Category: Recent News

Sheraton Grand London Park Lane, a five-star Mayfair hotel overlooking Green Park, has unveiled the newly renovated Art Deco Palm Court Lounge & Bar — home to the hotel’s celebrated afternoon tea and lively cocktail bar. The transformation marks a key milestone ahead of the hotel’s centenary in 2027, reimagining a heritage space for the modern guest, just in time for the festive season.

Wimberly Interiors’ hospitality design trends 2026 shifts away from visual spectacle toward emotional resonance. The forecast steps away from cyclical trends to prioritize authenticity, warmth, and resilience. Spaces feel human, tactile, and deeply rooted in place, crafted to reflect how guests truly live, rest, and remember. Design becomes a multisensory experience, shaped by emotional sensitivity and a genuine sense of belonging. The result is softer in tone and stronger in meaning.

Fifty years from now, when your guests open their memory box, what will they find?

The Boutique & Luxury Lodging Association (BLLA), the premier global community for independent boutique and luxury hotels, today announced a strategic partnership with AICrashcourse.info, an AI education platform founded by Rohit Khanna, designed to make artificial intelligence accessible and actionable for hospitality professionals.

Villa d’Este La Collezione, the new brand which includes Villa d’Este on Lake Como, Villa La Massa in Florence, and Miralago Luxury Apartments in Cernobbio, is delighted to announce the opening of Palazzo Venezia in Como, the first 5-star hotel in the city to join The Leading Hotels of the World.Deniz Ömürgönülşen, LHW’s VP of Member Experience, welcomes this new chapter for both the city of Como and the evolution of the Villa d’Este Group: “Palazzo Venezia opens a magnificent new chapter on Lake Como. As a sister property to the Leading Hotels of the World members Villa d’Este and Villa La Massa, it enriches our heritage in one of Italy’s most beloved destinations, offering travellers a charming and tranquil city retreat. Open all year round, Palazzo Venezia strengthens our commitment to independent Italian hospitality and to creating extraordinary experiences, increasingly sought after by our guests. We are delighted to welcome this new hotel to the LHW collection.

a&o Hostels, Europe’s largest and fastest growing hostel chain with 30,000 beds under management, has acquired Berlin based Schulz Hotels.

Guests are booking later, staying shorter and spending less, and competition is fiercer than ever. To stay profitable, independent hotel businesses need to embrace smart pricing and distribution, simplify their hotel management and double down on direct bookings and local marketing. This article breaks down what’s changing and how you can adapt.

Floor Bleeker and Henri Roelings asked 24 leading hotel technology suppliers a simple question: Which process or function will your AI solutions disrupt most in 2026, and how will this redefine value for hotels? (click here to check out this World Panel Viewpoint on HN).

We have been promised that AI will “transform” operations overnight. Well, AI is definitely leading to a transformation, I’m just not sure about “overnight”. The reality revealed by h2c’s 2025 Global AI & Automation Study is far more pragmatic. Most hotel groups still confuse automation and AI, and this confusion is slowing down returns, blocking adoption, and delaying efficiency gains that could be achieved today.

Leading serviced apartment brand Your Apartment has announced the opening of its latest property, 23 contemporary studio apartments on Tower Bridge Road, London, further strengthening the company’s presence in one of the capital’s most dynamic districts.