Royal Caribbean Posts Strong Q1 but Higher Fuel Prices Hit Profit Forecast
Royal Caribbean beat estimates and demand remains strong — but the Iran war is quietly rewriting the profit math.
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Wyndham Pitches AI as Antidote to Hotel Margin Squeeze
Wyndham believes AI tools will eventually bring relief to franchisee P&Ls, though not immediately across the board for all hotels.
The States Most Exposed to the Inbound Travel Slump
A new report shows which states stand to lose the most when overseas visitors pull back on U.S. travel.
Hyatt’s Luxury Business Is Holding Firm. Now It’s Betting on Midscale.
Luxury demand continues to power Hyatt through an uneven economy, reinforcing the company’s high-end strategy.
Grab Doesn’t Want the Full Trip — Just a Key Piece of It
Grab's consumer super app is becoming mapping infrastructure for Big Tech in Southeast Asia. Travel brands may not compete with it — but they may increasingly depend on it.
Whitbread to Sell $2 Billion in Hotels and Cut 3,800 Jobs in Strategic Overhaul
Whitbread blinked. Facing an activist investor and a widening gap between its market value and its property assets, Premier Inn's owner has opted for a sweeping reset.
UAE’s AI Push Could Reshape How Hotels and Holiday Homes Operate
The biggest win for the hospitality sector will be the elimination of manual licensing and compliance checks that quietly drain operator time and margin.
Uber’s Hotel Deal Tells You More About Expedia’s Future Than Uber’s
The math suggests Uber will subsidize hotel booking at a net loss for a subscription fee. Expedia's B2B business growing five times faster than its consumer business tells you who this deal is really for.
How This Owner Bought a Property with No Money Down and Turned it into a Top 50 Hotel
On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline sits down with Jim Nagle, owner and managing partner of the Drake Oak Brook, an Autograph Collection Hotel, to unpack one…
Allegiant CEO Greg Anderson on Surviving the Value Airline Squeeze
As Allegiant’s Sun Country acquisition gathers pace, CEO Greg Anderson sees a smaller, more concentrated U.S. airline market by 2030 – and thinks Allegiant is built for it.