WTM London 2026: Saudia's premium economy and a Belize MICE win show products chasing the same guest
An airline cabin and a Caribbean conference hotel made the show's hotel-relevant headlines. Both are aimed at the traveler between the price points.
Delta Quattro — Hotels & hospitality
ONYX picks up three green tourism awards in Chonburi as its sustainability programme starts producing numbers
Three Chonburi properties were recognised at a Thailand Department of Tourism showcase, and the group's own reported figures now attach hard energy and emissions estimates to the effort.
The concierge role, reimagined for modern travel
Bookings and directions migrate to software; access and relationships stay human. The desk's payroll case now rests on retention, not request volume.
Uk eta requirements — The UK's ETA: what the travel authorisation asks of US visitors
The UK's Electronic Travel Authorisation is a standing pre-travel requirement for US and other visa-exempt visitors. The application, the fee, the validity, and what the check changes for hotel front offices.
Pacifica Hotels takes Courtyard by Marriott to Takayama: the deal explained
A third-party Japanese operator signs a franchise with Marriott International, adding 207 rooms to a heritage city by 2028.
Hyatt reports $58 million in Q3 earnings: how to read a hotel earnings snapshot
One quarterly release says little on its own. Here is what the numbers in it measure, and what an operator should check next.
Rate compression in soft markets: when ADR drops faster than occupancy rises
A full house can still lose money. How to spot the pattern where competitive pricing fills rooms but erodes average daily rate.
Design
Mid century modern design: The timeless appeal of mid-century hotel furniture
Mid-century hotel furniture survives restyling cycles because clean lines age slowly. The SAS Royal Hotel, the Palm Springs landmarks and a buyer's checklist.
Restaurant Interior Design: How Color Choices Change How a Restaurant Feels
Palettes set the pace of a dining room long before the menu does. Here is what the science of color perception supports, and what remains a designer's judgement call.
Lighting layers in hotel corridors and public spaces: task, ambient, and accent light that works
Hotel corridors and public spaces need three lighting layers: ambient light to move by, task light to work by, and accent light for mood. Here is how each layer works.
Design within reach: how to get showroom style without the showroom price
Gallery-grade rooms are built from proportion, materials and restraint — not price tags. Here is what actually drives the look, and where the money is worth spending.
Sustainability
Sustainability in hospitality: How hotels build sustainability programs that actually hold up
Sustainability programs hold up on four parts: written criteria, third-party verification, staff training, and measurement. The EU Ecolabel and LEED show how point systems, mandatory requirements, and verification actually work for operators.
Sustainability definition: Sustainability, defined without the jargon
What the word actually means, where it came from, and how to tell a working program from a buzzword.
What a sustainability consultant actually does at a hotel
The job title is everywhere in hospitality. The work behind it is narrower, more technical, and more measurable than most operators expect.
Hospitality News
Boutique hotel trends: How boutique chains keep setting the hotel agenda big brands later follow
Small brands move first on design, staffing and guest experience. Larger operators then copy what the numbers prove.
Housekeeping on request: what opt-out programs do to labor cost
Skipping the daily clean saves minutes per room — whether those minutes become money depends entirely on scheduling, and the guest-exposure risk is real.
RevPAR, ADR, GOPPAR: what each metric actually tells an operator
Each number answers a different operating question — and reading them without their partners hides more than it shows.
Travel News
Pan Pacific's Version 2.0 rebuilds more than half its portfolio since 2020
The Group's renovation and new-build programme now covers most of its hotels, with ten more Southeast Asia projects set for 2027.
Debt service coverage ratio for hotels: what lenders require and operators must hit
The ratio banks watch before they refinance a hotel, and the operational levers that move it.
The hotel ramp-up curve: how new properties reach stabilized performance
New hotels don't open at full strength. Research on thousands of U.S. openings shows how long the climb to stabilized occupancy and RevPAR actually takes, and why brand affiliation shortens it.