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The hospitality industry, once defined by luxury, opulence, and aesthetic grandeur, is undergoing a transformation—one that is being shaped by the urgent call for sustainability, conscious travel, and meaningful experiences. In a world grappling with climate change, resource scarcity, and a growing demand for ethical consumption, tomorrow’s hospitality leaders will be those who align profit with purpose and luxury with responsibility.

In today’s rapidly shifting market, pricing decisions backed by solid data aren’t just helpful—they’re essential for maximizing revenue. Make no mistake – raising and lowering rate is only one tool within the revenue management tool-box, but it is often the most crucial and effective tool that we have, so when making rate changes to our Best Available Rate, or Flexible rate, it’s very important that there is a logical reason for why we are making a change. This guide reveals five proven data signals that clearly indicate when to confidently raise your rates. These aren’t theoretical concepts, they’re practical indicators used by top-performing hotels to capture maximum value without sacrificing occupancy.

In this sponsored episode, Christine Lising, Director of the Solutions Engineering Team at Shiji, shares practical insights on leveraging technology to enhance food and beverage operations in the hospitality industry.

On paper, hotel management often looks at labor as a cost center. I’m not saying they shouldn’t look at this way; only that there is a bigger concern nowadays than pay scale – lack of replacement labor altogether.

Cendyn, a global integrated hotel technology and services company, announced today it has promoted Yakesh Arora from senior vice president of global engineering to chief technology officer (CTO). Arora is an entrepreneurial CTO with a track record in developing cutting-edge, scalable products for clients, resulting in significant increases in revenues and margins. He successfully built, managed, and trained multiple teams to deliver industry-first projects, increasing both market share and revenues.

As a candidate for the position of Secretary General of UN Tourism, I am honored to support the important work of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre in Jamaica and other parts of the world and contribute to this critical effort with learnings from my own experience. I had the hard job of guiding the tourism industry of Greece through the COVID-19 pandemic as Minister of Tourism and we did that by leveraging the power of data and that excites me to share my vision of a UN Tourism Resilience data centre.

With just under a month to go before the Future Hospitality Summit Saudi Arabia gets under way, investors, developers, government decision makers and regional hospitality leaders are gearing up for three days of networking, learning, debate and deal making in Riyadh.

HotelRunner, the leading travel and hospitality technology platform, announces its participation in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), from April 28 to May 1, 2025, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. As the region’s travel and tourism industry rapidly evolves, HotelRunner will showcase its latest innovations and unveil three exclusive pilot programs in finance, B2B, and data, offering a select number of partners early access.

Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands, has announced significant growth of its Green Collection. Since its launch in March 2023, the collection has expanded by 150%, growing from 189 hotels, resorts and palaces to 472. This rapid expansion underscores the increasing importance of sustainability in the hospitality industry.

Travelodge, the UK’s first budget hotel brand which operates over 600 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain, has agreed to acquire 11 hotels across the UK, adding to its existing portfolio of 588 UK-based hotels. This forms part of the Company’s focus on targeting rebrand opportunities as part of its UK and Spanish growth plans.