Hotel News

The Leela did everything right - the product was impeccable and the marketing was on-point. But it might have been betrayed by the intimidating "largest-in-Indian-hospitality" IPO size.

Marriott's business is holding up better than you'd think given the weak consumer sentiment. But things can turn fast.

Major hotel CEOs say the U.S. has lost significant ground in attracting international visitors. They also say they are focused on expansion in high-growth markets like, India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

The Crest Collection expands globally with new properties like Le Clef Bangkok and first Saudi Arabia location in 2028.

With close to 80 signings and more than 30 openings, the Indian hotel industry had a strong momentum during the first three months of 2025. It remains to be seen how geopolitical disruptions affected the sector in the coming months.

The new hotel forecasts are down but come as there is a lot more optimism than there was just a couple of months ago.

The pay for a dozen travel company CEOs in the S&P 500 attracted compensation greater than half of their peers in the S&P 500.

Hilton reached 1,000 luxury and lifestyle hotels globally with recent openings in Paris, Cape Town, Dallas, Osaka, and Costa Rica, planning 150-plus more in 2025.

Hilton expects to open three luxury and lifestyle properties a week this year, on average. This puts it on track to have a substantially larger share of luxury and lifestyle rooms than its peers, partly to make its loyalty program more attractive to travelers.

As climate risks grow, projects catering to the few ultra-wealthy raise tough questions about who really benefits and who bears the cost.