’s footprint in Southern California and masterfully hosting guests with expertise and care. Located steps from Santa Anita Park and the Los Angeles County Arboretum and minutes from the Rose Bowl and Pasadena’s cultural attractions, the hotel debuts contemporary guest rooms and suites, multiple world-class dining venues—including Arcadia’s only rooftop bar—and a robust collection of energizing amenities and iconic gathering spaces. The property is managed by Azul Hospitality Group, a San Diego-based hospitality management platform that provides an innovative approach to maximizing performance.
• York Medellin Opens as Hilton’s First Curio Collection by Hilton Hotel in Medellín
  12 Dicembre 2025
  Today, Hilton (NYSE: HLT) announces the opening of York Medellin, Curio Collection by Hilton, marking the lifestyle brand’s debut in Colombia’s vibrant second-largest city. The hotel is the 27th Hilton property in Colombia and the third Curio Collection by Hilton in the country, following Cartagena and Bogota. Hilton’s lifestyle brands are expecting unstoppable growth in the Caribbean and Latin America with nearly 40 open hotels and plans to welcome nearly 40 properties, offering travelers immersive, one-of-a-kind experiences in some of the world’s most sought-after destinations.
• Slackline Moab, Outset Collection by Hilton Marks Debut of Company’s Latest Brand
  12 Dicembre 2025
  Hilton proudly announces the debut of Slackline Moab, Outset Collection by Hilton, an inspired new property designed for explorers, outdoor enthusiasts and modern nomads. Accepting reservations for stays starting today, this 138-room retreat is the perfect basecamp for discovery nearby Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.
• Rox Resort – Copenhagen’s New Coastal Retreat Is Now Open
  12 Dicembre 2025
  Located 27 minutes outside of Copenhagen, in the harbor town of Køge, the brand new Rox Resort by ESS Group introduces a fresh take on the Nordic escape: a coastal luxury retreat where contemporary design, well-being, and uninterrupted ocean views across Denmark’s southern coast converge. Newly opened in November 2025, Rox’s opening marks an exciting chapter for the region, pairing modern comfort with the intimacy and warmth that define Danish hygge culture.
• Formula 1 drove São Paulo hotel performance to record-highs
  12 Dicembre 2025
  The Brazilian Grand Prix race pushed São Paulo’s hotel average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR) to all-time highs, according to November preliminary data from CoStar, a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets.
• Moxy Hotels Debuts in Nepal’s Buzzing Heartbeat: Turning Up the Fun in Kathmandu, the Country’s Cultural Core
  12 Dicembre 2025
  Moxy Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s global portfolio of over 30 extraordinary hotel brands, today announced its debut in Nepal with the opening of Moxy Kathmandu. Kathmandu is a city that thrives on contrasts, blends ancient heritage with modern buzz, vibrant culture, creativity, youthful energy and deep-rooted spiritual calmness - making it the perfect playground for Moxy.
• Dusit Thani College begins new wave of global expansion, introduces fast-track hospitality training in Saudi Arabia
  12 Dicembre 2025
  Dusit Thani College (DTC), Thailand’s first and largest institute dedicated to hospitality education and training under Dusit International, has taken a major step in advancing its global expansion by partnering with Alkhaleej Training and Education, a leading education provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to bring DTC’s fast-track Talent Opportunity Programme (TOP) to the Kingdom as its first global licence partner, opening the door to further international expansion.
• Sustainability Is Reshaping Hotel Roles and Workforce Expectations
  12 Dicembre 2025
  Hotels are increasingly building sustainability teams and integrating green practices across operations,and recruitment specialists are observing this shift from the employer side.
• The Blueprint for Human-Centric Al in Hospitality: A Strategic Guide to Harnessing High-Tech to Amplify High-Touch
  12 Dicembre 2025
  Artificial intelligence is rapidly finding its way into every corner of hotel operations, but the real question for leaders is no longer if to use AI, it is how to use it without eroding the human spirit of hospitality. This visual blueprint lays out a clear, executive level framework for making AI a force multiplier for people rather than a shiny IT project. It explains the defining challenge of marrying high tech with high touch and shows, through practical do and do not guidance, how to avoid the most common mistakes such as chasing competitors, ignoring frontline teams, relying on poor data, or diluting brand authenticity.
• Can Career Mobility Be a New Solution to Lodging Workforce Development?
  12 Dicembre 2025
  Do people consider the lodging industry a good place to build a long-term career? In response to the lodging industry’s ongoing concern about workforce development, a team of researchers from the University of South Carolina’s Hospitality and Tourism Management faculty recently completed an AHLA-funded project to develop an effective tool to aid in the industry’s workforce development and management.
• Following the Rules Keeps Sales Leaders Average
  12 Dicembre 2025
  The bold truth: Modern sales leadership isn’t about obedience—it’s about rewriting the playbook to unlock unstoppable growth.
• Hoteliers, Your Christmas Tree Could Win $1,500 for YOUR Charity.
  11 Dicembre 2025
  Lodging Interactive and CoMMingle, award-winning digital marketing and social media engagement agencies exclusively serving the hospitality industry, are spreading holiday cheer with the launch of their 4th Annual Hotel Christmas Tree Contest. The popular industry event returns this season with a focus on community giving, offering one winning hotel a $1,500 donation to the local charity of their choice.
• Agilysys Mobile Caddie App Drives Over 20 Hours of Weekly Scheduling Efficiency for Streamsong Resort’s Golf Operations
  11 Dicembre 2025
  Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of hospitality software technology and services, today announced that Streamsong Resort has selected Agilysys Golf and Agilysys Mobile Caddie App to deliver innovative and time-saving experiences for the property’s golf staff, caddies and players. One-of-a-kind innovative technology enables caddies to manage their schedules as independent contractors, properties to better coordinate in real-time with players to deliver “white-glove” service, and managers to reduce manual work. The Mobile Caddie App delivers more than 20 hours per week in scheduling efficiency.
• Hotel Okura to Open The Okura Resort Hakone Gora in 2029
  11 Dicembre 2025
  Hotel Okura Co., Ltd., the leading global Japanese hotel operator, is pleased to announce that The Okura Resort Hakone Gora, the first Okura Resort property in Japan, will open in 2029. The result of a collaboration with Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd., the new property will be located in the renowned hot spring destination of Hakone. An operational management agreement was signed on July 11, 2025, under the terms of which Nishimatsu Construction will develop and own the property, with Hotel Okura managing the hotel under The Okura Resort brand.
• HSMAI Announces 2025 Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality Sales, Marketing, Revenue Optimization, and Distribution
  11 Dicembre 2025
  Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has announced its 2025 Top 25 Extraordinary Minds honorees. These leaders will be recognized in a special ceremony preceding the HSMAI Adrian Awards Celebration on February 18, 2026, at the New York Marriott Marquis.
• HSMAI Europe Announces Strategic Partnership with TrustYou for 2026–2027
  11 Dicembre 2025
  HSMAI Europe is pleased to announce a two-year strategic partnership with TrustYou, the leading hospitality AI platform specialising in guest intelligence, reputation management, and data-driven customer experience optimisation. Under the agreement, TrustYou becomes an HSMAI Europe Organisational Vendor Member and enters into a two-year strategic sponsor partnership, bringing deep guest-intelligence expertise into HSMAI Europe’s growing portfolio of initiatives and industry programmes.