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Marc Blazer is building one of the cleanest anti-Airbnb points of view in travel: real, deeply designed homes for design-literate travelers who want taste, context, and character over inventory. The argument is persuasive. The hard question is whether it survives contact with growth.

Every major OTA — and even most hotels — say experiences are core to their strategies. But 30 years after the first experiences middlemen appeared, it is still a very tough business with the specialists having an edge.

Europe faces record-high temperatures just as its peak travel season ramps up.

The Annabelle Project isn't the events industry's first mentorship program, but it may be the first one paying deliberate attention to who the industry has been overlooking.

The airline industry is arguing surveillance pricing is different from dynamic pricing. But as airlines get more sophisticated in their use of AI, the issue isn't going away.

London and much of the UK are exposed to extreme heat, with buildings designed to retain warmth and little air conditioning. The science says it will only get worse.

IHG's Jolie Fleming has led technology transformation across a vast spectrum of industries, and her conclusion is consistent: the technology itself is rarely the hard part.

JLL said long-term owners are holding onto trophy properties, creating a tight luxury hotel investment market in Thailand. Plus, more hotel deal and development news from APAC.

Luxury hotel assets in Thailand are becoming increasingly scarce as investor demand outpaces supply. The imbalance is driving competition for trophy properties and attracting more private wealth.

Sunstone Hotel Investors agreed to sell the 821-room Hyatt Regency San Francisco to funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate for $279 million. Plus, more hotel deal news.

Data only gets you so far — the intelligence and decision layer is becoming more important than ever. 

A three-year-old events startup just found a buyer — and the speed of that exit says something about how quickly niche professional communities have become acquisition targets.