BARK Air, the premium airline service designed around canine comfort, is moving beyond the skies with the launch of BARK Happy – a concierge service that embeds the company's dog-first hospitality expertise directly into hotel operations. The Windsor...
Leadership author Karl Wood will release If Bears Did Leadership on 27 February 2026, a book that uses forest metaphors and illustrated storytelling to challenge the prevailing culture of urgency and performative management. Wood, a senior people and...
Indian Hotels Company has converted Sariska Manor in Rajasthan into a Tree of Life property, marking another step in the Tata Group hospitality company's push to scale its boutique leisure brand to 100 properties by 2030. The 26-room...
Kerten Hospitality has signed its second Moroccan project in two months, announcing Casadora Resort by Cloud 7 Hotels as part of the lifestyle operator's push into North Africa ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup. The mixed-use development...
HALL Arts Hotel, the award-winning luxury property in Dallas's Arts District, has joined Marriott Bonvoy's Autograph Collection after five years under Hilton's Curio Collection banner. The rebranding positions the 183-room hotel within Marriott's global loyalty ecosystem while preserving...
Geelong has welcomed its largest hotel with the opening of Crowne Plaza Geelong on 23 January, a $120 million new-build property that marks IHG Hotels & Resorts' first presence in regional Victoria. The 200-room hotel sits at the...
The Staffing Agency has launched The Hotel Agency, a dedicated recruiting division targeting hotel ownership groups, operators and management companies. The new division debuts at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in Los Angeles on 26 January 2026....
The hospitality industry is getting its first dedicated gathering for content creators, podcasters and digital storytellers. The Hospitality Creator Summit will launch on 15 June 2026 in San Antonio, Texas, co-located with HITEC, the world's largest hospitality technology...
Hospitality software provider Mews has raised $300 million in a Series D funding round, valuing the Amsterdam-based company at $2.5 billion and marking what it claims is the largest investment ever in hospitality software. The round was led...
Oklahoma-based hotelier Tina Patel testified before the U.S. House Small Business Committee this week, calling on lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide regulatory certainty for the thousands of small business owners who operate franchised hotels across the...
