NEWS

Embergrove Hospitality Group, which also manages Frank Lloyd Wright's Historic Park Inn, takes over Hotel Pattee on December 1 in a partnership with the City of Perry.

U.S. Travel Association projects an $11B drop in inflation-adjusted international visitor spending in 2026, with the U.S. share of global long-haul arrivals falling to 7.7% as France, Spain and Japan post double-digit gains.

U.S. hotel RevPAR rose 9.7% year-over-year for the week ending 31 October, with Tampa and New Orleans leading Top 25 Markets gains driven by the World Series and major conferences.

DarkLight Collection, a luxury dark-sky glamping brand with four US properties in development, selected Mews as its single operating system before opening, integrating PMS, revenue, housekeeping and smart room tech on one platform.

North Beach Village Resorts deployed Cloudbeds across nine Fort Lauderdale boutique hotels, consolidating PMS, channel management, operations and payments into one platform for a 390-key collection.

Inn-Flow names Lokesh Seth as CEO to drive growth and AI development; founder John Erhart moves to Executive Chairman, staying involved with customers and operators.

Crestline Hotels & Resorts will manage the 128-room Aloft by Marriott in Indianapolis, adding it to its Essential Collection portfolio.

A report from The Hospitality Show covers AI panel insights and expo floor vendor offerings, closing with five due-diligence questions hoteliers should ask before adopting any AI tool.

An operations leader argues that managing the handoff of client intent between sales, planning, and operations teams is as critical as any visible service touchpoint in hospitality.

Casa Faena Miami Beach achieved a 55% lift in ancillary revenue and 5/5 check-in ratings after deploying Canary Technologies' AI messaging, mobile check-in, dynamic upsells, and smart checkout tools.

Owners Ferial Sadeghian and Jayson Seidman share lessons on boutique hotel development: protect atmosphere budgets, break apart per-key metrics, and expect F&B to outweigh rooms revenue.

Using Historic Hotel Bethlehem's "REAL People Promise" as a case study, the author argues that AI should complement, not replace, human service, with live staff always remaining easy to reach.

HFTP named 25 hospitality technology leaders to its HITEC 2027 North America Advisory Council, which will shape education and programming for the Orlando event in June-July 2027.

The Pines Resort cut guest messaging response times from 45 to 2 minutes and automated high-volume phone inquiries after deploying Canary AI Voice, Webchat, and Guest Messaging.

Avalora launched Cross-Platform Guest Intelligence (CPGI) at The Hospitality Show in Miami Beach, an AI platform that aggregates guest interaction data across hotel systems to surface revenue and service insights.

AHLA recognized eight hotel general managers across six categories at The Hospitality Show in Miami Beach, including two newly introduced awards for rising stars and community ambassadors.

Waterford Hotel Group adds a Courtyard by Marriott in Ithaca NY, a Miami Beach Art Deco boutique, and a lakefront New Hampshire inn to its management portfolio.

Placemakr Tempe, Apartments by Hilton opens December 2, 2026 with 87 units inside Silverstein Properties' 722-unit Shorehaven community along Tempe Town Lake.

Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek deployed IRIS mobile ordering and digital guest directory, generating 350+ digital F&B orders per month within the first 3 months of go-live.

Raffles Hotels & Resorts launches The Little Shop by Raffles, a global e-commerce platform selling branded apparel, homewares, and exclusive partner collaborations with heritage brands like Smythson, Frette, and Ginori 1735.