Future of Lodging

Multiple travel tech startups have raised large sums of capital this year. At $370 million, Lighthouse's fundraise has been the largest by far.

Minor is ready to go major with the launch of a real estate investment trust to drive down debt and supercharge growth.

Hilton's jobs push comes as the hotel giant sees surging demand in the region, with visits to its Middle East properties doubling to 2.2 million in the first nine months of the year compared to pandemic levels.

Maybe you didn't need to install that crystal-healing sound bath after all. Namaste, and mind the bottom line.

Spark hits the sweet spot for Indians seeking the reliability of branded stays without stretching their budgets. Hilton's plan to open 150 hotels in India might sound ambitious, but a conversion-friendly approach means the company will likely hit that milestone faster than expected.

Now that Marriott International has doubled in size over a decade, it saw an opportunity to rethink its organization and restructure for efficiency.

To expand the pool of hotel owners, it's not enough to provide access to capital. So in a pragmatic move, Wyndham is also providing a kind of support system (think mentorship in operations expertise and facilities management).

Viceroy, a collection of hotels and resorts, has rebranded. It now promises to curate luxury experiences that will be consistently top-tier and locally immersive, from Portuguese beekeeping to glassblowing in Los Cabos.

Timeshares are basically a real estate product wrapped in a financial product wrapped in a vacation. And Travel + Leisure Co. CEO believes the model has several distinctive advantages over other travel businesses.

Analysts were skeptical that Indian Hotels Company Ltd. could hit its lofty goals for profit margins. But it's been delivering.