The Crest Collection adds 1,200 units in six months as demand for luxury, heritage stays grows The Ascott Limited is expanding its European-born luxury brand, The Crest Collection, to key locations across Asia and the Middle East in response to gro HM Magazine rfr.bz/t97a8c0

The Westin Flushing LaGuardia Airport Debuts in Queens QUEENS, New York—Century Development Group announced that The Westin Flushing LaGuardia Airport, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of more than 30 brands, officially opened its door LODGING Magazine rfr.bz/tc909cf

HiJiffy Launches a New Type of Hotel Chatbot with Unlimited Knowledge and Instant Updates HiJiffy has launched Aplysia 3, a new type of chatbot powered by Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) technology, enabling hotels to deliver accurate, c Hotel Speak rfr.bz/t328a05

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Now open: inside Australia’s first Mondrian Hotel and Residences Australia’s first Mondrian Hotel and Residences has begun welcoming guests with the opening of Mondrian Gold Coast. The post Now open: inside Australia’s first Mondrian Hotel and Resi HM Magazine rfr.bz/t55d23b

Enseo Celebrates 25th Anniversary PLANO, Texas—Enseo celebrated its 25th anniversary, as the company continues to offer customer-centric solutions for hospitality. Since the company was founded in 2000, many of the technologies that the c LODGING Magazine rfr.bz/taa7a1b

What Google’s New AI Tools Mean for Hotel Marketing Google has long made it clear that it doesn’t want to just help users search – it wants to help them find answers. Its latest round of updates in Search […] The post What Google’s New AI To Hotel Speak rfr.bz/ta39b52

Club Wyndham Powers Ahead with New Acquisitions The rapid expansion of Club Wyndham South Pacific in its 25th year – the addition of 12 new resorts – proves the vacation ownership concept still has plenty of growth potential. The post Club Wyndham HM Magazine rfr.bz/t5c71ef

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach Completes Multi-Million-Dollar Renewal WAIKIKI BEACH, Hawaii—The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach announced the completion of its multi-phase, multi-million-dollar renewal. Now in its ninth LODGING Magazine rfr.bz/t77e80c

Beyond RevPAR: Judi Blakeburn (CCO) at Another Place & Watergate Bay on a Guest-Centric Revenue Revolution We recently had the pleasure of chatting with Judi Blakeburn, Chief Commercial Officer at Another Place and Watergate Bay, who shared t Hotel Speak rfr.bz/tb8c012

Redhill Hospitality adds Canberra property to growing portfolio Redhill Hospitality Group has acquired an 83-room property in the nation’s capital of Canberra, The post Redhill Hospitality adds Canberra property to growing portfolio appeared first HM Magazine rfr.bz/t57fab0

The AI Advantage: 10 Ways Hotels Can Boost Online Brand Mentions To Aid GEO Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how travellers search for hotels. While foundational strategies like SEO and robust backlinks are still crucial, a new co Hotel Speak rfr.bz/t08f6cc

EVT puts major mixed-use development on the market EVT has listed its Sydney CBD property, 525 George Street, for sale, making it the largest mixed-use development to hit the market in the city since the 2022 sale of One Circular Quay. The post EVT HM Magazine rfr.bz/t11c81f

The Wildbirch Hotel Officially Opens in Downtown Anchorage ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The Wildbirch Hotel, Anchorage’s first lifestyle boutique property and newest hotel lodging option in 20 years, is now open in the heart of the Mushing District. LODGING Magazine rfr.bz/t10bcae

The Dark Side of Hourly Rates As the hotel industry evolves to meet the needs of modern travelers, an old business model is quietly re-surfacing: hourly rate bookings. Once dismissed due to their association with illicit […] The post The Dar Hotel Speak rfr.bz/td313a5

Time Running Out for Tackling Sustainability Reporting Tracy Wilkins, operations director at BWH Hotels, Great Britain’s largest group of independent hotels, on how UK Sustainability Reporting Standards will impact hoteliers Hospitality Net rfr.bz/td4e289

Cloudbeds launches integrated payments in Thailand to modernize financial operations for hoteliers Cloudbeds, the premier hospitality management software platform, has today announced the expansion of its integrated payments solution into Thail ehotelier.com rfr.bz/t07ea70

The Ritz-Carlton, Perth among hotels to host Luxury Dining Series in 2025 Marriott International’s Luxury Dining Series returns in 2025, with the multi-city gastronomic taking place across Asia Pacific from July to September. The post The Ritz-Carl HM Magazine rfr.bz/t59a21d

The Wildbirch Hotel Opens in Downtown Anchorage, Alaska ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The Wildbirch Hotel is now open in Anchorage’s Mushing District, offering an experience as the city’s first lifestyle boutique property and newest hotel lodging opt LODGING Magazine rfr.bz/t4c3d57

How Drone Storytelling Is Transforming Hotel Marketing As hotel marketing evolves, so does the demand for emotionally-driven, immersive content. Drone storytelling is emerging as one of the most powerful tools to showcase a hotel”s unique env Hotel Speak rfr.bz/t336bea