Category: Recent News

Date: March 31, 2025Location: Hall E1 Forum Area, SNIECOrganizer: Sinoexpo Informa Markets

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced Hyatt Place Leeds and Hyatt House Leeds opened their doors earlier this month, signaling Hyatt’s expanding brand footprint and ambitious growth strategy in the UK – Hyatt’s third largest market in EAME by portfolio size, surpassed only by Germany and Spain.

At this year’s ITB, Hospitality Net took to the show floor to ask a big question as part of the Hospitality Net World Panel Viewpoint: What is the single biggest impact AI will have on hospitality? We gathered insights from 20 industry leaders who shared their thoughts on how AI is transforming guest experiences, revenue management, operations, and the very fabric of hospitality itself.

Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a leading provider of advanced connectivity and entertainment solutions for the hospitality industry, is excited to announce the launch of BeyondTV SmartRoom, an innovative in-room entertainment platform designed to enhance the guest experience while streamlining hospitality operations.

Recently, a revenue manager reacted to my LinkedIn post about independent hoteliers’ overdependence on the OTAs by stating Even with the best intentions, money and talent, there’s no way independents can beat the big OTA’s in search and make money. There’s no scheme where they can get a positive ROI on investing search. Google has been trying to break up the OTA monopoly on search for years, but never succeeded.

As I write this, the submarine with five souls on board is missing and time is running out. They have barely a few hours of oxygen left. There has been no communication with the ship since the first two hours after it was launched on Sunday June 18th, 2023. This piece is about that faithful ship and my obsession with it and a connection to the hotel world, both personal and historic.

Hilton Worldwide has announced a new collaboration with hotel operator Black Label Hotels (BLH) for the Hilton Garden Inn Brussels Airport, marking their third partnership in a short period. The brand-new hotel, set to open in The Wings—an innovative business center near Brussels Airport—will cater to both business and leisure travelers, offering 250 rooms, meeting and conference facilities, wellness amenities, parking, and a restaurant with an open kitchen. Notably, it will include dedicated crew lounges for airline staff—the only hotel in the area to do so.

New Zealand’s Sudima Hotels has adopted SiteMinder, the world’s leading hotel distribution and revenue platform, to drive new efficiencies and elevate the revenue-generating capabilities of its seven premium hotels.

Stripped-back yet refined, within striking distance of Lisbon yet a world away, Comporta has a singular charm and serene beauty. A few miles south is the new Pinheirinho coastal estate, many years in the making, that will set an exceptional new standard in mindful design. Six Senses, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ fast-growing Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio, has signed a hotel management agreement with VIC Properties as one of the few hand-picked communities that will be brought to life in accordance with strict aesthetic and sustainability guidelines.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 17 March 2024. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is poised to develop 362,000 new hotel rooms by 2030 as part of its US$110 billion hospitality sector transformation, according to data released ahead of the 2025 edition of the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Saudi Arabia.