Hard Rock International announces its majority acquisition of Globe Entertainment and Media Corp (GEM)—one of the world’s largest private archives of music, celebrity and film photography assets from the past century with over 15 million images and rare, iconic collectibles.
Beyond Opulence: How Travel in 2040 Will Transform You
The year is 2040. A guest checks into their suite, not with a passport or a keycard, but with a retinal scan that triggers a pre-personalized welcome. The room adjusts its lighting, scent, temperature, and curated playlist in sync with their biometric data and circadian rhythm. Dinner, precisely tailored to their microbiome and mood, awaits in a regenerative dining garden grown on-site. Yet, amid all the ambient intelligence and technological wonder, it’s a human, a softly spoken empathic host, who gently senses the guest’s travel fatigue and offers a moment of genuine connection.
Travel in Great Britain and Ireland: What Hoteliers Should Know
From the Highlands of Scotland to the coastal towns of Ireland, this region offers visitors a unique blend of rustic charm, historic cities, and iconic landscapes.
The Ultimate Guide to Hotel Star Rating Systems
From reading online reviews to comparing amenities and pricing, the process can be overwhelming, so they crave certainty and objectivity.
B&B Hotels Advances Sustainable Building with First Modular Timber Hotel in Germany
B&B HOTELS is set to complete its first hotel using modular timber construction in Neustadt in Holstein by autumn 2025. The project combines modern modular techniques with the restoration of a listed historic building, reflecting a strategic focus on faster, more economical, and environmentally conscious hotel development.
9 Types of Travelers and How to Give Them What They Want
At any given moment, your property might be hosting a family on holiday, a solo guest recharging after a business trip, and a group of food lovers mapping out the city’s best bites.
From Tokyo to Nice: DoubleTree by Hilton Reaches 700th Property and 60th Country and Territory Milestones
DoubleTree by Hilton, Hilton’s fast-growing, upscale hotel brand known for its warm hospitality, is celebrating two monumental milestones: the opening of its 700th hotel and its expansion into 60 countries and territories. Over the past year, the brand welcomed more than 40 new properties to its portfolio, marking major firsts – Hilton’s debut in the city of Nice, the country of Laos and the Azores Islands region, as well as DoubleTree by Hilton’s debut in Malta. These recent additions bring DoubleTree’s global footprint to 60 countries and territories, representing more than a tenfold increase in global presence since 2008 when the brand first expanded beyond the Americas into international markets.
Recognize Hotel VIPs in an Instant with Profile Snapshot by dailypoint
Leading hotel data management and loyalty solution provider, dailypoint, has revolutionized front-desk intelligence with Profile Snapshot that enables hotels to recognize high profile guests in an instant. The integrated solution for automatic identification takes the check-in process to a new level for VIP guests that is discreet, intelligent, and personalized.
Revised USALI Increases Transparency Across Sector
The USALI is the accounting standard adopted across the hotel sector, allowing hotel operations to offer accurate like-for-like comparisons to owners and potential owners, creating a benchmark which is understandable and useable by everyone in the market, a common language for financial reporting.
The Power of Ten
It probably all started with our fingers and toes. We have ten of each. Then there are ten pennies in a dime and ten dimes in a dollar. We count ten years in a decade, cheer for ten events in a Decathlon and count ten tentacles on a squid. Even in religious contexts, famously there are ten.