Catégorie : Hotel & Hospitality
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What Japan travel looks like after the comeback
From growth to guardrails Japan is no longer just attracting visitors. It’s managing them. Crowding in cultural districts, pressure on natural sites and strain on transport systems have pushed sustainability from principle to policy. National tourism plans now place dispersal and visitor experience alongside headline growth targets — with clear metrics to back them up.…
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Top 10 Travel Posts of 2025
Award-winning local architecture firm Lake Flato imagined the Hotel Saint Augustine as a cluster of five two-story structures that reflect the proportioning of the neighborhood, but that also delineate a series of cloistral courtyards. Bunkhouse Hotels presents their new Houston locale, Hotel Saint Augustine, named after Saint Augustine, the patron saint of printing because of…
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Fire forces evacuation at Hove’s Imperial Hotel
A fire at Hove’s Imperial Hotel forced the evacuation of guests and staff on Tuesday (23 December) afternoon, with one person later treated for injuries. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said it received repeated calls at 3.11pm on 23 December to reports of smoke on the fourth floor of the hotel in First Avenue.…
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Vilnius Named European Hospitality City 2025
European Hotel Awards 2025. Photo by Darius Kučys The jury of the European Hotel Awards grants Vilnius a rare Honorary Award for its creativity, openness, and steady growth of the city’s hospitality sector. Vilnius, Lithuania. Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, has been named the European Hospitality City 2025 by the European Hotel Awards – a…
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Why Independent Hotels Should Think Twice Before Joining a Soft Brand
Keeping your name isn’t the same as keeping your identity. Soft brands promise the best of both worlds. You keep your hotel’s name. You keep your “independence.” But you gain distribution, loyalty programs, and a global sales engine. On paper, it sounds sensible. In reality, it often comes at the exact moment when individuality is…
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THN’s Best of 2025: The Blog Posts Hoteliers Read, Shared, and Acted On
Throughout 2025, our blog focused on the shifts reshaping hotel marketing, distribution, and direct bookings. From practical strategies and emerging trends to real results from hotels using personalization, AI, and data to drive performance, these posts stood out for a reason. Below, we have rounded up the most-read and most impactful articles of the year,…
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John F. Davis III: Pioneering Hotel Distribution | Louis-Hippolyte Bouchayer posted on the topic | LinkedIn
I just realized something that stopped me in my tracks. One of the true pioneers of hotel distribution passed away earlier this year — and yet, very few people in our industry seem to be talking about it. John F. Davis III If you’ve ever worked in hotel distribution, connectivity, CRS, GDS, switches, APIs —…
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U.S. hotel performance for November 2025
ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. hotel occupancy fell year over year for a ninth consecutive month, according to November 2025 data from CoStar, a leading global provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets. November 2025 (percentage change from November 2024): Occupancy: 57.9% (-2.8%) Average daily rate (ADR): US$153.77 (+0.6%) Revenue…
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SiteMinder: World Cup Draw Leads to Strong Booking Activity for U.S. Hotels
DALLAS, Texas—New data from SiteMinder found that U.S. hotels in and around host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup are experiencing a strong year-on-year rise in booking volumes and average daily room rates (ADR). SiteMinder’s data, made up to Dec. 12—a week after the World Cup draw on Dec. 5—shows forward hotel booking volumes…
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Strategic partnerships that help your independent hotel stand out from the competition
Most independent hoteliers feel like they’re always juggling 10 different tasks at once. This leaves little time for optimizing the guest experience, marketing and online visibility. But you don’t have to do all of this on your own. There are various ways to collaborate with the right hotel partners and make your daily workload a…