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Golden Eagle returns to China with inaugural Silk Road Express journey
Golden Eagle Luxury Trains has returned to China with a 13-day Silk Road Express journey from Urumqi to Lhasa.
India’s Next Big Real Estate Story Might Be Hospitality
There was a time when hotels simply followed cities. A city became important. Business arrived. Tourism picked up. Hotels followed.…
Luxury Travellers Shift from Peak Summer to Cooler, Private and Off-Season Escapes
Luxury travellers are beginning to redraw the seasonal map of high-end hospitality, with new 2026 booking data from Global Travel…
The Middle East has survived this before. Here is what it costs.
Key Takeaways Oxford Economics projects the conflict will erase between US$34 billion and US$56 billion in Middle East visitor spending…
The $4 billion shift in how people socialise and why hotels are leaving it on the table.
Three Key Takeaways Hotel beverage revenues at banquets fell 2% in the first half of 2025 even as overall F&B…
Four Years, One Assumption, and the Long Walk Back to Trust
The silence after a well-made argument tells you something has shifted. No screen can carry it. No video call transmits…
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Hiring Internationally? What UK Hospitality Operators Need to Know
For UK hospitality businesses struggling to fill roles, looking beyond domestic recruitment can seem like an obvious solution. The sector's…
Five Scheduling Habits That Reduce No-Shows and Burnout in Hospitality
Staff shortages remain one of hospitality's most persistent headaches. In Hospitality Action's 2025 Taking the Temperature survey, 57% of respondents…
Hospitality’s Quiet Retention Killer: The Weekly Rota
Hospitality has a turnover problem. That much is well documented. According to CIPD analysis, the sector's attrition rate sits at…