Minor Hotels Introduces Four Hotel Brands in Strategic Portfolio Expansion

Minor Hotels, a leading global hotel owner and operator with more than 560 properties across 57 countries, announces the strategic expansion of its brand portfolio with the addition of four new hotel brands, including the group’s first soft brands. The newly launched brands will support Minor Hotels’ continued growth by enabling it to expand into new markets and provide distinctive hospitality offerings across the luxury, premium and select segments.

Discover Neema Maison: Santorini’s New Boutique Jewel of Style and Soul

Welcome to Neema Maison Finikia Santorini, the sparkling new jewel of Domes, and the debut of its thoughtfully crafted sub-brand, The Finds. This is not just a place to stay, is a place to arrive. To arrive into a slower rhythm. Into authenticity. Into a story you didn’t know you were seeking. This July marks its exciting opening and this boutique sanctuary invites guests to discover the island’s authentic spirit through a fresh, design-led lens. Located in Finikia, on the quietly captivating side of Santorini, a new kind of hospitality story begins.

Preferred NextGen Leadership Council Celebrates Milestone First Year, Uniting Tomorrow’s Stars of the MICE Industry

Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest independent hotel brand, is proud to celebrate the first anniversary of the Preferred NextGen Leadership Council (PNLC), a forward-thinking initiative offering insights into the future of the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) segment through the leadership of the next generation of decision makers. Marking a successful inaugural year – with its innovative approach and strategic importance – the PNLC addresses the rapidly changing dynamics of the industry by empowering and nurturing the next generation of leaders through education, mentorship, community, and purpose. Designed to accelerate professional growth, expand influence, and equip talent with the tools needed for long-term success, the PNLC represents the future of the industry through the vision, insights, and innovation of its members.

Connecting the Dots: Shiji’s Approach to Seamless Data

Hotel technology can get complicated. If I had to explain why this is to a kid or a golden retriever, I would say it’s because we used the best tools at our disposal at the time, stitching things together as best we could over years or even decades, and then tried to continuously pivot to newer, better systems while keeping the engine running.

Hospitality is not an island

For a long time, accommodation, which evolved into hospitality, was a key component of the travel chain. It was an essential link, certainly, but it came at the end of the transportation chain and served as the starting point for the chain of tourist or business activities. This travel chain created – and still creates – a variety of ecosystems with their specialized actors: transport providers, accommodation providers, receptive agencies, leisure sites, restaurants… Solid by nature, yet often rivals, even antagonistic, when it comes to sharing the value chain.

IDeaS Accelerates Expansion in Saudi Arabia with Elaf Group Partnership

IDeaS, a SAS company and the world’s leading provider of hospitality revenue management software and services, has announced a new partnership with Elaf Group, a leading hotel group in Saudi Arabia, for the implementation of IDeaS’ G3 Revenue Management System across an initial four hotels in the Elaf Group portfolio.

The Land Paradox: How Financial Stress is Creating Tomorrow’s Development Goldmine

Today’s challenging capital environment has created an unexpected opportunity: a surge in land offerings for ground-up hotel and resort development. While sellers may face financial pressures that drive these offerings, buyers confront elevated construction and capital costs that fundamentally reshape land valuations. This dynamic often stems from internal organizational changes that forces land sales yet creates a paradox. With both cost of capital and construction expenses expected to remain elevated, land values have declined significantly from previous peaks.