05 Gennaio 2026

• The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort Announces Completion of Its 60 Unit Luxury Tiny Home Village
  05 Gennaio 2026
  The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort - New England’s finest four-season sporting club and a Preferred Hotel & Resort - has announced the completion of its $88 million Cozy Cabin Village, now totaling 60 luxury tiny homes and marking the largest tiny-home lodging experience of its kind in New England. With 48 newly constructed homes added to the existing 12, the resort continues to meet growing demand for high-end, nature-immersive accommodations.
• Donna Rae Garff Marriott, Cherished Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Community Leader, Passes Away at Age 90
  05 Gennaio 2026
  Marriott International announces with deep sadness the passing of Donna Rae Garff Marriott, a woman of grace, faith, and unwavering devotion to family. Mrs. Marriott passed away peacefully on December 30, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. She and J.W. "Bill" Marriott, Jr., Chairman Emeritus of Marriott International, recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
• RBH Hospitality Strengthens Relationship with Accor through New ibis Signing
  05 Gennaio 2026
  Leading UK management company, RBH Hospitality Management has been appointed to operate Ibis Edinburgh Centre Royal Mile, further expanding its long-term relationship with Accor and strengthening its presence in the Scottish capital. The hotel also marks the start of a new partnership with hotel investor Legal & General.
• Radisson Hotel Group Revives Bangkok Icon with Opening of Radisson Hotel Chateau de Bangkok
  05 Gennaio 2026
  Radisson Hotel Group proudly unveils Radisson Hotel Chateau de Bangkok, a stunning reinvention of one of the city’s most storied landmarks. Nestled in the prestigious Ploen Chit district, the hotel blends timeless European elegance with modern sophistication, offering 178 stylish rooms, three dining destinations and versatile event spaces for an elevated Bangkok experience.
• The Hidden Reason Hotel Groups Aren’t Seeing Real AI Results
  05 Gennaio 2026
  We all want smarter systems. Better forecasts. Faster decisions.
• Day One Deliberation: The First 5 Strategic Moves to Define Your Year
  05 Gennaio 2026
  Stop just discussing digital transformation. Start delivering it.
• 50 First Dates with Support
  05 Gennaio 2026
  I’ve dealt with my fair share of SaaS support. The robotic scripts, the helpful agents, and the occasional genius buried behind a chatbot. So when a client claimed they couldn’t raise a support ticket, I didn’t believe them. I asked them to try again, live.
• Driftwood Capital Announces $11 Million Renovation of the Marriott Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle Park
  05 Gennaio 2026
  Driftwood Capital, a Miami-based hospitality investment firm, has completed an $11 million renovation of the 226-room Marriott Raleigh Durham Research Triangle Park in Durham, North Carolina. The investment signals continued confidence in demand across the Raleigh-Durham hospitality market, and Driftwood Hospitality Management will continue to operate the hotel.
• AI Will Not Save Your Hotel, But It Will Decide What Hospitality Means Next
  05 Gennaio 2026
  Why digital transformation failed hotels… and why AI is forcing a complete reset of how value is created in hospitality.
• Magdalena 1163 Brings a New Boutique Hospitality Experience to Condado
  05 Gennaio 2026
  The Condado district welcomes a new addition to its hospitality scene with the opening of Magdalena 1163, a boutique hotel designed to provide personalized attention and a lodging experience crafted within a serene, contemporary luxury setting.
• Thought Leadership Development: Creating a Culture and Community
  05 Gennaio 2026
  The premise of this discussion is that thought leadership can and should be developed as part of a business culture. I view thought leadership being tied to overarching business concepts like leadership, innovation, sustainability, and communication. The inferences from thought leadership in general, is to have an authoritative source share what s/he or a business see as the future and or the changes in a business sector or in the economy in general.
• Design as a Silent Language: GCSTIMES Wooden Key Cards as Cultural Expression
  05 Gennaio 2026
  Design has always been a silent language.
• Commercial Convergence: Why the Future Hotel Won’t Have a Sales, Marketing, or Revenue Department
  02 Gennaio 2026
  For decades, hotels operated like finely tuned orchestras — every section knowing its role, every department mastering its part. Sales filled the rooms. Marketing built the story. Revenue optimized the price.
• 2025: The Year Hospitality Embraced Its Hybrid Future
  31 Dicembre 2025
  As we close out 2025, it feels like the right moment to look back at what actually mattered to our industry this year. Not what the press releases said mattered, not what the conference keynotes predicted would matter, but what you, our readers, wanted to read about.
• Autograph Collection Hotels Debuts in the Philippines with The Farm at San Benito – A Sanctuary for Nurturing Growth
  31 Dicembre 2025
  The iconic wellness destination joins Autograph Collection, marking a new chapter of hospitality rooted in care, connection and conscious living.
• Hyatt Completes $2.0 Billion Sale of Playa’s Owned Real Estate Portfolio to Tortuga
  31 Dicembre 2025
  Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE: H) today announced the closing of the sale of the real estate portfolio previously acquired from Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (“Playa”) to Tortuga Resorts (“Tortuga”), a premier real estate and asset management platform focused on luxury beachfront hospitality across Mexico and the Caribbean, for approximately $2 billion. Hyatt can achieve up to an additional $143 million earnout if certain operating thresholds are met and has retained $200 million of preferred equity in Tortuga in connection with the transaction.
• Register Now for HOTEL & SHOP PLUS 2026 in Shanghai
  31 Dicembre 2025
  Hotel & Shop Plus (HSP), Asia’s leading trade fair for the hospitality and commercial space industry, will return to the Shanghai New International Expo Center from March 31 to April 3, 2026. Organized by IM Sinoexpo, the 2026 edition promises to be the most comprehensive and forward-looking event to date, bringing together global brands, industry leaders, and professional buyers under one roof.
• Responsible Travel Begins with Responsible Details
  31 Dicembre 2025
  Thoughtful travel experiences are built through details guests can see, touch, and take with them, especially the objects that travel beyond the hotel stay.
• Agentic Hospitality Names David Wiley VP of Sales to Accelerate AI-Native Distribution for Hoteliers in 2026
  30 Dicembre 2025
  Agentic Hospitality, the AI-native platform built to help hotels thrive as travel discovery shifts to natural language and autonomous agents, announced today that David Wiley has been named Vice President of Sales. Wiley will lead early-stage customer engagement and growth, helping hoteliers understand why AI infrastructure has become essential and how Agentic Hospitality is purpose-built to restore hotel independence in the next era of distribution.
• Unlock an Unexpected Upgrade: Reframing Responsible Travel This Holiday Season
  30 Dicembre 2025
  In October 2025, the European Travel Commission (ETC) officially launched the “Unlock an Unexpected Upgrade” campaign at the Skift Transatlantic Summit in New York City. This initiative represents a pivotal shift in how responsible travel is communicated: moving away from the idea of sacrifice or compromise, and instead positioning sustainable choices as valuable enhancements to the travel experience.
• Share Your Insights: The 2026 Profitability Playbook Survey
  29 Dicembre 2025
  Hotel operations are more complex than ever, and fragmented systems with limited visibility make it increasingly difficult to run efficiently and make confident decisions.
• IHG signs first Holiday Inn hotel in Nepal’s Sudurpashchim Province
  29 Dicembre 2025
  IHG® has signed a management agreement with Club Chaulani Ltd. to develop Holiday Inn Dhangadhi, a 115-key hotel in Dhangadhi, Nepal. Scheduled to open in Q1 2028, the signing marks IHG’s entry into the Sudurpashchim Province and reflects the company’s strategy to expand its presence in high-potential, underserved markets across South Asia.
• Where Is the Hospitality Industry Headed in 2026?
  29 Dicembre 2025
  As we edge closer to 2026, one question keeps surfacing in hospitality circles: where is our industry headed?
• A year in review...aka. how we survived another year without losing our minds
  29 Dicembre 2025
  As the year wraps up and inboxes go quiet (or at least pretend to), it’s time to zoom out (Pun intended). 😍
• The Chloe Nashville opens next month
  29 Dicembre 2025
  The Chloe Nashville will officially open the week of January 5th in Hillsboro Village, featuring 19 rooms, a restaurant, three bars, and a lush outdoor pool for guests + locals alike. This comes as the first Tennessee hotel from Róbert LeBlanc and the LeBlanc + Smith team, following New Orleans sister hotels The Chloe and The Celestine, which have collectively earned global accolades including Travel + Leisure’s 2025 It List, Condé Nast Traveler’s Hot List, Michelin Key designation and La Liste’s Gem Hotel Award, among others.