Category: Recent News

There’s an explosion of talk about AI in hotels, but very little actual application. Or is there? AI has been coming to hotels for a while, but not in the flashy, headline-grabbing way many expect. There won’t be a moment when a chatbot takes over the front desk or a robot manages your F&B logistics overnight. Instead, AI is creeping into every corner of hotel operations in small, incremental ways. Quietly. Invisibly. Often without anyone calling it AI at all.

UN Tourism has spotlighted French tech start-ups leading the adoption of technology to shape a more efficient and resilient tourism.

As Portugal prepares to welcome a record-breaking number of visitors this year1, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) unveils an ambitious expansion plan with four new hotels set to debut across the country over the next two years. Building on the success of recent Hyatt hotel openings in Lisbon and Madeira, Hyatt will continue to expand its brand footprint in key business hubs, sought-after holiday destinations and emerging cultural hotspots in Portugal.

ThirdHome, the premier luxury home exchange and travel club, and Anantara Vacation Club (AVC), Asia’s premier vacation ownership programme, have signed a 3-year agreement that expands global travel opportunities for AVC Club Points Owners and strengthens ThirdHome’s presence across Asia.

Radisson Hotel Group has expanded its Polish portfolio with the opening of Baltic View Resort & Spa, a member of Radisson Individuals, located in Międzyzdroje on the Baltic coast. Set along the seaside promenade and only steps from the town’s iconic pier, the new resort features 60 rooms, a swimming pool, sauna and relaxation room and kids club.

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, announces significant progress across its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) pillars, reaffirming its commitment to driving sustainable tourism and elevating Thailand’s hospitality sector through responsible and forward-thinking business practices.Guided by its core philosophy of delivering warm Thai hospitality enriched with innovation, family values, and environmental responsibility, Centara continues to strengthen its long-term sustainability framework to ensure meaningful and measurable impacts for its guests, local communities, and the planet.

GSTC Section C recognizes that sustainability goes beyond the environment, as it includes protecting cultural heritage, strengthening local identity, and ensuring respectful guest–community engagement. Hotels are required to show how they interact with, protect, and present local culture in meaningful, responsible, and traceable ways.

We all know the cheetah is the fastest land animal, but do you know what’s the next fastest out on the African savannah? Its prey.

The unmistakable signature of BLINK Design Group has arrived in London. With established studios in Bangkok, Singapore and Dubai, the globally acclaimed interior design house – founded and led by Clint Nagata – continues its international expansion with a new London base, bringing together an elite team of visionary creatives and strategists alike.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), together with the governments of Japan, Malaysia and a coalition of leading industry stakeholders, have issued a joint statement at COP30 calling on governments to accelerate coordinated action to achieve net zero carbon emissions from international aviation by 2050.