To wrap up an interesting year for the hotel industry, the Next Gen in Lodging podcast hosts got together for a final 2025 episode to reflect on the year behind them and share key takeaways for what lies ahead.
Every year in December, Pantone releases its color of the year. In recent years, the selections have been a neutral brown, a soft peach, a vibrant magenta and even a periwinkle blue. But this year, the company's color of the year selection was Cloud Dancer — a calming hue of white, a color notoriously challenging for hotel design.
Bunkhouse Hotels has been fully integrated into Hyatt's brand portfolio over the past year, and the lifestyle brand opened its latest hotel in Houston just in time for the holidays.
WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao — For the most part, luxury hoteliers in the Caribbean region won't be talking about new developments without mentioning residential opportunities in the same breath.
Amsterdam-based hospitality group The Social Hub is looking to develop a 560-bed hotel in Edinburgh, with the £200 million project set to be its second UK scheme.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Developing and maintaining luxury hotels takes a lot of planning and data-driven decisions, but equal amounts of emotion and soul are required, too.
PHOENIX — Getting a new-build hotel project across the finish line has been a difficult proposition in recent years, so owners and operators are turning to renovations and repositionings.
Books transport their readers to new destinations within the pages. In turn, some hotels have taken a novel approach to providing a literary experience to guests.
When it comes time to renovate a hotel, guestrooms are always top of mind, but should they be? Guestroom updates attract the lion’s share of attention because they are the primary revenue driver behind any hotel’s success. But a hotel’s public areas can affect its curb appeal, public perception and overall guest experience.
Some of the most desirable travel destinations are also the most at risk for climate disasters, and hotel owners — such as Host Hotels & Resorts — have to be strategic about how they manage both their portfolios and the increasing amount of climate risk.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The creative process for designing a hotel and the spaces inside draws on a wide variety of factors to balance the wants and needs of both guests and hoteliers.
Among the skills required of hotel designers and architects, there's a budding trait that is becoming increasingly necessary and forces them to tap into a practice outside of their standard curriculum: proficiency with psychology.
A steady number of new hotels opened in the U.S. in the first half of 2025, including the largest hotel opening in California in 33 years and three new hotels near Universal Orlando Resort in Florida.
Not all hotel pools are created equal. From gorgeous views to interesting design elements, some pools stand out with their various cool factors, and temperature has nothing to do with it.
