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Avani Hotels & Resorts, the upscale lifestyle brand of Minor Hotels, launches AvaniWell, the brand’s first wellbeing clinic at Avani+ Hua Hin Resort in Thailand. Beyond the usual spa offering, guests are invited to discover what wellbeing means to them with guidance from AvaniWell’s team of experts. From Traditional Thai Medicine and physiotherapy to Reformer Pilates and healthy dining, AvaniWell provides wellness “à la carte”, designed to kick-start healthy habits through weekend resets, serene staycations and weekly wellbeing programmes.

In today’s fast-paced and highly competitive hospitality industry, having a robust Hotel Property Management System (PMS) is no longer a luxury but a necessity. Modern PMS solutions have evolved to address the complex needs of hotels, ranging from guest experience enhancement to operational efficiency. Here, we delve into the five key building blocks that are behind today’s most impactful hotel PMS.

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has announced the signing of Hampton by Hilton London Heathrow Bath Road, marking the brand’s debut at Europe’s busiest airport, as part of a franchise agreement with Acre Hotels Ltd, part of the Westcombe Group.

Transaction volumes in the UK hotel real estate market have significantly increased in the first half of 2024, reaching levels unseen since H1 2015. According to new data from Cushman & Wakefield, this revival saw around £3.9 billion transacted by hotel investors in the first half of the year. Fuelled by several major private equity portfolio deals, half-yearly investment saw a 210% upswing in activity versus the same period in 2023.

ith the grand opening of Radisson Hotel Graz, Radisson Hotel Group introduces its upscale Radisson brand to Austria. The newly built hotel features 232 rooms and sits in a strategic location by the central train station and offers delightful spaces in Scandinavian-inspired design, while introducing the exciting Balaustine restaurant concept to the city.

Lighthouse (formerly OTA Insight), the global leader in cloud-based market intelligence for travel & hospitality, today announced the appointment of Laura McDonough as Senior Vice President of Business Operations. With over two decades of experience in leadership roles at NetApp, Oracle, HotSchedules, and Siebel Systems, Laura is an expert in scaling high-growth businesses. Most recently, she was Vice President of Cloud Business Operations at NetApp.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) today announced results for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Highlights include:

Kempinski today publishes its third Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report 2023, building on the previous reports from 2021 and 2022.

ROH, the hospitality industry’s first payments and revenue management platform designed to help hotels increase profitability, today announced that over $100 million in booking value has run through the platform as hotel operators, owners and brands tap the integrated platform for better business outcomes. The $100 million in booking value is derived from hotels utilizing ROH across revenue streams including group bookings, meetings and events, corporate and social catering, leisure sales, small group sales and more. ROH’s proprietary software also allows hotels to decrease processing costs and increase margin overnight with its innovative payment solutions.

BLLA, the singular voice in the independent Luxury Boutique Lifestyle Hotel space, has formally opened the educational platform to all BLLA members and the hospitality industry in collaboration with Équité, the leading global luxury strategy, communication, and brand activation firm. The platform is now available to accept registrations for our association members who receive discounted pricing, including independent hotel properties and those in a small brand group of boutique hotels.