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Hospitality has a trust crisis, and last week proved it. Last week, my post about the Sonder x Marriott fallout unexpectedly went viral. Almost 230,000 people saw it. Hundreds commented.…

Hosted by BHN editor Eloise Hanson Time: 14:00 – 15:00 BST Online | Free to attend What you will learn: The key criteria used to value independent hotels How operational…

UN Tourism has further strengthened the capacity of its Members across Asia and the Pacific to produce reliable, integrated, and policy-relevant tourism data.

This article was written by HospitalityOn. Click here to read the original article The hospitality asset class alone accounted for around 18% of total real estate investment activity in 2024.…

Hotelschool The Hague looks back on the successful delivery of EuroCHRIE 2025, the largest international conference in its history. From 10 to 13 November, the university of applied sciences welcomed more than 220 students, PhD candidates, researchers, lecturers, alumni and industry partners in hospitality and tourism to its campus in The Hague.

While Greenville’s lodging sector has traditionally focused on business travelers, it has evolved in recent years to embrace a wider variety of demand. Given the strong presence of major companies in the automotive manufacturing, advanced materials, aerospace, aviation, and health services fields, commercial demand has always been strong for area hotels. The market’s diverse employment base and expanding economy continues to attract new companies and new residents. This relocation demand, coupled with the growth of the market’s tourism sector since 2020 and expansion of the city’s downtown neighborhood, has resulted in lodging demand shifting more towards the leisure segment.

India’s business travel market is one of the fastest growing globally, with annual spend reaching $37.2 billion USD in 2024 and projected to increase 15.5% for 2025—more than double the expected global growth rate of 6.6%*. And as business travel continues to grow within India, corporate travel management, technology adoption, corporate card programs and payment practices are increasingly important ─ and companies must address critical gaps that could impact their cost control and compliance efforts.

Guests used to tell us when something went wrong. They complained at the desk. They called from the room. They filled out comment cards with neat handwriting and detailed grievances. Even if the stay was less than perfect, they gave the hotel a fair chance to fix it before passing judgment. That era is over. Something fundamental has shifted not loudly, but silently, and most hotels still haven’t caught up.