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February 8, 2026

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Defining Premier Hospitality Standards for High-End New York Travelers

🏨 In New York, luxury hospitality is being redefined for high-end travelers through five key standards: orchestrated arrivals, predictive personalization, reduced cognitive load, invisible technology, and a curated sense of place. Notable implementations include Aman New York, The Peninsula New York, and The Ritz-Carlton NoMad, each exemplifying seamless service and local integration. Rather than focusing on abundance, premier hospitality emphasizes control and fluency, creating experiences where guests feel calm and in control.
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Expert Hotel Leaders On How To Outperform In 2026 (Chris Green, David Lund, Shozib Khan)

📈 In 2026, Josiah Mackenzie, Sarah McCay Tams, Shozib Khan, David Lund, and Chris Green discuss hotel management strategies. The focus is on aligning revenue, labor, CapEx, and culture through shared data and forecast accuracy. This approach democratizes financial insights and emphasizes daily execution, aiming for improved reporting, sharper decisions, and sustainable profit without neglecting people. The conversation highlights the importance of data beyond numbers alone to drive real portfolio performance.
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Destination Sunday: When a Best-Of Travel List Finds Your Town

🗺 This week, a destination marketing director saw their destination featured on major travel lists like NatGeo and The New York Times, with over 200 destinations named in two weeks. Morioka, Japan, a city with 290,000 people, was unexpectedly listed at #2 in 2023 by NYT’s “52 Places.” The surge in attention can lead to overtourism, straining small towns. A Norwegian hiking spot saw visitors jump from 800 to 80,000 in under ten years. TikTok travel content views surged by 410% from 2021 to 2024.
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2026 Is the Year of MCP: What Hoteliers Need to Know

🌐 In 2026, Model Context Protocol (MCP) revolutionizes hotel AI integration by connecting AI tools like ChatGPT to live hotel systems, enhancing real-time data accuracy. Although 78% of hotel chains use AI, 45% report integration challenges, and 51% lack a clear strategy. MCP overcomes these issues by offering a single connection for accurate rates and availability, improving hotel visibility in AI searches. As AI evolves, MCP prepares hotels for agent-driven bookings and boosts direct booking strategies.
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A Hotel Owner’s Unfiltered View of 2026 – Bashar Wali

📋 Bashar Wali, founder and CEO of Practice Hospitality and This Assembly, discusses 2026 hospitality industry challenges, highlighting flat revenues, rising labor and insurance costs, and policy uncertainty. These factors are leading to eroding margins, frozen investments, and delayed renovations. Wali emphasizes how owners are reconsidering growth and risk strategies to navigate these tough economic cycles effectively.
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