Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat looks like a simple tourist tax could bring complex pricing, system and distribution challenges for hotels across England.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom midscale to high-end, branded residences are expanding rapidly as developers and lifestyle brands reshape the global market.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAirbnb formalises its hotel strategy with senior hires and a sharper distribution focus.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe World Inequality Report highlights widening wealth and gender gaps. What does this mean for the future of travel and hospitality?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere’s been a number of platform acquisitions in recent years. Ruby Hotels (IHG), The Standard (Hyatt), citizenM (Marriott), and Graduate Hotels (Hilton), among others, have
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBHN editor Eloise Hanson questions what Hilton’s 25th brand, Outset Collection, means for independent and boutique hotels.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAce first entered sale negotiations in early 2023 with Portland-based Sortis Holdings, which agreed to buy the brand for roughly USD $85 million. That transaction
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBHN editor Eloise Hanson comments on MCR Hotels’ $2.7 billion takeover of Soho House. Read more on Boutique Hotel News.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBHN editor Eloise Hanson comments on Airbnb’s “aggressive” expansion into hotels. Read more on Boutique Hotel News.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDishoom launches Permit Room Lodgings, joining a wave of F&B and retail brands extended reach into hotels. Read more on BHN.
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