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Best Western Has Been Shrinking. BWH Hotels’ Fix Is to Shift Upscale and Overseas.
Best Western's parent group is about 10% smaller by room count than it was in 2019. CEO Larry Cuculic says he's changing that, partly by adding upmarket brands.
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Employees Struggle to Justify Attending Conferences While Colleagues are Being Laid Off
Attending the same conference every year used to be a given. Now employees have to fight for it.
MakeMyTrip and Cleartrip Both Just Launched Creator Programs. The Models Are Different — For Now
Two near-identical launches in five weeks prove that creator-led travel commerce is here. The hard part now is proving that a reel can turn into a booking, and deciding how much the companies are willing to spend before they have that proof.
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Anaheim Grew Up — and Meeting Planners Are Noticing
If you haven’t been to Anaheim in the past year, you’re in for a serious surprise. The home of Disneyland has expanded beyond its family-friendly reputation with a sophisticated identity that appeals to groups seeking a more mature experience.
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Indonesia Begins State-Owned Hotel Consolidation
Indonesia’s state investment agency has launched a plan to consolidate state-owned enterprise hotels under InJourney. Plus, more hotel deal and development news from APAC.
Skift Data & AI Summit 2026 Roundtable: When AI Knows Travelers Better Than Brands Do, Who Owns the Relationship?
What happens when an AI assistant knows a traveler better than the brands competing for their business? At Skift Data + AI Summit 2026, industry leaders explored how AI is redefining personalization, trust, and the path to purchase.
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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.