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Hotels

Inside Minor Hotels’ Global Expansion

Minor Hotels has an aggressive growth strategy to expand by 2025. Details about the company's strategy reveal a lot about bigger-picture trends in the hotel sector.

Sean O'Neill | 2 weeks ago

Hotels

How Posadas, Mexico’s Largest Hotel Group, Competes Against Global Giants

Posadas could be a partner for major hotel groups for co-marketing deals, given the quality of its Mexican resorts.

Sean O'Neill | 4 weeks ago

Hotels

Four Seasons: Inside the Luxury Hotelier’s Strategic Evolution

Four Seasons has been re-evaluating brand strength, how staff caters to guests, and distribution strategy.

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago

Travel Technology

We Used the Meta AI Chatbot to Plan a Trip. Here’s What It Got Wrong.

If Meta wants its new AI chatbot to be used for travel, it has some catching up to do.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Hotels

Choice-Wyndham: Debt? Private Equity? Other Bidders? What Comes Next

If an alternative asset investor like Blackstone gets interested, things could get even more interesting. Same if European hotel giant IHG made a bid of its own.

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago

Hotels

New Langham CEO Seeks Growth Across Luxury and Midscale Hotel Brands

In September, Bob van den Oord became CEO of Langham, a luxury hotel group. In his first interview in the role, he talks about the group's multi-brand strategy to double its property count.

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago

Travel Technology

Meta, Microsoft, AWS: Big Tech Reveals Travel-Related AI Projects

As the big tech companies reveal what they've been working on in travel, it raises questions about the longevity of small companies that have been working on similar projects.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Hotels

Ultra-Luxury Hotels: Secrets of Successful 5-Star Stays

True luxury has no room for error. Yet underperformance can happen at even the world's most opulent properties. Here's what discerning travelers, investors, and hotel groups must watch for.

Sean O'Neill | 3 months ago

Hotels

Marriott’s Investor Day: 5 Top Slides From the Hotel Giant’s Presentation

Marriott recently held a four-hour event for investors that included 144 slides. Here are 5 of the most eye-catching ones.

Sean O'Neill | 3 months ago

Hotels

Marriott to Hold First Investor Day Since 2019: What to Expect From the Hotel Giant

What we most hope to hear from Marriott is about a possible new brand to debut in Europe later this year. But we also care about a few key metrics that investment analysts will watch closely.

Sean O'Neill | 3 months ago