ME Lisbon Hotel – Image Credit Meliá Hotels    ME by Meliá has opened a new hotel in Lisbon, featuring 213 rooms and suites. ME by Meliá has launched its first hotel in Portugal with the opening of ME Lisbon, located at Marquês de Pombal in Lisbon. The hotel offers 213 rooms and suites, including the […]

Logan Fish Joins First Hospitality as Senior Director of Business Development    First Hospitality has appointed Logan Fish as the senior director of business development, focusing on securing third-party management agreements and expanding the company’s business pipeline. First Hospitality has announced the appointment of Logan Fish as the senior director of business development. In his new […]

Lighthouse Now Available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace – Image Credit Lighthouse    Travel and hospitality commercial intelligence platform delivers near real-time market insights and revenue optimization tools through streamlined OPERA Cloud integration via OHIP Lighthouse, a leading provider of commercial intelligence solutions for the travel & hospitality industry and an Oracle partner, today announced its platform […]

The Las Vegas Strip Faces a Massive Problem It Created – Image Credit Unsplash    Excerpt from The Street Fewer people are visiting the Las Vegas Strip and it’s easy to see why. Once upon a time, Las Vegas was celebrated as a bargain destination — cheap rooms, budget meals, and free attractions. But much like […]

Joon Aun OOI, President of Asia Pacific, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (third from right), and Girish Jhunjhnuwala, Founder & CEO of Ovolo Group (third from left), celebrate the signing of a new partnership between Wyndham and Ovolo. – Image Credit Wyndham    Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Ovolo Group have entered into a partnership to integrate […]

Shifts in International Travel Patterns Challenge Canadian Tourism Despite Record Growth in 2025 – Image Credit Unsplash    Canada’s travel and tourism sector is projected to reach record economic contributions by 2025, but international travel dynamics pose emerging challenges. Economic Projections for 2025 Canada’s travel and tourism sector is forecasted to contribute nearly $183 billion to […]

Graduate by Hilton Dallas – Image Credit Hilton    Graduate by Hilton Dallas – Image Credit Hilton    Graduate by Hilton has opened its first Texas hotel in Dallas, featuring 93 rooms and a Tex-Mex style restaurant. Graduate by Hilton has opened its first hotel in Texas, located in Dallas. The new property is situated in Highland […]

How to Grow Your Market Share and Outpace Your Competition With Forward-looking Hotel Benchmarking – By Jonathan Gough – Image Credit Unsplash+    Ever feel like you’re driving your hotel’s strategy by looking in the rearview mirror? Constantly trying to predict your path forward by analyzing what’s behind you. Well the hospitality market moves fast and […]

8 Do’s and Don’ts of Cold Calling for Event Sales – By Heather Apse – Image Credit Unsplash+    Let’s be honest—no one loves cold calling for event sales. Even top sales pros who close massive deals don’t usually jump out of bed excited to make that first call. Cold calling is awkward, often thankless, and […]

The Leo Kent Hotel, Tucson – Image Credit Marriott International    Tucson’s hotel supply and investment interest have evolved in the past few years. From the addition of boutique hotels in the downtown area to new extended-stay options near hospitals and office parks, the city is experiencing one of its most dynamic hotel development cycles in […]