Hotel pipeline activity up globally, except in Europe, Hyatt debuts Hyatt Place in Vietnam and more...

Hotel pipeline activity up globally, except in Europe
Wednesday, 7th May 2025

Europe is the only world region that showed a year-over-year decrease in overall pipeline activity at the end of the first quarter >>

Thailand hospitality financing guide 2025
7 May 2025 : Thailand's hospitality sector experienced a remarkable resurgence in 2024, setting new benchmarks and positioning the country as a prime investment destination >>

Minor enters into agreement for strategic Egypt expansion
7 May 2025 : Minor Hotels has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Soma Bay Hotel Company SAE to develop a hotel under its luxury Anantara brand in Egypt >>

Hyatt debuts the first Hyatt Place branded hotel In Vietnam
7 May 2025 : Hyatt and Holding Thanh Duc Joint Stock Company announced the opening of Hyatt Place Ha Long Bay Bai Chay, marking the debut of the Hyatt Place brand in Vietnam, expanding the brand’s footprint in key markets globally >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

All Eyes on Operating Costs in 2025: Lessons Learned in 2024
Wednesday, 7th May 2025

With sluggish projections of revenue growth and fears of inflation on the rise, all eyes are focused on hotel operating expenses in 2025. In this article we focus on select operating expenses that were on the rise in 2024 and provide guidance on how to monitor and control them in 2025.

The analysis is based on a preliminary sample of 2,600 U.S. hotels that provided data for our 2025 Trends® in the Hotel Industry survey >>

Tourism Key Themes 2025: Growth Continues Amid Greater Uncertainty
Global inbound arrivals are now effectively recovered to the same level as the prior peak in 2019 and 2025 will see new record levels being reached across most destinations >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of May 06, 2025
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