Automatic - 10 Minutes News for Hoteliers

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2025: The Year Hospitality Embraced Its Hybrid Future

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.

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Autograph Collection Hotels Debuts in the Philippines with The Farm at San Benito – A Sanctuary for Nurturing Growth

The iconic wellness destination joins Autograph Collection, marking a new chapter of hospitality rooted in care, connection and conscious living.

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Hyatt Completes $2.0 Billion Sale of Playa’s Owned Real Estate Portfolio to Tortuga

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.

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Register Now for HOTEL & SHOP PLUS 2026 in Shanghai.

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.

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Responsible Travel Begins with Responsible Details.

Thoughtful travel experiences are built through details guests can see, touch, and take with them, especially the objects that travel beyond the hotel stay.

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Agentic Hospitality Names David Wiley VP of Sales to Accelerate AI-Native Distribution for Hoteliers in 2026

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.

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Unlock an Unexpected Upgrade: Reframing Responsible Travel This Holiday Season

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.

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Share Your Insights: The 2026 Profitability Playbook Survey

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

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.

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Where Is the Hospitality Industry Headed in 2026?

As we edge closer to 2026, one question keeps surfacing in hospitality circles: where is our industry headed?

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