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CoStar Reports Positive U.S. Hotel Industry Performance Results in July
26 August 2026This article was written by Lodging Magazine. Click here to read the original article ARLINGTON, Virginia—U.S. hotel performance showed positive year-over-year comparisons, according to July 2026 data from CoStar. U.S. Hotel PerformanceJuly 2026 (percentage change from July 2025)Occupancy: 69.7 percent (up 2.3 percent)ADR: $171.74 (up 5.7 percent)RevPAR: $119.77 (up 8.2 percent) Among the top 25 markets, Detroit, Michigan, reported the only double-digit occupancy increase (up 10.7 percent to 70.7 percent). New York City, which hosted the FIFA World Cup Final, registered the…
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Belfast’s Fitzwilliam Hotel brought to market for £32m
26 August 2026A buyer will have the option to retain the current brand under licence or rename the property
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BWH Hotels GB expands leadership team following revenue growth
26 August 2026Two senior executives appointed to support corporate travel expansion across British portfolio
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From Real Estate to Lifestyle: The Evolution of Branded Living
26 August 2026Taking place on Wednesday 1 October, FHS Living will cover all living asset classes including branded residences, student accommodation, senior living, serviced living, co-living, shared ownership, club concepts, mixed use, and hotels & resorts, with global leaders in the sector taking centre stage for an afternoon of debate, analysis and advice. In the run up to FHS Living, co-located with FHS World , industry experts share their thoughts on the key factors driving this ever-growing asset class, how brands can…
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AI isn’t just for research anymore: What European travelers are actually doing with it
26 August 2026European travelers are using AI well beyond simple search, and the data shows just how far it’s spread across the trip journey. According to Phocuswright’s Europe Consumer Travel Report 2026, AI now plays a role in destination research, hotel and flight planning, and in-destination support across the U.K., France and Germany. Standalone AI platforms remain the top entry point everywhere, but the surrounding mix of channels, from OTAs to search engines to social platforms, varies sharply by country.
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Ground transport costs set to stabilise but regional pressures remain, Amex GBT finds
26 August 2026This article was written by Travolution. Click here to read the original article UK business travel buyers are set to see some of the most modest increases in car rental prices in Europe over the next year, with improving vehicle supply and strong competition helping to keep rates in check. Car rental prices in the UK are forecast to rise by between 0.6% and 1.3% year on year in 2026-27, according to American Express Global Business Travel’s latest Ground Monitor.…
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Spotnana acquires TROOP to ‘set a new standard’ meetings and events offering
26 August 2026This article was written by Travolution. Click here to read the original article Travel technology company Spotnana has completed the acquisition of meetings and events platform TROOP as it looks to bring corporate travel, meetings and events together on a single platform. The deal will give Spotnana customers access to TROOP’s technology for planning meetings and group travel, while Spotnana said the acquisition will accelerate the development of technology for meetings and events. Meetings and events can account for up…
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Why sleep is becoming a crucial luxury wellness amenity
25 August 2026This article was written by HotelsMag. Click here to read the original article Of everything a luxury property can offer health-conscious guests, nothing matters more—or is more overlooked—than a good night’s sleep. Not just the mattress. Not just a quiet, dark room. The sleep itself: the hours when the body repairs and the mind resets for the day ahead. The properties getting this right aren’t offering comfort—they’re engineering recovery, and guests notice. A great mattress is a start; a genuine…
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It’s not about the booking – it’s about everything that came before it.
25 August 2026By the time a traveler reaches the booking page, most of the decision is already made. Here’s what that means for hotels — and for the partners that support them. For a long time, the question everyone in the hospitality industry was trying to answer was the same: how do you get a traveler to book? A booking used to follow a predictable process. A traveler searched for hotels in a destination, compared a handful of options, read a few…
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Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: How PMS Technology Supports Multi-Property Hotel Groups
25 August 2026Growth creates a challenge for hotel groups that becomes harder to solve with every new property: how do you create consistency across a portfolio while allowing each hotel to maintain its own personality and deliver a distinctive guest experience? Leadership teams need reliable data, common processes, comparable reporting, and a clear view of performance across the organization. At the same time, the individual properties within a portfolio are rarely identical, nor should they be. A full-service resort does not operate…
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AAA: Seattle Again Ranks Among Top Labor Day Weekend Destinations
25 August 2026This article was written by Lodging Magazine. Click here to read the original article WASHINGTON, D.C.—According to AAA booking data, Seattle, Orlando, Boston, Denver, and New York are the top domestic destinations for Labor Day weekend, while Rome, Vancouver, London, Dublin, and Paris top the international list. “Travelers are seeking memorable experiences, and these top Labor Day destinations reflect that desire,” said Stacey Barber, vice president of AAA Travel. “AAA members are embarking on Alaska cruises and river cruises, touring National Parks, and sightseeing in Europe. Many of our members…
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International Housekeepers Week in September Puts Digital Tipping in the Spotlight
25 August 2026International Housekeepers Week, taking place September 13 through 19, 2026, gives the hotel industry an important opportunity to recognize employees whose work is fundamental to virtually every guest stay. With the annual celebration approaching next month, hoteliers are planning appreciation events, employee recognition programs, and other ways to thank the housekeeping professionals who keep guestrooms clean, comfortable, and welcoming. Those celebrations matter. But in today’s economy, recognition should go further. For an industry that depends so heavily on its frontline…
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Shiji and Rivalry Tech Partnership Reveals an Unexpected Benefit of Self-Service: More Time for Hospitality
25 August 2026The first integrated deployment in the Americas shows how hotel self-service can improve convenience without sacrificing the human experience. Atlanta, Georgia, USA, August 25, 2026 — Shiji and Rivalry Tech today announced their partnership integrating Rivalry Tech’s hospitality-focused self-service kiosk platform with Shiji’s Infrasys POS, following the successful launch of the first integrated food and beverage kiosk implementation between the two companies in the Americas at Hyatt Regency Savannah. Launched in May 2026, the deployment is challenging one of…
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Almost three quarters of short-term rental experience bookings are made before check-in, new Localbird data shows
25 August 2026New Localbird data highlights a major pre-arrival revenue opportunity, with guests at premium properties spending an average of $1,000 on experiences per stay Tel Aviv, 25 August 2026 — Almost three quarters (74%) of short-term rental (STR) experience bookings are made before check-in, highlighting a major pre-arrival revenue opportunity for operators according to new data from Localbird, a digital concierge platform for the STR industry. Localbird’s State of STR Experiences 2026 report, analyzing more than 7,500 bookings across the United States, Mexico and…
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Hotel Tech Companies Need to Spend More Time at Investment Conferences
25 August 2026This post was originally published on this site.There’s a famous quote often attributed to Henry Ford: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Whether he actually said it is almost beside the point. Customers are remarkably good at identifying today’s pain points and wanting tweaked upgrades, but far less adept at imagining tomorrow’s 10x opportunities. Hotel technology vendors and IT directors can easily get caught in this type of feedback loop. We couldn’t…
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Boise’s Expanding Economy Fuels Long-Term Hotel Market Strength
25 August 2026Boise’s hospitality market has traditionally been supported by government, education, and healthcare demand. In recent years, however, strong population growth and significant technology sector expansion have emerged as key drivers of economic activity, fueling new hotel development and supporting strong lodging performance throughout the market. Core Demand from Education & Healthcare The foundation of Boise hotel demand comprises higher education, health care, and state government sources. Entities such as the State Capitol, Boise State University , and the region’s major…
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7 Best Cloudbeds Alternatives 2026
25 August 2026If you’re evaluating a Cloudbeds alternative, you’ve probably hit a wall on integrations, reporting depth, pricing fit, or multi-property control. Gartner forecasts worldwide public cloud end-user spending will reach $723.4 billion in 2025, up from $595.7 billion in 2024. The trend it pointed to, hotels moving toward connected, API-first stacks instead of siloed point tools, […] The post 7 Best Cloudbeds Alternatives 2026 appeared first on RateGain.
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eviivo to offer APAC distribution to independent hoteliers via Dida
25 August 2026This article was written by Travolution. Click here to read the original article eviivo, the property management and booking platform, has announced an integration with Dida, a B2B travel distributor with strong reach across Asia-Pacific. Eligible independent hotels using eviivo Suite will be able to distribute live rates and availability to Dida’s network of 40,000 distributors. The company, which says it works with more than 28,000 properties across Europe and North America, positions the move as a way for smaller…
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Ryanair approves Fliggy as OTA partner in China
25 August 2026This article was written by Travolution. Click here to read the original article Bookings have increased 20% month-on-month already Chinese online travel platform Fliggy has announced its direct connectivity partnership with Ryanair to sell the low-cost carriers’ flights via its API connection. Fliggy – a subsidiary of Alibaba Group – is the latest move by the airline in its connectivity distribution strategy for the Asian market as it has already announced the likes Atlas and DerbySoft as aggregators of its flight…
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167 – Stop Predicting start Preparing
24 August 2026This article was written by Martin Soler. Click here to read the original article This edition is late. Due to challenges on my schedule I almost skipped it. But I figured I need to stick with once a week. This week it might be two editions. PS: If you haven’t filled out my survey, I’d love to have your reader feedback. Best, Martin Pragmatik builds high-converting MQL engines through targeted content.Just find out more ➛ Opinion The building of Hoover…
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Access Hospitality Research: Room Readiness Delays Could Cost Hotels Up to 15 Percent of Annual Revenue
24 August 2026This article was written by Lodging Magazine. Click here to read the original article New research by Access Hospitality found that room readiness delays have the potential to impact annual revenue by 8-15 percent. The data also indicated that one in three hotel operators cite housekeeping as an operational challenge. As guests express an increasing desire for earlier check-ins and later check-outs, Access Hospitality discussed the importance of improving room readiness and shared three practical ways to achieve it. Why…
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Gov launches review into pub and hotel business rate valuations
24 August 2026The review will focus on valuation methods and feed into the 2029 revaluation process
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Q3 Traveler Insights: Demand returns as summer peaks
24 August 2026Traveler confidence had weakened at the end of Q1 amid geopolitical uncertainty, but our Q2 data shows it steadily returning in most regions just as the traditional last-minute summer booking season arrives. Meanwhile, forward-looking travelers are already turning their attention to planning fall and end-of-year travel. Search demand gathers momentum in the second half of Q2 Following softer-than-expected demand in the first half of Q2, global search volumes started to pick back up in the second half as traveler confidence…
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The Concierge Who Read Everything
24 August 2026A few weeks ago I was on an intake call with a potential coaching client. She is a Director of Rooms at a luxury property in the far east, mid-thirties, sharp and hungry for her next move. Director of Operations, maybe a GM seat down the road. Like every intake call, I asked my standard opening question: how did you find me? Her answer stopped me cold. She asked ChatGPT. Not “who is David Lund” – she had never heard…
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Operational Budgeting for Hotel Openings: Getting Stabilization Right
24 August 2026Opening a new hotel is a financial journey that spans several phases, including the pre-opening, ramp-up and stabilization periods. Stabilization is a tricky phase that can make or a break a hotel project, as it is when most budgets go wrong, but with strong revenue management it can also set the foundation for success in the long term. The following article aims to define what stabilization is, how long it lasts and why it matters, as well as analyse aspects…
