This Hotel Booking Site Is Reinventing Concierge Service With DMs

Hyatt has bet big on developing hotels in China despite recent turmoil in the commercial real estate market. Hyatt executives acknowledged the risks Thursday, but explained reasons for optimism.

When I was a kid, I took lots of trips—to the bathroom. I couldn’t put on weight, and everything I ate upset my stomach. In high school, I was finally diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, an incurable irritable bowel disease like ulcerative colitis, which my mother and brother also suffer from. Chronic inflammation of the digestive tract, resulting in diarrhea, rectal bleeding, and abdominal pain, among other symptoms, is debilitating at worst and embarrassing at best. Still, thanks to an amazing gastroenterologist, a major surgery, and a cocktail of prescription medications including Infliximab infusions every eight weeks, I haven’t let it stop me from seeing the world. In fact, in the past 18 months I’ve touched down on all seven continents in my career as a travel writer. The best part: I’m far from the only “Crohnie” out there collecting passport stamps; I’ve even met travelers with stoma bags.

Every year, Hyatt breaks our little hearts when it announces what hotels are changing award categories because it means that some of our favorite properties will cost more World of Hyatt points. (In Hyatt's defense, some properties go down, too.)

Forget New Orleans restaurants for a moment, if you can. It's the city's hotel scene that is getting a lot of attention right now.

“The house was already wonderful,” says Enrique Miró-Sans. He’s talking about the 17th-century residence that his family spent two years transforming into an intimate, lived-in hotel in the walled old city of Palma, Mallorca.

Following a triumphant sold-out edition last year, Skift Short-Term Rental Summit is making its comeback in New York City on June 5. Expanding on Skift’s comprehensive coverage of short-term rentals, the Summit will explore the impact of distribution, platforms, and technology on both traditional and unconventional vacation rentals. Join us for insights into consumer behavior, investor perspective, and more.

The work, due to begin in early March, is the first phase of the multi-million-pound redevelopment project at the five-star resort, as it seeks to reposition itself as one of Scotland’s top resorts and an international destination.

Harald Köhler to spearhead Austrian market growth for hotel management software company.

Ovolo Hotels signs strategic brand alliance with Small Luxury Hotels of the World

Building and bridging cultures brought to life through new session formats, destination partnerships, and much more

With about 950 properties across over 220 cities and counting, Ascott will be offering Unlimited Opportunities, Unlimited Choices, Unlimited Freedom, and Unlimited Good, to springboard to next chapter of growth as a global hospitality company.

The Department of Transportation proposed new rules Thursday on how airlines should accommodate passengers who use wheelchairs.