Regulatory and Legal Affairs

The battle lines are drawn. You can’t miss the headlines about hotel companies launching legal action against giants like Booking.com, citing everything from unfair rate parity clauses to crippling commission…

A curious war is afoot, one fought not with bullets, but with lobbying dollars and legislative ink. It’s a conflict being waged against individuals who have made one of the…

The number of hospitality businesses entering insolvency eased slightly in the first half of 2025, but have still remained “historically high”, according to new findings from Buchler Phillips.  The firm’s…

Remarkably, the wood was still in good shape thanks to the parched climate. But the owner was just days away from tearing it down. He’d held off while the elderly…

This article was written by Lodging Magazine. Click here to read the original article Image: RoomOne Solutions As the hospitality industry sharpens its focus on efficiency, sustainability, and guest experience,…

This article was written by Travolution. Click here to read the original article Scam hotel bookings have gone from bad-luck anecdotes to a full-blown global epidemic. And the most dangerous…

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬. Lately, my feed is full of posts about overtourism: Crowds. High prices. Locals being pushed out by short-term rentals. Angry signs in Venice. Protests in Barcelona. The…

Hostel operator A&O has seen its revenues rise from €110m (£95.02m) to €116m (£100.2m), despite a drop in room occupancy from 74.8% to 73% in the first half of 2025. …

This article was written by Lodging Magazine. Click here to read the original article WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) announced its support for the White House’s creation…