Quarterly results, RevPAR and rate movement, portfolio transactions, refinancing and development pipelines.
Hyatt is piloting paid breakfast at more than 40 Hyatt Place hotels and Hilton properties are testing food-and-beverage credits in place of the plated meal, per The Points Guy reporting — while Hilton's easier 2026 status thresholds put the benefit in more hands.
California's SB 478 and SB 1350, Maryland's lodging transparency law, and the federal FTC rule now require all-in mandatory pricing for hotels in overlapping layers — with a federal bill, S.314, pending on top.
The EU's travel authorization for visa-exempt visitors is not in operation, per the official EU portal, which has stopped publishing even a target date — leaving travelers with one rule: nobody can process an ETIAS application yet.
After a wave of "reservation hijacking" cases, Booking.com has warned customers and updated fraud reporting, per the BBC — while its policies also quietly give guests on non-refundable rates a one-time free date change.
Venice's day-tripper access fee runs April 3 to July 26, 2026 — 60 dates, €10 per day, mostly Fridays through Sundays — while overnight guests register for a free exemption, per the city's official portal.
Marriott Bonvoy members enter 2026 with the core points-earning structure unchanged, a soft-landing status policy still in force, and newly absorbed brands — but quiet award-chart increases are raising redemption costs.