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Accor, a global leader in hospitality, and World Monuments Fund (WMF), the leading independent organization devoted to safeguarding the world’s most treasured places, today announce new projects at four heritage sites selected from the 2025 World Monuments Watch. The Watch is WMF’s biennial program that advocates for heritage places in critical need of protection, galvanizing action and support for their preservation. The four projects spanning France (Chapel of the Sorbonne), Latin America (Qhapaq Ñan), Greece (Serifos Historic Mining Landscape), and India (Historic Water Systems of Bhuj) will receive support provided by Accor, helping to restore and enhance destinations for their long-term sustainable progress and resilience.

Revenue management is evolving. Once focused solely on manual room pricing, today’s technology enables revenue managers to take a more strategic, data-driven approach to growing hotel revenue.

The number of factors identified to impact the success of a hotel’s revenue management strategy continues to grow. We know the standard ones: that higher occupancy brings in more guests and therefore can lead to more ancillary revenue; higher ADR means more revenue to flow to the bottom line, leading to higher profit; longer lengths of stay reduce costs, also leading to higher profit. I’m here to argue that there is one factor more important than all of these, and it is often overlooked in the revenue management discussion.

Held as the grand finale of this year’s Mews Unfold conference, the 2025 Mews Unfold Awards were a fantastic way to wrap up an already energizing day. It was great to be there in person as the Mews team shined a spotlight on some of the most forward-thinking people and brands in hospitality. This was all about sincere recognition for the people and ideas driving hospitality forward.

Managing labor costs in a hotel operation is crucial to maintaining a profitable business while delivering the service level that is commensurate with the scale of hotel. Finding this balance has been especially difficult in a post-COVID-19 environment, when inflationary challenges coupled with labor supply shortages have put further pressures on hotel operations. Labor is one of the most significant expenses a hotel faces, accounting for 30–45% of total operating costs.

Economics is essential in the hospitality industry because it helps businesses understand and respond to market dynamics, optimise resource allocation, and make informed financial decisions. These principles also allow companies to adapt to fluctuations in tourism and global economic conditions. A solid grasp of economics enables hospitality professionals to operate efficiently and competitively in a dynamic and often unpredictable environment. By studying economics, we gain insights into how markets function, how prices are determined, and how policies can influence employment, inflation, and economic growth. It also equips us to critically assess trade-offs, evaluate costs and benefits, and make informed decisions in both personal and societal contexts to understand how individuals, businesses, and governments allocate limited resources. Economics also provides a framework for addressing pressing global challenges such as inequality, financial stability and sustainability.

April demonstrated how deeply interconnected global markets have become, reflecting the Dalai Lama’s wisdom about our mutual dependencies. Despite unprecedented volatility triggered by the White House trade policies, the S&P 500 closed with less than one percent decline – a deceptively unremarkable performance masking extraordinary market conditions.

Founded by entrepreneur Sheila Johnson, Salamander Collection has a luxury portfolio with many awe-inspiring hotels: the Forbes Triple Five-Star Salamander Middleburg, an equestrian-themed property in the Virginia countryside; Salamander Washington DC, an elegant hotel located along the capital’s vibrant Southwest waterfront; Half Moon, the storied resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica; Aspen Meadows Resort, with its sweeping 40 beautiful acres in Aspen, CO’s west end; Hotel Bennett, a spectacular grand hotel overlooking the city’s historic Marion Square in Charleston, South Carolina; and Innisbrook Resort in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area, which hosts the PGA TOUR’s Valspar Championship each year on its famed Copperhead Course.

“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We are no longer interested in finding the truth.The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almosCarl Sagan

HotelTechReport, the most trusted global platform for hotel technology insights, today released the 2025 edition of the HotelTechIndex™ Market Leaders Report—a data-driven analysis of the top-rated hotel software solutions across every major operational category.