Hotel and meetings sourcing enters a new era with RFPs driving value beyond cost savings, Google launches AI-powered flight deals tool and more...

Hotel and meetings sourcing enters a new era with RFPs driving value beyond cost savings
Wednesday, 27th August 2025

As the business travel landscape continues to evolve, corporate travel managers are rethinking how they source hotels and meeting venues via their request for proposal (RFP) processes – shifting from ad hoc negotiations to more strategic, value-driven approaches for their companies and travelers.

While a focus on reducing costs remains, many now also want to maximize satisfaction, manage risk and reduce carbon emissions >>

Google launches new AI-powered flight deals tool
27 Aug 2025 : Flight Deals is the new, AI-powered flight search tool and it’s designed for flexible travelers whose number one goal is saving money on their next trip >>

US hotel results for week ending 16 August
27 Aug 2025 : The US hotel industry reported mostly negative year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStar’s latest data through 16 August >>

IHG strengthens mainstream portfolio in Nepal
27 Aug 2025 : Holiday Inn Express & Suites Dhulabari, a 99-key hotel will cater to growing demand from business travellers, cross-border trade, and leisure travel in the country >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

The Restless Traveller
Wednesday, 27th August 2025

In today’s overstimulated, always-on world, we’re not just busy - we’re exhausted: Physically - Mentally - Emotionally.

How travel can support mind, body & spirit? SLH surveyed 6,000 adults across the UK, US, and Australia to understand how modern life is draining our energy and how travel can be one of the most powerful tools to restore it. This isn’t just a set of statistics. It’s a call to slow down, tune in, and explore a different kind of travel >>

Technology at the Heart of Its Guest Experience Strategy
As over 100 new hotels prepare to open across the UK and Ireland in 2025, a growing number of hoteliers are rethinking their approach – placing technology at the centre of planning from day one >>

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