Marriott faces backlash after Sonder liquidation - Guest disruption highlights the risks of aggressive asset-light expansion.

Nov 20, 2025 • Hospitality

What Phocuswright’s 2026 predictions mean for hotel operators - AI-led discovery, shifting demand, and new pricing logic will directly reshape hotel performance and distribution.

Jan 8, 2026 • Hospitality

Navan launches AI assistant for unmanaged business travelers - New app signals growing race to capture independent corporate travel through conversational booking tools.

Mar 3, 2026 • Travel

The new profitability metric for hotels: cost per occupied room - As labor costs rise faster than revenue, CPOR is becoming the industry’s most important operational signal.

Mar 16, 2026 • Hospitality

Airbnb’s Summer Release pushes deeper into OTA territory - The company's Summer Release introduced a wave of new features that push the company further into traditional OTA territory.

May 22, 2026 • Hospitality

Corporate buyers want AI to recommend hotels, not book them - Advice, yes. The transaction, no. For hotels, that makes being recommended the whole contest..

Jun 5, 2026 • Hospitality

How the steep decline in Chinese tourists will cost the U.S. - U.S. tourism officials are pining for the return of Chinese tourists, by far the biggest spenders among global travelers.

Aug 25, 2023 • Travel

How hoteliers plan to tackle trends and troubles - On stage at the recent 2023 Indie Lodging Congress, executives said they're keeping a close eye on labor, technology and personalization.

Nov 15, 2023 • Hospitality