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Yotel is stretching both ways at once as it looks to build a posher Yotel on top, and city-center pods at the bottom. That would let it pitch to almost every budget, all under Hilton’s roof.
International hotel brands have struggled to gain scale in the Nordic market. This deal shows one way to do it: letting someone who already knows the market carry most of the risk.
Radisson wants to double its India portfolio to 500 hotels by 2030 without buying anything. Its CEO is betting on partnerships, smaller cities and a pitch that the group is a local company rather than a global one.
Owners, not brands, carry most of the payroll burden. The union's answer is blunt: There is "enough money in this system." But owners see things differently.
Royal Orchid is betting India’s next hotel winners will follow travelers, not the old hotel map. The test now is making sure its brands don’t end up chasing the same customer under slightly different names.
Hilton's CEO says he wants to make booking through AI agents easy. For now, Meta's Muse struggles to pull a price from hotel group sites, and OTAs may remain an easier door.
Hilton CIO Michael Leidinger believes the OTAs' decline will benefit hotels, even while conceding that AI agents will likely charge commissions, too. The difference is that Hilton will get more bookings on its site and app.
If Japan reaches 60 million visitors by 2030 as planned, hotel companies will need more rooms, and more affordable ones. And that is exactly what Hilton aims to do.
Home2 Suites clean energy prototype is a zero-emissions design — but it’s voluntary. Hilton’s sustainability chief Jean Garris Hand is hoping that high energy bills will encourage uptake.
Celebrities have long understood that sometimes the best wedding venue requires a passport. George and Amal Clooney turned Venice into the backdrop for their multi-day 2014 celebration, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas took over Jodhpur’s Umaid Bhawan Palace for their lavish 2018 nuptials, and Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker brought their guests to Portofino for […]
Hilton is promising owners real margin gains after what its own CEO calls an 'abnormal' decade.
Saudi Arabia’s luxury hotel boom is mostly built. Hilton’s bet on what comes next is mid-market brands and franchises — and it has Turkey as proof the playbook works.
