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IHG’s Middle East hotels are filling up with GCC and Indian travelers, but the European market hasn’t come back.

MakeMyTrip is trying to answer three questions at once: can it stay relevant as AI reshapes travel discovery, can a string of small acquisitions build real value rather than just organizational sprawl, and does a domestic listing finally make sense after 16 years on Nasdaq?

Strong summer demand and weakened rivals are buying Cathay room to absorb the fuel spike – the test is whether that cover holds once the peak fades.

CoStar expects demand growth to continue across all price points, with luxury outperforming and the high-end customer showing no pushback on higher ADRs. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Willie Walsh has acknowledged that the industry's flagship climate target may need to move, but a revised timeline will only mean something if it comes with binding commitments, not another round of aspirational pledges.

Hoshino cracked the code budget hotels have ignored for decades — OMO makes money by sending guests out the door.

Some companies have had it with no-shows and started charging a penalty. Others say that only makes them a target on social media. 

Hotel teams already have too many dashboards. Ernest has to prove it can simplify commercial work, not become one more place to check.

Most hospitality groups are shedding real estate. a&o is picking it up at distressed prices — a contrarian move that works up until the deals, or the lenders, run dry.

Klook has no grand OTA ambitions, at least for now. Its bigger bet is that AI can smooth out the messiness of experiences booking and help it deepen its lead in the category while pulling travelers into adjacent trip spend.

Major hotel groups are betting a domestic tourism boom in India can withstand a broader consumer spending slowdown and stock market slump. Plus, more hotel deal and development news from APAC.

One person connects the Amex GBT take-private, Airbnb’s board, a $10.75 billion travel loyalty startup, and Berkshire Hathaway’s governance committee.