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Minor Hotels launched Colbert Collection, a new global premium soft brand for independent hotels. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

Online travel agencies have spent billions on legacy search. Can OpenAI capture a share of this business?

The data is clear: food-led hotels only outperform when they're not competing with a vibrant local dining scene. Minor Hotels and a wave of other hotel groups will have to place its their new culinary-themed brands carefully.

For many planners, budgets have struggled to keep up with rising costs — and now they face potential increases of 20% or more on air travel. 

On this week’s Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast: GMH Hotels Edition, Sarah Dandashy and guest host Katie Cline, host of Suite Success: Masters of Hospitality, a Skift Podcast, break…

Coral Beach Resort Sharjah is the first hotel in the Middle East to sign the Glasgow Declaration. But the real question for hotel owners is whether these pledges translate into lower costs or stronger demand in a region still heavily reliant on fossil fuels.

Nick Adams' public comments go against the vision of tourism as a way to promote cross-cultural understanding — an awkward fit for a job meant to promote the U.S. abroad.

Financial losses stemming from the Iran War continue to mount, with cancellations now pushing further into the 2026 calendar as uncertainty reshapes global event demand. 

They say aggressive discounting has become unavoidable due to ‘unreasonable’ offers from hotels.

India’s expanding middle class and spending power is placing it at the center of global travel space. And hotel companies are now focusing on attracting Indians in their own country.

Accor’s CEO says travel demand is holding steady, but behaving differently. Shorter booking windows and rapid shifts between destinations are forcing hotel companies to stay agile.

Six big assumptions broke in one quarter. The CEOs still running the January plan are sleepwalking into a margin trap.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​