Category: Recent News

Whitbread plc, owner of Premier Inn – the UK’s largest hotel brand – has received planning consent to transform Verity House, a vacant office building in the South Bank area of Leeds city centre, into a 131-room hotel.

GCP Hospitality is a hotel management company operating a diverse portfolio of independent hotels and hostels across the Asia-Pacific region. With properties ranging from luxury resorts to brand-forward hostels, GCP operates a highly adaptive, analytics-first approach to revenue and distribution. While direct bookings are an important goal, GCP’s strategy centers on sustainable growth, healthy channel mix, and guest retention.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today celebrated the opening of Hyatt Centric Reims, marking the exciting debut of the Hyatt Centric brand in France. The hotel opening supports Hyatt Centric brand growth globally, with plans to expand its brand footprint by 50% by the end of 2029, reaching over 100 hotels.

Wellness is no longer confined to the spa. Today’s travelers are seeking experiences that enhance sleep, reduce stress, and foster connection, which is shaping where they choose to stay and how much they spend. For boutique and independent hotels, this represents both an opportunity and a challenge: how to define their wellness identity authentically and profitably, without heavy capital investment.

Tourism is at a crossroads. How will European destinations manage growth while reducing environmental and social impact?

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 30, 2025) — Canary Technologies, the award-winning global leader in hotel guest management technology, today announced that Embergrove Hospitality Group has selected Canary’s guest management solutions to enhance the digital guest journey and improve operational efficiency across its portfolio.

Independent hoteliers have long been stuck between clunky legacy systems and giant chains with endless resources. Today, Cloudbeds and GuestCentric are rewriting the rules. Their new partnership cuts through the tech clutter, giving hotels a frictionless, guest-first booking experience, without the usual headaches.

What if I told you that the era of focusing only on room rates is over?

Nationwide movement Walk for Wellbeing has reached an incredible milestone this year, raising over half a million pounds for UK charity Hospitality Action since its launch in 2020.

The week ending 25 October 2025 was a bad one for the U.S. hotel industry. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) dropped 5.3% year over year on falling average daily rate (ADR) and occupancy.