Hyatt's The Miraval Brand debuts globally, APEC hotel pipeline up 15% by projects and 9% by rooms year-over-year (YOY) and more...

Hyatt's The Miraval Brand debuts globally
Thursday, 11th June 2026

New opening marks the first Miraval resort outside the United States, ushering in a new era of transformative wellbeing on The Red Sea.

Rooted in the brand’s 30-year philosophy of mindful living, the Miraval brand’s guiding principle of empowering guests to ‘live a life in balance’ is thoughtfully expressed through elements of local heritage, creating an experience that feels both distinctly like the Miraval brand and authentically connected to place >>

PATA Youth Symposium in Korea highlights leadership and adaptability for tourism’s future
10 Jun 2026 : The first PATA Youth Symposium of the year was organised at Lahan Hotel, Pohang, Korea (ROK), on May 11, 2026, welcoming a full-house of students, young professionals, and tourism industry leaders >>

Legendary hotelier Horst Schulze inducted into School of Hotel and Tourism Management Gallery of Honour
10 Jun 2026 : The School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is delighted to announce that Mr Horst SCHULZE, Founding member of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and Founder of The Capella Hotel Group was inducted into the SHTM Gallery of Honour on 5 June 2026 >>

APEC hotel pipeline climbs to 2,387 projects at Q1
9 Jun 2026 : The Asia Pacific, excluding China (APEC), hotel construction pipeline reached a record-high project count at the close of Q1 2026, the pipeline grew to 2,387 projects and 442,973 rooms, up 15% by projects and 9% by rooms year-over-year (YOY) >>

IHG brings HUALUXE to the Taiwan market, Taipei signing
8 Jun 2026 : Partnering with Fullon Hotels & Resorts, HUALUXE Taipei will mark the brand’s debut in the Taiwan market and is expected to open in 2026 >>

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The Tech Edit: Your Hotel Knows The Answer, But it Can't Tell You
Thursday, 11th June 2026

The reality for most hotel properties is this: guest data sits in multiple systems. Guest feedback in one, booking patterns in another; service requests in the PMS, complaint logs in email threads, maintenance records in a spreadsheet someone updates when they remember to >>

Trip.com’s Xing Xiong on Harnessing Age of AI and Corporate Travel’s Moment
When Xing Xiong, Chief Operating Officer of Trip,com Group, took to the stage at its Airline Global Conference in Amsterdam last week, he did so with the perspective of someone who has watched the travel industry and the technology underpinning it transform beyond recognition, and along with it, the group’s growth >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of June 08, 2025
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