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Proactive Destinations Recover 1.5x Faster from Crises, Fitness Is Becoming a Primary Booking Driver, Your Next Guest May Be a Robot
18 August 2026The week’s second day opens with a research base that reframes how the industry should think about resilience investment. Twenty years of crisis data across 85 events produces a finding that most hotel strategies treat as instinct rather than evidence: proactive destinations recover materially faster than reactive ones, and the gap has been narrowing as the industry has gotten better at preparation. Alongside that, a World Panel viewpoint that connects directly to yesterday’s fitness Signal, and the clearest operational guide…
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Innspire Announces Integration with Toast to Power Mobile F&B Ordering for Hotel Guests
18 August 2026WASHINGTON, D.C. — Innspire , a leading provider of digital guest engagement and hospitality technology solutions, announced its integration with Toast Point of Sale (POS). As a Toast integration partner, Innspire will help enable hotels and resorts to offer seamless mobile food-and-beverage ordering to enhance the guest experience. Innspire’s solution was purpose-built for hospitality environments, supporting a wide range of hotel dining experiences including in-room dining, poolside food and beverage service, lobby lounges, rooftop venues, beach service, and other on-property…
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Maybourne appoints José Silva as chairman
18 August 2026Luxury hotel group hires former Jumeirah chief executive to lead global expansion
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Your Next Guest Is A Robot: How AI Is Rewriting The Path To Booking
18 August 2026Hotels have spent years thinking about how travelers find them on Google, compare them on an OTA, browse their website, and eventually make a reservation. There is a new participant in that process. It is not human. Deloitte’s 2026 Summer Travel Survey found that 43% of U.S. travelers with household incomes of $100,000 or more now use generative AI in trip planning. That same income group is expected to represent 55% of the traveling public this summer. Travelers still use…
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REAL: The Slow-Fermented Sparkling Tea Redefining Alcohol-Free Drinks
18 August 2026This article was written by Luxury Hospitality Mag. Click here to read the original article The Inexplicably Delicious Slow Fermented Sparkling Tea REAL is the slow fermented sparkling tea that is made from tea, fermented like wine and popped like champagne. Each bottle is built with time with just four natural sourced ingredients, designed for those who want flavour, ritual and occasion in a naturally alcohol-free format. Founded by David Begg in 2017, REAL was created to explore a more…
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IHCL and Tata Steel Foundation Partner to Support Indigenous Culinary Heritage
18 August 2026Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) , in line with Paathya , its ESG+ framework to drive sustainability and social impact measures, undertakes a culinary training workshop for tribal home cooks in collaboration with Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) . Supported by the Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Aurangabad , the programme aims to strengthen culinary capabilities and create employment opportunities. At IHCL, we believe capability building is a powerful enabler of economic opportunity. By combining structured hospitality training with participants’ existing culinary…
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IHG Hotels & Resorts Expands in the Taiwan Market with New Hotel Signings and Enhances Digital Member Services
18 August 2026IHG Hotels & Resorts is advancing its growth in the Taiwan market with five new hotel signings and the launch of the IHG One Rewards LINE MINI App , expanding both its brand portfolio and digital member services. IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates 17 hotels across eight brands in the Taiwan market, offering a diverse portfolio across luxury & lifestyle, premium and essentials segments. The latest signings will extend its presence across Taipei, Taitung and Pingtung, spanning urban, cultural,…
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Enter Saikindō, a Japanese hi-fi bar in Abu Dhabi, disguised as a fashion atelier
18 August 2026Japanese whisky, vinyl records and robata cooking star at this new speaker-lined watering hole inside Four Seasons Abu Dhabi
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VIETJET QAZAQSTAN Strengthens Market Position with AirGain’s Competitive Fare Intelligence
18 August 2026India, 18th August 2026: RateGain Travel Technologies Limited (NSE: RATEGAIN), a global provider of AI-powered technology solutions for the hospitality and travel industry, today announced that VIETJET QAZAQSTAN has selected AirGain, RateGain’s advanced airfare pricing intelligence platform, to gain real-time competitive insights and enhance its pricing strategy across key routes. As VIETJET QAZAQSTAN builds its […] The post VIETJET QAZAQSTAN Strengthens Market Position with AirGain’s Competitive Fare Intelligence appeared first on RateGain.
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Why Physical Key Cards Still Matter in a Mobile-First Hotel World
18 August 2026The hotel industry has good reasons to move toward mobile-first experiences. Digital keys can reduce dependence on front-desk transactions, integrate room access into existing hotel apps, and give guests another way to access their rooms without carrying a traditional key card. But the growing adoption of digital keys does not necessarily make physical key cards obsolete. The reason is simple: hotel access is not a one-user, one-device problem. A hotel room is shared, guests arrive in different circumstances, and the…
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Howard Brody, Renowned Physicist and Tennis Innovator, Inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame as Educator
17 August 2026🎾 Howard Brody, a renowned physicist, discovered that looser strings give tennis rackets more power, contrary to popular belief. Larger racket heads bring the percussion center closer to the middle, simplifying the game for recreational players. Brody authored “Tennis Science for Tennis Players” and co-authored “The Physics and Technology of Tennis.” He advised the US Tennis Association and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, not as a player or coach, but as an educator.
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New Podcast: Oliver Green breaks down 5 practical things you can do right now to improve your business with a $20 Claude account
17 August 2026What can a tour operator actually do with AI right now — not in five years, not in theory, but today?
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Should you cheat on your guest?
17 August 2026This article was written by New Dog PR. Click here to read the original article Back in the day, when we were still saying ‘online travel agents’ and not OTAs, the soothing bedtime story hotels liked to tell themselves was that the platforms were just shops. They weren’t the ones that delivered the stays. They weren’t the ones that built the relationships. Then the big branded hotels decided that, actually, they didn’t want to build the relationships either, they wanted…
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Valor Hospitality Adds The Monsaraz San Diego, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, to Its Portfolio
17 August 2026This article was written by Lodging Magazine. Click here to read the original article Valor Hospitality Partners is expanding to the West Coast with the addition of The Monsaraz, a 92-room Tapestry Collection by Hilton hotel in San Diego. Located in Point Loma, The Monsaraz opened in 2021 as the area’s first new hotel in more than a decade. As part of the agreement, Valor Hospitality will assume full management of the boutique property, including its food and beverage operations.…
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TOURISE and Oxford Economics Release New Global Report on Tourism Resilience in an Era of Permanent Disruption
17 August 2026RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – TOURISE, in collaboration with Oxford Economics, today released a new report , “Resilience in a World that Doesn’t Reset: Redesigning Tourism for an Era of Permanent Disruption.” The analysis of 85 major crises over two decades shows a clear pattern: in a world defined by continuous shocks, destinations that act before disruption hits recover up to 1.5 times faster than those that wait. In a world that does not reset between crises, disruption is a constant…
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IHG signs three-hotel deal with Asia’s Harilela Group
17 August 2026This article was written by HotelsMag. Click here to read the original article IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a three-hotel deal with Harilela Group, a Hong Kong-based hotel development and management company with a portfolio across Asia and Europe. Under the franchise agreement, the 85-room The Hari London and 210-room The Hari Hong Kong will join IHG’s luxury & lifestyle collection brand, Vignette Collection. The agreement also includes the conversion of the 324-room Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre…
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Europe Captures One-Third of Global Leisure Travel Spending as Southern Europe Dominates the Summer Travel Season
17 August 2026As millions of travellers head abroad during the peak summer holiday season, Europe has reinforced its position as the world’s leading leisure travel destination, capturing one-third of all global leisure travel spending in 2025, according to new 2026 EIR data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), sponsored by Chase Travel, Lead Research Partner. The latest figures show that global leisure travel spending reached $6.15TN in 2025, up 3.5% year-on-year and accounting for 80.5% of total global travel expenditure.…
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Justice Family Group and Kennedy Lewis Form Joint Venture to Strengthen and Preserve The Greenbrier Resort
17 August 2026🏠 The Justice Family Group and Kennedy Lewis Investment Management launched a joint venture to boost The Greenbrier resort’s future. 📅 This transaction strengthens its financial foundation. 📍 Located in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, The Greenbrier is a historic U.S. resort. 🎰 Casino operations continue while the West Virginia Lottery Commission reviews the new ownership. Lloyd Nathan, former MGM Resorts executive, is now Chairman of The Greenbrier’s Board of Directors. 🏨
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You own the resort. You don’t own its guests.
17 August 2026The resort is full this week. Every suite turned, the club floor busy past midnight, the late check-outs stacked the way they always are in August. It reads like a good problem to have. Then look down the arrivals list and ask something the occupancy report never answers: of all the people walking in today, how many could you reach again next spring without paying a third-party for the introduction? Not many. You own the rooms. The guests you mostly…
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ISLAND WHISPER EXPANDS ITS SIGNATURE LUXURY HAND FANS INTO COMPLETE ARTISANAL HOSPITALITY COLLECTIONS
17 August 2026Island Whisper, an international creative studio specialising in bespoke artistic pieces for hospitality, is expanding its creative world through Island Whisper Atelier — while keeping its handcrafted luxury hand fans firmly at the heart of the brand. The luxury hand fan remains Island Whisper’s signature and hero piece: a functional work of art designed to capture the identity of a hotel, restaurant, destination or event. Each project begins with a story — architecture, landscape, culture, colours and distinctive local details…
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HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter – Week Ending 14 August 2026
17 August 2026Goldman Sachs-IGIS Consortium Selected as Preferred Bidder for Timewalk Myeongdong with KRW535 Billion Bid in Seoul, South Korea A consortium comprising US-based Goldman Sachs and South Korea-based IGIS Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“IGIS”) has been selected as the preferred bidder for Timewalk Myeongdong , a mixed-use commercial property in Seoul’s Jung District, with a proposed purchase price of approximately KRW535 billion based on a share deal. The property is held through IGIS Strategic Fund No. 1 , whose major investors…
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How Indigenous Governance Is Shaping Sustainable Tourism in Nepal
17 August 2026Indigenous tourism may offer local communities a way to preserve and protect their cultural identity while achieving greater economic resilience. However, implementing such initiatives is not without challenges. Research led by Dr Roshis Krishna Shrestha of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) with the Khokana Newar community of Nepal reveals how community-led approaches grounded in Indigenous governance and cultural values can turn these challenges into opportunities for sustainable, culturally anchored tourism.…
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Your Hotel Now Has Five AIs, and None of Them Have Met Each Other
17 August 2026A guest named Rebecca booked your hotel on Tuesday. The moment she books, your pricing system, which now has AI in it, decides she looks like a high-value guest and flags her for a premium upsell. An hour later, your guest messaging tool, which also has AI in it, sends her a cheerful automated note offering her a discount code to encourage a longer stay. The next morning, your booking engine’s AI assistant answers her question about early check-in with…
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Is Fitness Now A Primary Booking Driver
17 August 2026Wellness has long been a foremost reason why many guests select a hotel. Traditionally, this class of stay occasion was synonymous with spa or choosing a resort with excellent activities that fall within the omniscient umbrella of wellness (ski, beach, forest, mountain, sports and so on). Throughout the first half of the 2020s, though, hospitality has seen a further segmentation and nichification of wellness as a primary booking driver – sleep, mindfulness, longevity and now fitness. Before looking at some…
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Doing Well by Doing Good: Why Sustainability Pays off
17 August 2026Sustainable hospitality, at its core, means every decision is filtered through three lenses: how it affects the local ecosystem, the surrounding community, and the property’s bottom line. That trinity has not changed, but what has changed is the weight each carries in the boardroom. For years, sustainability lived in the “nice to have” column. Today it is a business advantage that operators can quantify. The traveler driving this shift is not looking to be lectured, they are looking for peace…
