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Cendyn, a global integrated hotel technology and services company, is delighted to announce a partnership with Singapore-based boutique hospitality company – Naumi Hotels – as it prepares for expansion with a brand refresh and investment in its digital real estate.

Essendi, a leading hotel owner and operator in Europe, announces the opening of TRIBE Krakow Old Town, a four-star hotel located on Worcella Street, just steps from Krakow’s historic centre. This is the first hotel in Poland under Accor’s bold, design-led TRIBE brand and represents one of Essendi’s key strategic investments in its continued European expansion.

Accor Invest is changing its name and becoming Essendi. This change completes the transformation initiated in 2020 to make Essendi the European leader in responsible hospitality. This new identity embodies the group’s ambition: to actively contribute to a more sustainable and higher-performing hotel industry.

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Booked, Busy, and AI-Ready: The New Playbook for Hotel Group Sales Success If you’ve noticed a slowdown in inbound RFPs lately, you’re not imagining things. In fact, you’re likely in the middle of what I call the Great Lead Drought of Hospitality. I recently sat down with hotel sales trainer and certified Gap Seller, Celeste Berke Knisely, on the InnSync Show, and she confirmed what so many of us are seeing: inbound leads are drying up in some markets by as much as 30%. That’s not a seasonal slump. That’s a crisis. And what’s worse? Many hotel sellers are doubling down on hope as a strategy. Hope isn’t a strategy. It’s a symptom. Let’s unpack what’s really going on … and more importantly, how we turn this around. What’s Drying Up the Pipeline? Watch this InnSync episode here >> Celeste and I uncovered four major culprits: Vanishing International TravelHotels that relied heavily on overseas business are still feeling the sting. In some U.S. cities, travel from abroad hasn’t bounc…

Curacity, the leading demand creation platform for luxury and lifestyle travel brands, today announced an expansion of its platform optimized for the cruise industry. With this release, cruise lines can now reach affluent, opt-in travelers through trusted media outlets – including AFAR, Food & Wine, and Travel + Leisure – eliminating reliance on broad, inefficient mass-market advertising and gaining revenue-based ROI tracking.

Luminara, the third ultra-luxury superyacht from The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, has officially set sail, ushering in the next chapter in the brand’s expansion and continued leadership in redefining luxury at sea. As the newest yacht to join the fleet following Evrima and Ilma, Luminara builds on a legacy of innovation in hospitality, design, and legendary service. Marking the start of its highly anticipated debut season, the yacht departed from Monte Carlo on July 3, 2025, sailing a seven-night itinerary to Rome with calls in iconic Mediterranean destinations including Cannes, Livorno, and Portofino.

In hospitality, knowledge is power—but only if it’s accessible. Too often, the people who need critical answers the most—the ones on the floor, in the kitchen, or starting a shift—are the least likely to find them quickly.

At HITEC 2025 in Indianapolis, we sat down with Justin Taillon, President of HFTP and professor of hospitality technology, for a closing reflection on what made this year’s event stand out. From a record-breaking exhibitor floor to packed education sessions, Justin shared what makes HITEC more than just a trade show. He also gave us a preview of his next project, a bold new book on what hotel guestrooms might look like in 2075.

Whitbread PLC, the UK’s largest hotel business and owner of Premier Inn, has started construction enabling works on its flagship hub by Premier Inn hotel development at 5 Strand, a prime site just off Trafalgar Square in Central London.