Market Trends

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…

We partnered with Sudima Hotels, a multi-award-winning, sustainability-led group in New Zealand, to understand the impact of a unified technology stack. By implementing Daylight PMS, Astral Payments, and Stellaris Digital Payby, Sudima was able to streamline workflows, reduce operational friction, and focus more on delivering seamless guest experiences.

RoomRaccoon, the leading hotel management system for independent hotels, today published its European Hotel Performance Report – Summer 2025, providing a detailed look at how properties across the continent performed over the peak summer season.

Despite the summer heat, hotel performance has accelerated across the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates).

Despite the summer heat, hotel performance has accelerated across the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates).