Operations Take Priority Over Guest Acquisition at Small Hotels
DALLAS, Texas—Small accommodation businesses globally spend more time managing daily operations than attracting guests, according to new research from SiteMinder. SiteMinder’s study, which uncovers challenges in the small accommodation sector, shows that nearly...
Exclusive: Accor Plus CEO Emilie Couton on a growing appetite for travel subscriptions
Accor’s travel subscription business, Accor Plus, this week launched a premium global travel subscription, ALL Accor+ Explorer, with ambitious plans to expand into new key markets next year. Eager to tap into a rapidly growing global subscriptions economy,...
How Hotel Owners Should Decide When to Sell
Regardless of where the industry is in a cycle, there are always owners who are looking to buy and sell assets. However, owners are often uncertain about how to choose the best time to sell their assets. The answer is to sell for their specific reason, rather...
Back-to-back sporting weekends boost business for Melbourne and Sydney hotels
Hotels in Sydney and Melbourne are enjoying the culmination of the NRL and AFL sporting seasons with an influx of interstate travellers driving bookings for Grand Final showdowns over consecutive weekends. As NRL teams from Melbourne and Brisbane teams...
Hospitality Business Magazine
Two of Auckland’s most beloved hospitality legacies – Vivace Restaurant and Hotel DeBrett, have come together to launch a new chapter in the city’s dining scene. Vivace Restaurant & Bar at DeBretts officially opens its doors on October 16, blending Vivace’s...
U.S. Hotel Industry Continues to Report Negative Yearly Comparisons — LODGING
ARLINGTON, Virginia—The U.S. hotel industry reported negative year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStar’s latest data through Sept. 27. U.S. Hotel PerformanceSeptember 21-September 27, 2025Percentage change from comparable week in 2024Occupancy: 65.6...
Lessons from The Annual Hospitality Conference 2025
The Annual Hospitality Conference in Manchester showcased a recurring theme across sessions: artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept – it is shaping the strategies, investments and operational models of the industry today. What was striking...
The Lodging Conference Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary Milestone
The Lodging Conference will celebrate an anniversary this October: 30 years of bringing together the hotel industry’s influential leaders, thinkers, and dealmakers all under one roof. From its launch in 1995 with fewer than 300 attendees to today’s multiday...
The Simple Bridge Between AI Agents and Hotel Systems
In September 2025, Apaleo announced the launch of its MCP server, becoming the first property management platform to connect AI agents directly with hotel systems. The move is more than a product release – it signals a shift in how hotels can approach...








