Market Trends

Despite stronger-than-expected economic growth through the first half of 2025, year-to-date RevPAR growth through July stands at a meager 0.4% as the occupancy rate fell for four consecutive months.

The hotel industry operates in an extraordinarily crowded marketplace where over 450 brands represent 17.5 million rooms under major hotel groups, alongside 14.3 million independent hotel rooms, globally. This proliferation…

I spent some time researching what are the main concerns of hotel company leaders. I put the list below, but it is quite familiar: People, talent, and culture top the chart. Finding and keeping good staff has apparently never been harder.

In the hospitality industry, delayed Property Improvement Plans (PIPs) have become a growing challenge for hotel owners. Rising interest rates, supply chain disruptions and financial constraints have forced many properties…

Four Seasons is becoming the new Ritz-Carlton. And in case you forgot, Ritz-Carlton is just Marriott with lipstick. Every luxury brand follows the same cycle. At the beginning, it’s uncompromising,…

This article was written by Travolution. Click here to read the original article Hotel management platform independent hotels, RoomRaccoon, has uncovered year-on-year shifts in booking behaviour channel mix, and add-on…

Overtourism is fake news. Here’s why (4/5). 💥 The fourth myth: overtourism creates an impression of permanence. Too many tourists harm the destination. In reality, it’s often about peaks: too…

IHG Hotels & Resorts has unveiled Masarona by IHG, a new talent development program created to prepare Saudi nationals for leadership roles in hospitality. The initiative, whose name means “Our…