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Hotels have long treated the room as the only thing worth selling. Marriott's deal with ResortPass signals a growing sideline to boost margins: selling empty pool chairs and spa slots to locals who show up for the day.

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts announced plans for Rosewood Tokyo, the brand’s first urban hotel in Japan. Plus, more hotel deal and development news from APAC.

Mews and SiteMinder are bringing distribution and hotel operations into one platform. The goal: Break down the hotel data silos that complicate AI adoption in the agentic age.

Women lead some of travel's most consequential organizations. They still occupy a fraction of its boardrooms. Women Leading Travel Forum exists in the gap between those two facts, and this June, the executives navigating that gap will be in one room.

Airbnb has struggled to scale experiences. Investing in WeRoad — and hiring its CEO — is Chesky's preferred move: partner first, potentially acquire later.

Truist raised its already industry-high forecasts for mid and upper-end U.S. hotel RevPAR growth. A voco opened in California. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

These may read as bets on new Texas wealth. They’re also real estate plays, with branded residential as the anchor that makes the hotels financeable.

Airfare costs keep rising but, so far, U.S. companies are not letting that deter their meeting plans.  

The hotel leadership shuffle represents somewhat of an about-face for Airbnb as it opts for a leader with online travel agency experience rather than a hotel brand track record. Still, these are early days for Airbnb hotels, and there is plenty of time to get things right.

American is among the last of the largest U.S. carriers to announce an upgrade to its in-flight Wi-Fi. The deal is also a major get for Starlink, which accounts for the vast majority of SpaceX’s profits.

O'Leary and team now have one of the cleanest balance sheets in commercial aviation – the timing, with fuel costs hammering rivals, could hardly be better.

Alaska’s reputation as a bucket list cruise destination rests largely on its wildlife encounters, especially whale sightings. MSC Cruises is treating its first season in the region as a research opportunity, exploring how marine science can guide operations in high-density wildlife corridors.