Deanna Ting

It's all quiet for now, but what happens when the tariffs expand beyond China and into Europe?

Overall guest satisfaction with hotels in North America is at an all-time high. Still, that doesn't mean the hotel industry should be congratulating itself; there's still work to be done.

We still think there's a pretty good chance that we'll see Expedia-branded hotels in the near future if not sooner.

As the big hotel companies increase their focus on soft brand collections, it'll become even tougher for collections like Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Relais & Châteaux, and Leading Hotels of the World to compete. Ferret has some stiff competition to battle in the coming years.

So much for being asset light. However, this strategy does align with previous comments AccorHotels' CEO has made about wanting to lead in emerging markets, Africa included.

It will certainly be interesting to see how Ace approaches both luxury and micro-hotels starting in the next few months.

The battle between Airbnb and Booking (and everyone else in online travel) is just beginning.

In addition to dreaming up new hotel brands, we're surprised more hotel companies aren't thinking of launching more of their own serviced residence brands — or buying up others.

One of truest expressions of living like a local is to eat like one, and it's a shame that more Airbnb guests don't appear to be doing that.

Can Airbnb avoid Uber’s fate of being acquired by a rival in China? It seems to be doing everything it can to do so, but is it enough?