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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.

Grand Canyon Hotel Closures 2026: All Overnight Stays Halted
Hotels & Hospitality

Grand Canyon Hotel Closures 2026: All Overnight Stays Halted

  • 31 Aug
Grand Canyon National Park will close all overnight hotel stays from noon 31 August 2026 under Stage 4 water restrictions after flash floods...
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Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts Adds 350+ Hotels in 35th Year
Hotels & Hospitality

Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts Adds 350+ Hotels in 35th Year

  • 24 Aug
American Express has added more than 350 properties to Fine Hotels + Resorts and The Hotel Collection, taking the combined programme past 3,...
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Do Hotels Hold Your Luggage After Checkout? What to Expect
Hotels & Hospitality

Do Hotels Hold Your Luggage After Checkout? What to Expect

  • 24 Aug
Yes - nearly every hotel stores bags free after checkout. How the bell desk works, tipping norms, what to remove from your suitcase, and app...
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IHG Signs 14-Hotel Kyoto Deal With GCP Hospitality
Hotels & Hospitality

IHG Signs 14-Hotel Kyoto Deal With GCP Hospitality

  • 24 Aug
IHG Hotels & Resorts will convert 14 Kyoto hotels totalling 1,063 rooms to its Garner and Holiday Inn Express brands under one of Japan's la...
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Hilton Best Rate Guarantee Cut: Claims Now Pay 10%, Not 25%
Hotels & Hospitality

Hilton Best Rate Guarantee Cut: Claims Now Pay 10%, Not 25%

  • 23 Aug
Hilton has quietly devalued its Best Rate Guarantee: claims filed from 20 August 2026 earn a 10% discount instead of 25%, cover fewer nights...
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Ritz-Carlton Reserve Shanghai to become brand's first urban hotel in 2030
Hotels & Hospitality

Ritz-Carlton Reserve Shanghai to become brand's first urban hotel in 2030

  • 23 Aug
Marriott will open the first-ever urban Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Shanghai in 2030, a 110-room hotel inside a 480-metre North Bund tower, as U...
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Europe autumn hotel prices 2026: rates drop 7% after summer, with falls of up to 30% in the Algarve, Mykonos and Kos
Hotels & Hospitality

Europe autumn hotel prices 2026: rates drop 7% after summer, with falls of up to 30% in the Algarve, Mykonos and Kos

  • 22 Aug
New Expedia data shows European hotel rates fall an average of 7% after summer, with autumn 2026 savings of up to 30% in Albufeira, Faro, My...
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Most Valuable Hotel Brands 2026: Hilton Leads as Values Jump
Hotels & Hospitality

Most Valuable Hotel Brands 2026: Hilton Leads as Values Jump

  • 22 Aug
Brand Finance's Hotels 50 2026 report values the world's top 50 hotel brands at $69.8 billion, up 21%, with Hilton retaining first place for...
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