Market Trends

For a number of years now, hotels have offered free cancellation on bookings, a concept that was predominantly introduced by online travel agents (OTAs) as part of a strategy to…

Solo travel is no longer a niche,  it’s a movement. With more than half of travelers choosing to travel solo in 2024 and the solo travel market projected to surge from…

It’s easy to enjoy a luxury hotel. Building them is hard. According to the HVS U.S. Hotel Development Cost Survey 2025, the average cost to develop luxury hotels was recorded at…

This article was written by Lodging Magazine. Click here to read the original article ARLINGTON, Virginia—CoStar and Tourism Economics further downgraded growth projections in a revised 2025-26 U.S. hotel forecast…

This article was written by HospitalityOn. Click here to read the original article Click here to listen to Vanguélis Panayotis and Adrien Lanotte’s explanations on BFM (in French). Despite a…

This article was written by Lodging Magazine. Click here to read the original article ARLINGTON, Virginia—The U.S. hotel industry reported mostly positive year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStar’s latest data through August…

Travel is shifting from “where to go” to “what to do there.” The global experiences market is projected to top $3.1T in 2025. But only $1.3T comes from tourist spend—and…

More often than I can count, guests who regularly book $2,000-per-night suites have told me that sleeping in our small-town Italy village homes are the most luxurious experiences of their…

This article was written by Travolution. Click here to read the original article Forward bookings at UK hotels have increased 6% year-on-year for the August Bank Holiday weekend, according to…