Ian Schrager doubles down on technology at PUBLIC Hotel - With Stayntouch PMS and Kiosk, PUBLIC Hotel streamlines check-in and check-out, increases staff efficiency, and provides 1-minute kiosk-based check-in for guests.

Jul 10, 2024 • Hospitality

Why it's time to rethink what it means to be a tourist - "Does tourism build up our world or tear it apart? The only answer to both of these questions is 'Yes’,” writes McClanahan in The New Tourist.

Jul 4, 2024 • Travel

The smarter way to spend $1,000 a night on a hotel room - If you're paying through the nose for your hotels, shouldn't you at least maximize what you're getting? Here's a strategy for doing just that.

Jul 4, 2024 • Hospitality

How "shoulder season" became popular with tourists - As people seek to avoid extreme heat and beat the crowds, off-season travel is more popular than ever.

Jul 4, 2024 • Travel

How OTAs comply with California's junk fee law - Booking.com, Airbnb, and Expedia/Vrbo are all complying with California's new junk-fee transparency law, but their approaches vary widely.

Jul 4, 2024 • Hospitality

IATA: Air traffic demand up 10.7% in May - In May, global traffic, as measured by revenue passenger kilometers, increased 10.7% year-over-year, continuing its double-digit percentage growth trend.

Jul 4, 2024 • Travel

U.S. summer travel highlights economic divide - A new New York Times report uses summer travel as a barometer of the widening gap between the economic haves and have-nots in the U.S. economy.

Jul 4, 2024 • Travel

Paris hotels face low demand as Olympics approach - Hotel occupancy rates in the French capital are well below average as bad weather, combined with Olympic-related transport problems and price hikes, keep summer tourists away.

Jul 3, 2024 • Hospitality