Hotel News

To paraphrase Ernest Hemingway: You go bankrupt two ways. Gradually and then suddenly.

Kessler Collection hands hotel operations to Highgate, keeping ownership to focus on expanding its boutique brands faster.

Every major hotel group wants a slice of the midscale pie, and for good reason: It’s where most of the action will be in Asia Pacific for the foreseeable future.

Marriott had given Sonder a lifeline in August 2024 by offering to list the troubled brand's apartment-style rooms on its site and app. Sonder has struggled to hold on.

Airbnb has a big opportunity in hotels. But CEO Brian Chesky makes it all sound a little too easy. It's not a big investment, he said, and Airbnb won't have to spend a lot on marketing for it. Signing up hotels? Not a problem — they have phone numbers.

Emblems shows Accor’s soft-brand ambitions at the high end. It looks smart on paper, but it only adds value if Accor keeps it feeling selective.

Tech solutions won’t fix the hotel industry’s climate challenge on their own. But when they work, hotels should share those wins and scale them fast, because smarter kitchens today could mean smaller footprints tomorrow.

Hyatt’s rough quarter shows the strain of a corporate restructuring and Hurricane Melissa. But new profits from a co-branded credit card and gains from adopting AI suggest a brighter 2026.

Lebua Hotels & Resorts is out to prove it’s more than just the hotel from The Hangover Part II. The Bangkok-based brand is entering India, building a loyalty program tied to real experiences rather than points, and planning boutique cruises.

Despite the launch of its own premium brand Athiva, Chalet Hotels is sticking to its core model as a hotel developer and owner. But that does not mean an asset-light model is not possible in the future.