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A viral Reddit post this week exposed a management failure masquerading as a policy decision. An employee suffering from a severe headache requested an extension to their sick leave. Their manager's response: share your live location via WhatsApp....

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) has opened Taj Paro Resort & Spa in Bhutan's Paro Valley, extending its 25-year partnership with CG Hospitality Global into a third Himalayan destination. The 45-key luxury resort sits beneath the iconic Tiger's...

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has finalised the $2 billion sale of its Playa Hotels & Resorts real estate portfolio to Tortuga Resorts, completing a strategic manoeuvre that transforms a $2.6 billion acquisition into a fee-based management platform within six...

Marriott International has launched its Autograph Collection brand in the Philippines through a strategic conversion of The Farm at San Benito, a 23-year-old medical wellness destination in Batangas province. The partnership with CG Hospitality marks the first Autograph...

UKHospitality has written to the Skills Minister calling for a 24-month guarantee on existing hospitality apprenticeship standards, warning that any reduction would undermine both the sector's workforce pipeline and the government's own employment objectives. The trade body's letter...

Millennium Hotels & Resorts and Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) have announced a strategic partnership that links their respective loyalty programmes, giving millions of members reciprocal access to hotels spanning four continents. The agreement integrates Millennium's MyMillennium programme...

Raffles Udaipur has been recognised as the Favourite Hotel for Weddings in India at the Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards 2025. The accolade, determined by votes from the publication's global readership, positions the property among the country's...

The global technology sector has eliminated more than 122,000 positions across 257 companies in 2025, according to data from independent tracker Layoffs.fyi. While the figure represents approximately 20% fewer job cuts than 2024's tally of 152,922, the nature...

IHG Hotels & Resorts has launched its Vignette Collection brand on the African continent, bringing one of Kenya's most enduring heritage properties into its luxury and lifestyle portfolio. Fairview Hotel Nairobi, a 99-room boutique property in the Upper...

Artificial intelligence adoption across American workplaces has quadrupled in just two years, yet employer-provided training programmes have failed to keep pace with the rapid transformation, according to a national survey released in March 2025 by Jobs for the...