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LARC releases its U.S. forecasts. Plus, hotel deal and development news.

Aven is embedding MCP into the core system for thousands of hotels. It’s an early signal of how the newly independent company plans to position its infrastructure for AI-driven discovery.

In today’s lodging industry, any operating function that takes attention away from optimizing the customer experience can become a competitive disadvantage. A new report highlights why lodging tax compliance should be a top priority.

As U.S.-Iran strikes escalate, business events across the Gulf are facing postponements, rerouted delegations, and operational disruption. The fallout of the conflict is reverberating far beyond the region.

The probe puts hotel benchmarking and revenue data tools back under the regulatory spotlight, testing where market intelligence ends and improper coordination begins.

The moment an AI agent handles the complexity of travel, the intermediation layer will have to answer why it exists — or at least why it commands the margin it does.

India's immediate west is now engulfed in an international armed conflict. Even as operations have partially resumed, a prolonged escalation will not only threaten India's connectivity, but will also have a sharp effect on its growing aviation sector.

The same geography that allowed Gulf carriers to dominate long-haul travel is also their greatest vulnerability.

Event teams don’t lose budget because leaders hate events. They lose budget because “success” gets framed as vanity metrics that can’t survive a CFO’s follow-up question.

The clearest takeaway from this Lunar New Year is a shift rather than a slowdown. Japan didn’t hold the same pull this season, but that demand didn’t disappear, it moved. Thailand is firmly back in consideration, suggesting travelers still want nearby, easy holidays, but are recalibrating where they feel most comfortable going.

Qantas is flying high again. Strong domestic demand, booming premium cabins, and a disciplined strategy have pushed the Australian flag carrier to a steady 11% annual margin. But management wants more – especially internationally. In this week’s feature story, we examine how the 'Flying Kangaroo' plans to make the leap.