Category: Recent News

Lure Agency, along with hospitality sales trainer Celeste Berke Knisely, today announced the launch of Sales on Tap, a modern social-selling and visibility-building community created for hotel group sales professionals.

Inn-Flow, the leading all-in-one back-office platform built for hotels, today announced that Mehr Consultancy, an award-winning hotel management and investment firm based in Irving, Texas, has expanded its partnership with Inn-Flow to include its entire portfolio of hotels nationwide.

By late 2025, most hotels have have done the visible work: LEDs, towel reuse, refillables, less plastic. But the biggest impacts may still sit out of sight in how we build, furnish, supply, and host. From a supplier’s lens (GCSTIMES), three blind spots now matter most:

Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”), the global authority on luxury hospitality, today announced the 2025 Hotel Icons List, recognizing 23 legendary Five-Star hotels.

While law firms have long competed on expertise and reputation, today’s clients increasingly remember how they felt during the experience. Drawing parallels with hospitality, this article explores how empathy, anticipation, and human-centered design could redefine professionalism in the legal world. As competition intensifies and AI increasingly automates routine legal tasks, the true differentiator is shifting toward the quality of the overall client experience — the clarity, empathy, consistency, and sense of care that surround the legal expertise itself.

For the second consecutive year, Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming joined forces with nonprofit organization Ocean Conservancy for the Global Sound Waves joint sustainability program. This collaboration unites Hard Rock team members and communities worldwide with Ocean Conservancy’s mission of protecting the oceans by reducing waste and driving meaningful environmental change.

The Carlton opens today, marking the debut of Rocco Forte Hotels’ tenth Italian address. With seventy-one suites and rooms, two restaurants, a bar, and a serene spa, the hotel redefines one of the city’s most prestigious locations.

Global hospitality leader Minor Hotels announces the signing of NH Collection Sliema, its first hotel on the Mediterranean island of Malta. Scheduled to open by the end of 2026, the premium new-build hotel will feature 268 guest rooms and suites in the sought-after coastal town of Sliema.

Kimpton’s hotly anticipated annual Culinary + Cocktail Trend Forecast returns this year to unveil the unique dining styles, bold ingredients and expert techniques set to shape the global hospitality scene in 2026. From heritage and third-culture cuisine to fruity milk alternatives, Kimpton’s global chef and bartending community are setting trends that will define food and beverages in the year ahead.

[New York, 18 November 2025] – Mews, the leading operating system for hotels, has launched Zero Dollar Authorization, a new feature that helps protect revenue and ensure smoother payments. The feature enables hotels to instantly verify a guest’s card at booking without charging it, reducing failed payments, chargebacks, and lost revenue from no-shows.