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  • RLA Global 2025 Mid-year Wellness Real Estate Report

    RLA Global 2025 Mid-year Wellness Real Estate Report

    Wellness hotels demonstrated remarkable stability amid economic pressures in January-June 2025, according to RLA Global’s 2025 Mid-Year Wellness Real Estate Report, published in partnership with P&L benchmarking firm HotStats that analyses the performance of over 11,000 properties worldwide. Several of the top 10 best-performing countries – identified in the report for the first time –…

  • 45 | IRL LOL

    and why brands just can’t hack itFriend-of-the-letter and co-author Damian and I did our first Amsterdam event for Not a Playbook a few weeks ago at the NIO House in Amsterdam. As avid, consistent readers of this letter, you’ll recognize that name (of course) as the bricks-and-mortar representation of the Chinese EV brand’s experiential strategy…

  • Tech & talent: What the future of hotel management looks like.

    Tech & talent: What the future of hotel management looks like.

    The core of successful hospitality management is flexibility, change and foresight. We live in a world that is in a constant state of evolution and business today is on the cusp of a profound and generational transformation. Radical technological advances led by AI, shifts in guest expectations, a new generation of employees with diverse lifestyle…

  • Final lineup confirmed for HOSPACE 2025

    Final lineup confirmed for HOSPACE 2025

    HOSPA has confirmed the final lineup for HOSPACE 2025, with it set to take place next Thursday, 13th November 2025, at the Royal Lancaster London. This year’s event marks the 20th edition of the UK’s leading hospitality conference and brings together industry professionals to explore the key topics and trends shaping the future of the…

  • HSMAI DC Directors Roundtable Will Share DMV Hotel Market Insights

    HSMAI DC Directors Roundtable Will Share DMV Hotel Market Insights

    WASHINGTON – The Washington, D.C., chapter of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International today invited hospitality professionals from throughout the DMV to attend its annual Directors Roundtable on Nov. 20 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. The program will feature five top minds in the hospitality industry…

  • HSMAI Foundation Releases 2025 State of Talent Report

    HSMAI Foundation Releases 2025 State of Talent Report

    McLean, VA – The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Foundation has released its fourth annual State of Talent Report, outlining the top trends impacting talent across hospitality’s commercial disciplines — sales, marketing, and revenue optimization. The report’s analysis of key talent trends reveals a dramatically transformed workplace landscape in 2025, driven primarily by…

  • Airbnb lifts outlook as US demand rebounds

    Airbnb lifts outlook as US demand rebounds

    New “reserve now, pay later” feature fuels early bookings and signals renewed traveler confidence Nov 7, 2025 Airbnb reported stronger-than-expected revenue guidance for the holiday quarter, driven by rising U.S. demand and early bookings supported by its new deferred payment feature. The results suggest continued resilience in travel spending despite economic uncertainty and flight capacity…

  • The future takes flight at Singapore Changi Airport

    Creating an airport city ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  New from McKinsey & Company   This email contains information about McKinsey’s research, insights, services, or events. By opening our emails or clicking on links, you agree to our use of cookies and web tracking technology. For more information on how we use…

  • The AI paid ad creative debate was real. I don’t think there is much of a choice anymore. Myriad tools out there, though they all kind of fail on their promise. A lack of consistency and… | David Gross

    The AI paid ad creative debate was real. I don’t think there is much of a choice anymore. Myriad tools out there, though they all kind of fail on their promise. A lack of consistency and maintaining brand guardrails is still really hard and frustrating. Meta’s Andromeda update has just made that debate irrelevant. Andromeda…

  • IT’S HERE! The Getty Images v Stability AI judgment from the English high court has finally landed at a whopping 205 pages. Im STILL reading it. Wait until you see our massive deep dive analysis! But… | Dr. Barry Scannell | 205 comments

    IT’S HERE! The Getty Images v Stability AI judgment from the English high court has finally landed at a whopping 205 pages. Im STILL reading it. Wait until you see our massive deep dive analysis! But… | Dr. Barry Scannell | 205 comments

    IT’S HERE! The Getty Images v Stability AI judgment from the English high court has finally landed at a whopping 205 pages. Im STILL reading it. Wait until you see our massive deep dive analysis! But from my initial scan – it could reshape how legal systems understand AI. This is VERY important – Mrs.…

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