Hotel pipeline expands in Europe as all other regions decline, market snapshot: Asia Pacific 2025 and more...

Hotel pipeline expands in Europe as all other regions decline
Thursday, 30th October 2025

At the end of the third quarter, Europe was the only world region to show an increase in hotel construction and overall pipeline activity >>

Market Snapshot: Asia Pacific 2025
30 Oct 2025 : Transactions in the Asia Pacific: In 2024, hotel transaction volume in the Asia Pacific recorded approximately USD11+ billion, a modest 3% decrease from close to USD12 billion in 2023 >>

Mama Shelter will open its very first resort in Val Thorens, Europe’s highest ski destination
30 Oct 2025 : Opening in 2027, the iconic brand of joyful and irreverent hospitality will unveil its very first resort, creating a true retreat in the heart of the Alps >>

Capella launches the Capella Residences Seoul Club
30 Oct 2025 : Korea’s first residents-only exclusive club managed by world-renowned luxury hospitality brand, a stunning prelude to Capella Residences Seoul's opening in 2028 >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Why the Big Brands Are Terrified of Your 50-Key Hotel
Thursday, 30th October 2025

Your property may have well under 100 rooms, but right now you hold the ammunition the big brands fear most. For the better part of a century, scale was the trump card of hospitality. Scale drove awareness, distribution, pricing power, and investor confidence.

But the market has turned. Sub-100-key, upmarket boutique hotels—once seen as charming anomalies—are now outperforming the industrial giants that used to define luxury >>

Hotel Discovery in the Age of AI, Part 5: Editorial Neutrality vs. Paid Placement — What AI Really Values
rom Strategy to Principles: With the first four installments of this series exploring how AI transforms discovery, visibility, booking, and ecosystem alignment, we now move from the strategic overview to the principles that determine long-term competitiveness >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of October 29, 2025
Radisson surpasses 210 signings and openings in 2025, customers don’t care about your profit and more >>