Elly Earls

Tourism demand for Portugal has reached record highs in 2023, and the country's economic growth forecasts have risen as a result.

Improving trends in performance, as well as a slate of luxury hotel openings in the country, have given tourism officials in Portugal confidence that travel and hospitality revenues will rebound to ...

Kerten Hospitality’s focus is to create mixed-use hospitality destinations that add to the communities of their locations, and its next step is to formalize its environmental and social-governance ...

After more than 15 months cut off from international tourists, hoteliers in Phuket are getting a glimpse of what recovery could look like.

When Portugal was added to the United Kingdom’s "Green List" — an approved list of international destinations in which travelers did not have to quarantine on their return — on May 17, Portugal's ...

GLOBAL REPORT—After a decade of watching from the sidelines, the hotel industry has started showing concrete interest in co-working, for which demand grew by 19% last year in global cities.

REPORT FROM BUDAPEST—After some tough years following the Great Recession, Budapest’s tourism sector has gone from strength to strength, sources said.

BAAR, Switzerland—Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts’ growth strategy now has all the fuel it needs.

GLOBAL REPORT—Since Choice Hotels International pioneered the soft brand in 2008 with its upscale Ascend Hotel Collection, the sector has been on a steady upward trajectory.

GLOBAL REPORT—Good times continue to roll for the global hospitality sector with growth in the travel and tourism industry expected to increase by 3.9% this year, according to Ernst & Young’s “Global ...

GLOBAL REPORT—Vietnam is growing into a much larger blip on the radar that’s drawing hotel investors and developers from around the world.    In the past three years, hotel occupancy across Vietnam ...

YORK, England—This year has seen Best Western Great Britain experience a five-year high, with double-digit revenue growth over five consecutive years and room stock rising more than 5%. In the first ...

GLOBAL REPORT—Social media, review sites and online travel agencies have transformed hotel marketing, completely revolutionizing the way operators connect with their customers, but traditional public ...

GLOBAL REPORT—Traditional recruitment routes are by no means defunct, but hotel groups looking to attract a new generation of candidates must explore a range of social media platforms across multiple ...

REPORT FROM CHINA—As global hotel chains move into China, their Chinese domestic counterparts are following the soaring number of outbound tourists by expanding beyond the country’s borders.  ...

GLOBAL REPORT—Economic growth, better airline connectivity and a growing middle class are contributing to an investment boom in Asia, which shows no sign of slowing during the next 12 to 18 months.

GLOBAL REPORT—Following several turbulent years—characterized by high-profile floods and political protests, which reduced both investor and visitor interest in the Land of Smiles—Thailand’s hotel ...

GLOBAL REPORT—Despite the recent blasting travel bloggers received on BBC’s “Fast Track” travel program for their lack of authenticity and eagerness to accept freebies, more and more hotel groups are ...

REPORT FROM INDONESIA—A surge in demand for low-cost accommodation in Indonesia has sent hotel development in the country into a fever pitch, with a more than a threefold increase in room openings ...

GLOBAL REPORT—While the likes of Facebook and Twitter dominate the social media spotlight in the U.S., Europe and even the Middle East, hoteliers are navigating a much more complex—and ...