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CHTA Highlights the Biggest Takeaways from CHIEF 2025, Signaling a New Era for Caribbean Hospitality

🏝️ Barbados hosted the 2025 Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), highlighting strategies reshaping Caribbean hospitality. CHIEF 2026 is set for November 16–18, 2026. The forum emphasized climate resilience as a business priority, smart sourcing to cut costs, and the acceleration of digital transformation. AI and cybersecurity are crucial, with technology enhancing operations while maintaining personal touches. Embracing community-focused, cultural experiences, and innovative workforce strategies like a four-day workweek are key for future competitiveness.

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Hozpitality Group Celebrates the 11th Middle East Hospitality Excellence Awards & GM Powerlist 2025 at Arabian Ranches Golf Club, Dubai

🏛 DUBAI, UAE – On December 2025, the 11th Middle East Hospitality Excellence Awards and GM Powerlist took place at Arabian Ranches Golf Club, Dubai. Hosted by Hozpitality Group, key winners included Mark Kirby (One&Only Resorts), Fredrik Reinisch (Marriott Marquis Dubai Creek), and Taj Dubai (5-star Hotel of the Year). Gold sponsor was Nestlé Professional, with beverage partners like Heineken. The event celebrated leadership, innovation, and excellence in hospitality.

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From Lift Station to Spotlight: Val d’Isère’s Newest Culinary Stage

🍳 La Folie Douce transformed a disused ski lift station at 2,400 meters into La Petite Cuisine - Gare Centrale in Val-d'Isère, France. Over two years, a 30-meter kitchen piano centerpiece—France's largest—was installed to create a culinary theatre. Chef Christophe Lancelot leads the team, ensuring all dishes are made in-house with fine dining ingredients. This immersive experience blends food and performance, reinventing self-service dining into an interactive, theatrical event.

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Sonesta Opens Dry Creek Inn, MOD Collection by Sonesta in Healdsburg, CA

🏨 Sonesta International Hotels Corporation opened the Dry Creek Inn, part of the MOD Collection by Sonesta, in Healdsburg, California. Located at 198 Dry Creek Road, this upscale hotel features 103 rooms. The MOD Collection caters to modern travelers with an emphasis on creativity, flexibility, and eclectic design. Guests can participate in the Sonesta Travel Pass loyalty program to earn or redeem points. For more details, the hotel can be reached at +1 707-433-0300.

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Skift Global Forum East 2025: 9 Takeaways for the Future of Travel

🗺 The 2025 Skift Global Forum East was held in the Middle East, highlighting the region's influence in global tourism. Leaders discussed the Middle East's role as a travel hub, driven by increased air connectivity and high-spending visitors. Key topics included luxury travel growth, short-term rentals, and AI's impact on trip planning. Skift partnered with Abu Dhabi's Department of Tourism and Culture to deliver insights. 🏙️

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Luxuria Hotel Management to Open Ramada Plaza by Wyndham in Dubai’s Al Barsha District, Strengthening the City’s Hospitality Landscape

🏨 Luxuria Hotel Management LLC announced plans to open a new Ramada Plaza by Wyndham in Dubai's Al Barsha district. The hotel will feature 137 guest rooms and suites, an all-day dining restaurant, rooftop pool, gym, and spa. Located near Mall of the Emirates and Sheikh Zayed Road, this development is part of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' expansion in the UAE where they currently operate 19 hotels.

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The Hotel Financial Coach Overview

💰 David Lund, a hotel business veteran with over 40 years of experience, challenges the notion that hospitality financials are too complex for non-accountants. His podcast series, transformed from his writings using Notebook LM, aims to debunk this myth. 📈✨

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HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter – Week Ending 12 December 2025

📈 South Korea's Meritz Securities and Josun Hotels acquired two hotels with UK-based PAM for KRW2.9 trillion and KRW50 billion, aiming for a third hotel by 2026. The hotels opened in 2020. Taiwan's Lin family purchased Australia's Paradise Centre for AUD370 million. Tang Shing-bor's family sold Hong Kong's Hotel COZi Oasis for HKD950 million. An investor acquired Quest Ipswich in Australia for AUD14.2 million. Singapore's URA launched a Telok Ayer hotel site tender for potential 440 rooms.

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LodgIQ Launches AI Wizard, Hospitality’s First Generative AI Platform for Revenue Intelligence

💻 LodgIQ launched AI Wizard, the first Generative AI for hotel revenue management. This platform, powered by a multi-model AI architecture, provides context-aware answers to complex hotel data queries. Key modules include "Ask the Wizard" for natural language queries, "Daily Glimpse" for daily performance briefings, and "Opportunity Radar" for future demand analysis, identifying exact revenue upsides, like $6,823 on a specific date. A fourth module, "Get Your Life Back," is in development to further automate tasks.

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Serving the Future: What the 2025 Global Foodservice Outlook Tells Us

🍴 Global foodservice enters 2026 with innovation, sustainability, and digital/AI integration challenges. The 2025 Global Foodservice Outlook reveals 20% of businesses avoid sustainability, while digital tools are prevalent, AI lags. Surveying 1,207 businesses from April to July 2025, the report, led by Dr. Carlos Martin-Rios and Julneth Rogenhofer, covers diverse sectors globally. Sustainability scores average 3.3-3.5/5; AI below 3.15/5. Most firms lack AI integration plans, creating a two-speed landscape. Download the report for insights.

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