India’s Next Hotel Boom Is Being Built by Companies That Don’t Run Hotels
As developers race to own hotel assets, hospitality brands with their 'asset-light' and 'asset-right' strategies seem content managing them.
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Trouble in the Gulf: Our 2026 Half-Time Report
The Iran war handed some European and East Asian carriers a windfall they didn't earn and handed every airline a fuel bill they couldn't avoid. The industry's pricing power has held — so far — but the second half will show whether that was resilience or just the absence of a better option.
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New York Hotels Sees World Cup Rate Spike From Last-Minute Bookings
New York hotels see average daily rates rise 38% on World Cup match days. Marriott will exit W South Beach ahead of Reuben Brothers renovations. Plus, more hotel development news.
Going it Alone: Why Hotel Owners Are Dropping The Big Brands
Franchise agreements, like casinos, tend to favor the house. Now, as a generation of hotel contracts begin to expire, some owners are deciding to walk away from the table.
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Julie Coker Is Leaving NYC Tourism + Conventions as City Funding Push Continues
Julie Coker lobbied publicly for $11.9 million in additional city funding, then announced she's leaving for Visit California. Whether New York answers that ask, or doesn’t, is now a question the next CEO inherits.
California Poaches NYC’s Tourism Chief Ahead of 2028 Olympics
Julie Coker is leaving NYC Tourism after less than two years. She needs to turn around sluggish inbound tourism and needs to move fast: Los Angeles is hosting the 2028 Olympic Games.
Fewer Flights, Higher Fares, More Travelers: The July 4 Squeeze
Going into what is expected to be a busy July 4 travel season, airlines are cutting capacity as they hope to hold onto their pricing gains.
Delta Makes Moves to Catch Up With United in the Pacific
Delta has spent much of 2026 building up its presence in Asia partly in an attempt to gain more market share in the Pacific from its major rival in the region, United.
One of the Largest Cash Piles in OTA Travel Sits … Largely Stuck
Trip.com’s financials are the clearest single document in travel for understanding what “China risk” actually looks like when it shows up in a balance sheet.
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The Key Incentive Industry Statistics That Matter
Data, facts, and figures from across the incentive industry reflect the impact of rising costs and geopolitical uncertainty on spending.
Is Las Vegas Out of Luck?
Like Elvis in his later years, Las Vegas seems to have lost some of its vigor. Is it just a temporary setback? A case of missing Spirit Airlines? Or is there something more to this dip on the Strip?
Dubai’s Rove Hotels Targets Saudi Arabia’s Mid-Scale Gap Before the Events Crunch Hits
Mid-scale supply in Saudi Arabia is structurally short, and the events pipeline — Expo 2030, the 2034 World Cup — will make that shortage acute. Rove is moving early, but it won’t be the only brand doing the math.