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Castello Sgr, a market-leading asset management company in the promotion and management of alternative investment instruments, mainly real estate, has secured financing of approximately €50 million on behalf of the Five Lakes closed-end real estate alternative investment fund for the development of the Hotel Bellevue Cortina d’Ampezzo, a five-star hotel project in the heart of Cortina d’Ampezzo, in the province of Belluno.

PRAGUE, 2 February 2026. RobosizeME, a leader in hotel workflow automation, is announcing a no-sales-pitch webinar aimed at hotel executives who want to get ahead with a silent but critical problem: operational inefficiency caused by manual, repetitive processes. Tailored for hotel groups, the session will be hosted on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 1:00 PM GMT. It will demystify what “automation” really means in hospitality and provide a clear roadmap for identifying, quantifying, and addressing time loss in hotel operations.

Marriott Bonvoy today announced it has once again been named Best Hotel Loyalty Program by The Points Guy (TPG), the trusted media platform focused on maximizing travel experiences while minimizing spending.

Register your team and participate live, or view the recording, of Doug Kennedy’s next 40-minute training webcast scheduled for Friday, February 20, at Noon EDT.

For centuries, hospitality has been rooted in a simple but powerful principle: make people feel welcome, valued, and understood. From a handwritten note waiting in the guestroom to a concierge remembering a favorite table at dinner, the industry has long relied on human connection as its defining strength. But today, the way hotels deliver that sense of personalization is quickly and permanently evolving.

Now firmly in the back half of the 2020s, one megatrend that we’re all aware of is how the experience economy has caused a mushrooming of luxury hospitality. There are now innumerable brands in this space, so much so that to wrap our heads around it we’re niching luxury into traditional, experiential, uber, ultra, wellness and other modifiers.

Today, we continue our Environmental Policy series by exploring Product Usage Phase Management and End-of-Life Product Management. As a sustainable hotel supplier serving global hotels and resorts, GCSTIMES believes sustainability must be built into every stage of a product’s lifecycle, from daily use to responsible retirement.

The announcement triggered a 1,874% surge in searches for ‘hotels near Wembley’ as fans rush to book accommodation ahead of the highly anticipated tour.

Led by the Penn State School of Hospitality Management, the “Creating Opportunities for Young Hospitality Leaders” (COYHL) program presents high school juniors and seniors with an in-depth look at career paths in the hospitality industry and how hotels and restaurants are managed.

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) announced today that Hampton by Hilton has been ranked the No. 1 hotel franchise on Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500® for the 17th consecutive year, extending the brand’s record-setting run at the top of the Lodging category. Hampton by Hilton also ranked as the No. 8 brand overall on Franchise 500® – moving up one spot from No. 9 in 2025 – and marking the 11th year in the top ten.