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Expedia and Booking is not a duopoly. I said this some weeks ago when I got a sneak peek at the OTA research data.

Namron Hospitality did not start as a conventional hotel story. “I do not come from a background of hospitality,” Yves Namon told Hospitality Net, tracing his path from business school in Canada to Mexico, where he fell in love with the country’s creativity and the way people host. “We were really amazed by the level of hospitality,” he said, describing being cared for by Mexican friends “like last time I was taken care of like that was when I was born and my mother had me in her arms.”

Banyan Group (“Banyan Tree Holdings Limited” or the “Group” – SGX: B58), an independent global hospitality company, enters 2026 following a year that marked a significant step in its global expansion. With 100 hotels and resorts, over 140 spas and galleries, and more than 20 branded residences now in operation across over 20 countries, the Group is advancing into its next phase of growth with new market entries, strengthening of its multi-brand portfolio, and deepening of guest experiences.

In this episode of Pillow Talk Sessions, Ulrich Pillau, Co-Founder and CEO of Apaleo, joins host Jessica Gillingham to explore how digital acceleration, AI integration, and platform openness are redefining what it means to operate in the hospitality space — and why legacy thinking may be the industry’s biggest risk.

Global Asset Solutions, the independent hotel asset management and advisory firm, announce a milestone year defined by global expansion, strategic senior appointments, portfolio growth and the evolution of its service offering.

From today, the Conservatorium Hotel becomes Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, Amsterdam, under the management of Mandarin Oriental.

A trio of new openings in the American West and Northeast sets the tone for a hospitality industry in transition. From a modular, steel frame hotel on commercially zoned desert land near Joshua Tree to an off grid eco lodge by Grand Teton and a Vermont retreat repurposed from historic farm buildings, the examples underline a shift toward lighter footprint development, community sensitivity, and concepts designed around place rather than pure scale. The message is clear: growth is still possible, but the route forward is becoming more inventive, more local, and more operationally disciplined.

STAY, the leading Guest Experience Platform for hotel groups, has launched Corporate App, a solution designed to help hotel groups establish their own branded mobile channel and take full ownership of the guest journey.Early adopters such as Barceló Hotel Group, H10 Hotels, Palladium Hotel Group, and Vincci Hoteles are already rolling out the Corporate App across their portfolios, responding to a broader industry shift toward strengthening direct bookings, loyalty, and brand-controlled digital channels.

Before a guest sees the room, the view, or the light within, there is a pause at the door. In Zen-inspired hospitality, this pause matters. It is the first moment of stillness, where the outside world is set down and presence begins.