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  • A Great Restaurant Is Now Selling the Room Upstairs
  • Dining at hotel restaurants is on the rise, reports OpenTable
  • Major redevelopments approved for Ashfield Hotel and Hurstville Ritz Hotel

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hospitalitynet.org /4 weeks ago

A Great Restaurant Is Now Selling the Room Upstairs

JLL data shows luxury hotels with prestige restaurants post 6.7pp higher occupancy and 18.6% more RevPAR, as 60% of luxury travelers now prioritize hotels with great dining.

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nrn.com /1 month ago

Dining at hotel restaurants is on the rise, reports OpenTable

Travelers are increasingly choosing hotels based on the dining options, but the restaurants are becoming destinations for locals, too.

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hospitalitynet.org /1 month ago

Major redevelopments approved for Ashfield Hotel and Hurstville Ritz Hotel

Sonnel Hospitality secured DA approvals for $11M and $4M redevelopments of Ashfield Hotel and Hurstville Ritz Hotel, with works anticipated to commence from 2027.

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hospitalitynet.org /1 month ago

The Key Role of Food and Beverage in Luxury Hotels – Focus on Italy

HVS Southern Europe analyzes how F&B drives revenue and brand value in Italy's luxury hotel sector, with case studies from Rome Cavalieri, Da Vittorio, and others showing F&amp...

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architecturalrecord.com /1 month ago

Hospitality Projects 2026

RECORD’s editors survey a host of exceptional hospitality spaces, including a wellness-focused alpine getaway, contemporary art museeum–adjacent lodgings, and a buzzy culinary hub.

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hospitalitynet.org /1 month ago

Book the Restaurant, Then the Room: OpenTable Reveals the 2026 Top 100 Hotel Restaurants in America

OpenTable's 2026 Top 100 Hotel Restaurants list coincides with data showing hotel restaurant bookings by travelers up 13% YoY, plus an upgraded AI Concierge tool now live on its ho...

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hospitalitynet.org /4 weeks ago

Hotels Are No Longer Selling Rooms, A Great Restaurant Now Sells the Room Upstairs, Independent Hotels Risk Losing AI Bo...

Monday opened August's second week with Belmond's Global IT Director on why hotels that still measure success by room revenue are misreading their own business model, JLL data show...

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hoteldive.com /1 month ago

Travelers are booking hotel stays based on F&B: report

This summer, 60% of travelers have booked a hotel specifically because of its restaurant, while hotel restaurant dining is up year over year, per OpenTable.

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fnbnews.com /1 month ago

Hospitality industry eyes strong growth as travel and tourism accelerate

India s hospitality industry is poised for sustained growth over the next five years driven by rising domestic travel corporate mobility MICE Meetings Incentives Conferences and Ex...

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hospitalitynet.org /2 days ago

Sallés Hotels × Dayuse: Turning Empty Daytime Hours into Pure-Margin Revenue

Sallés Hotels deployed Dayuse across six Spanish properties on a commission-only model, generating hundreds of extra bookings monthly from local leisure guests and international tr...

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hospitalitynet.org /3 weeks ago

Average food hygiene rating for hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses revealed across the UK, as over 95% score a 4 or a 5

FSA data analysis shows UK hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses average a 4.79 food hygiene rating, with 95.5% scoring 4 or 5, outperforming restaurants and other food business types.

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hospitalitynet.org /4 weeks ago

Hotels are no longer selling rooms. Here’s what that means

Belmond's Global IT Director Lawrence Edwards argues hotels must connect F&B, CRM, and operations data to unlock guest personalization and margin growth beyond rooms revenue.

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hospitalitynet.org /1 week ago

Aromar Hotels & Restaurants Selects Cloudbeds for Next Phase of Growth and Modernization

Aromar Hotels & Restaurants, a 60-year-old family group on Spain's Costa Brava, will deploy Cloudbeds across its three properties for PMS, digital check-in, AI chatbot, and gue...

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hospitalitynet.org /6 days ago

Waldorf Astoria Bangkok elevates luxury guest experiences with IRIS digital ordering and guest directory

Waldorf Astoria Bangkok has deployed IRIS digital ordering and a Hilton-approved guest directory across all 171 guestrooms, integrating with Oracle MICROS POS to streamline in-room...

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hospitalitynet.org /1 month ago

When Luxury Outside Hospitality Learns to Host, What Happens to Hotels?

Non-hotel luxury brands like Audemars Piguet and NYC listening club Stylus are reshaping guest expectations around atmosphere and belonging, challenging hotels to rethink pricing,...

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hospitalitynet.org /1 month ago

Recognising hospitality vs hotel admin

A podcast episode exploring how Kenilworth Hotel used Eccobell's Belle platform, deployed via in-room QR codes in August 2025, to shift front desk workload from admin tasks to genu...

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lodgingmagazine.com /5 days ago

Highline Hospitality Announces Partnership With Otelier

ATLANTA, Georgia, and BIRMINGHAM, Alabama—Otelier announced that Highline Hospitality Partners (HHP) has selected Otelier to centralize and normalize financial and operational data...

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hospitalitynet.org /2 weeks ago

Highline Hospitality Partners Acquires Dual-Branded AC Hotel and Element San Antonio Riverwalk

Highline Hospitality Partners acquires its 20th and 21st hotels, bringing its portfolio to 21 properties, over 5,500 rooms, and ~$1.7B in assets under management.

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hospitalitynet.org /1 month ago

Introducing Chapitre Six: A collection of design-led French boutique hotels

Chapitre Six, a French boutique collection founded by Nicolas Saltiel, spans Paris, the Riviera, Barbizon and Megève, with two new properties planned for Courchevel (Dec 2026) and...

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hospitalitynet.org /1 month ago

BWH Hotels GB nears 300 new bedrooms at mid year point following year of strong hotel signings

BWH Hotels GB has signed six new hotels in 12 months, adding 291 bedrooms, with Royal Maritime Hotel generating nearly £50,000 in new business in its first month.

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hospitalitynet.org /1 month ago

Sustainable Innovations for Hospitality Properties

A practical guide to 10 sustainability innovations for hotels and restaurants, covering AI food waste tracking, renewable energy, IoT automation, greywater systems, and low-carbon...

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hospitalitynet.org /1 month ago

WorldHotelsâ„¢ Advances Global Portfolio with New Luxury Hotels and Strategic Expansion WorldHotelsâ„¢

WorldHotels reports 40+ hotels in development across Vietnam, South Korea, Portugal, India, Costa Rica and Europe, building on roughly 100 hotel additions in 2025.

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lodgingmagazine.com /3 weeks ago

OTH Hotels Resorts Adds Two Hotels to Its Portfolio

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia—OTH Hotels Resorts announced the addition of two East Coast properties to its third-party management portfolio. Heritage Hotel & Conference Center in Sou...

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hospitalitynet.org /2 weeks ago

HVS Europe Hotel Transactions Bulletin - Week Ending 21 August 2026

HVS Europe's weekly bulletin covers three hotel transactions: BNP Paribas selling a Madrid hotel for €80M, HWS acquiring IntercityHotel Kiel, and Townhouse Hotels buying two proper...

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