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Hotel Development India

IHCL Announces Vivanta Hotel in Indore, Madhya Pradesh

The 180 keys Vivanta Indore, spread over 2.3 acres is strategically located at a short driving distance from the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport and the central business district.


Hotel Opening Spain

Meliá Ibiza Hotel Opens

This hotel offers 285 rooms and features 12 different typologies ranging from rooms for couples with garden or beach views to The Level Master Suite Sea View, a room with a terrace.





Hotel Sustainability Benchmarks

Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking Index 2024

For the first time in the ten annual cycles of the Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking cycle, we find a general increase from 2021 to 2022 in energy and water consumption among participating hotels.




Hotel Opening Kuwait

Arabella Beach Hotel, Vignette Collection Opens in Kuwait

IHG Hotels & Resorts introduces its first collection brand to Kuwait as opened on 6th May 2024. Located on the Arabian Gulf shoreline, the 195 room property marks the GCC region's second Vignette Collection, following Th8 Palm Dubai Beach Resort Vignette Collection opening in Summer this year.







Hotel Opening Kentucky

Tempo by Hilton Louisville Downtown NuLu Hotel Opens in Kentucky

Named one of the 50 best places to travel in 2024 by Travel + Leisure, Tempo by Hilton Louisville Downtown NuLu opened just ahead of the historic 150th running of the Kentucky Derby and the PGA Championship being held at Valhalla a short drive away.





Hospitality Financial Leadership

Industry Blog
Hospitality Financial Leadership - The $600,000 Trash Can

A 30-year hotel vet, David has seen everything, a lot of which he shares in his book, The Prosperous Hotelier. Susan Barry host of the Top Floor Podcast and David talk about railroads, scams, and Russians.


Online Travel Agencies (OTAs)

U.S. OTAs Pass $100B Revenue Mark for First Time

Online travel agencies based in the United States maintained double-digit year-over-year gains in 2023, passing the $100 billion mark for the first time.




Data Privacy

Industry Blog
Data Privacy Lawyer Alert: The American Privacy Rights Act - What Does It Mean for Hotel Companies? - By Jim Butler

Hotel companies should be particularly interested in the legislation. While many companies collect personal information from customers, hotel companies want to collect large amounts of personal information - knowing more about guests allows brands and operators to provide better services and increase their value. At the same time, the multitude of state laws, as well as foreign privacy laws, create a compliance challenge for the hospitality industry.


Management Fees

Industry Blog
U.S. Hotel Management Company Compensation Slows in 2023 - By Robert Mandelbaum and Tim Dick

As U.S. lodging industry performance decelerated in 2023, so did the amount of fees paid by owners to their management companies. Preliminary results from CBRE's annual Trends in the Hotel Industry survey find that total hotel revenue growth slowed to 6.9% in 2023, while GOP inched up by 3.5%. As a result, total management fee payments rose by just 1.2% during the year, well below the double and triple-digit growth rates seen in the previous two years.



Women In Hospitality

AHLA Foundation Hosts Annual ForWard Conference to Advance Women in Hospitality

AHLA Foundation hosted nearly 1,000 attendees from across the hotel industry at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place for the annual ForWard conference this week. Over three days, industry leaders gathered to share knowledge and hear from dynamic speakers focused on celebrating, championing, and creating community for women in hospitality.