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Hotels & Hospitality — News & Analysis

Hotels and hospitality coverage: RevPAR and occupancy data, brand strategy, development pipelines, loyalty programmes and the operating economics behind the world's hotel groups and resorts.

Hilton-Scandic Nordic Deal Starts With 284-Room Copenhagen Airport Hotel

Hilton-Scandic Nordic Deal Starts With 284-Room Copenhagen Airport Hotel

Hilton and Scandic have signed a multi-year Nordic development agreement. The first project is a 284-room Hilton by Copenhagen Airport, fran...
Whitbread Profit Down 9% as Corvex Seeks Board Seat

Whitbread Profit Down 9% as Corvex Seeks Board Seat

Whitbread's adjusted profit fell 9% to £287m on cost inflation despite RevPAR growth in the UK and Germany, as activist Corvex forces a 9 No...
Hotel Industry 2026: RevPAR, Results and Brand Values

Hotel Industry 2026: RevPAR, Results and Brand Values

Hotel performance in 2026 is being driven by room rates rather than occupancy: an 18-week US RevPAR streak, Hilton's raised outlook and a 21...
World's 50 Best Hotels 2026: Dubai Double Win

World's 50 Best Hotels 2026: Dubai Double Win

Rosewood Hong Kong repeats as World's Best Hotel 2026; Atlantis The Royal climbs to No. 4 as Middle East best, Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab hits N...
Taj tops every generation in India hotel brand poll

Taj tops every generation in India hotel brand poll

YouGov BrandIndex data ranks India's hotel brands by generation: Taj first in every cohort, ITC second, global chains skew Millennial, legac...
7,000 Chicago Hotel Workers Threaten Strike

7,000 Chicago Hotel Workers Threaten Strike

UNITE HERE Local 1 threatens a strike as contracts for 7,000+ workers at 46 Chicago hotels expire; Ritz-Carlton, Drake, Hilton, Hyatt affect...
Sofitel Ahmedabad: Accor Signs 250-Key Hotel for 2030

Sofitel Ahmedabad: Accor Signs 250-Key Hotel for 2030

Accor has signed the 250-room Sofitel Ahmedabad Palladium Mall Road in Thaltej, its luxury debut in Gujarat, opening 2030 with Fanidhar Infr...
Dusit Princess Ipoh Opens October 1 in Malaysia

Dusit Princess Ipoh Opens October 1 in Malaysia

Dusit International opens its third Malaysian hotel, the 268-room Dusit Princess Ipoh, on October 1, 2026, betting on the Perak capital's fo...