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Inside the Minnesota Gas-Station Speakeasy That Grossed Almost $5 Million in Its First Year
Tony Donatell turned an empty Lakeville storefront into The Farmer’s Cellar, a Prohibition-style cocktail bar hidden beh...
Luxury Travel Booms on Influencer Content, but Privacy Is Becoming the Real Product
Luxury hotel rates have roughly doubled since the pandemic as YouTube and Instagram creators drive demand. A viral $6,00...
Sergio Leal's Second Act: An Andorran Club Exit and a 600-Cover Costa Dorada Restaurant
After selling his Andorran football club stake at a profit, former striker Sergio Leal now runs Amazonia, a renovated Co...
How Net Unit Growth Turned Seven Hotel Giants Into 200 Brands
Seven global hotel groups now operate roughly 200 brands, many sitting in the same buildings and sold through the same a...
Jimmy Ghione Opens Eco-Friendly Padel Club Oasj Near Venice, Plans B&Bs
The long-time 'Striscia la notizia' correspondent has bought three hectares in Noale to create Oasj, combining padel wit...
Sharif El-Gamal Sues Arden Group Over Margaritaville Hotel Foreclosure Sale
The developer claims the October 2023 UCC sale was rigged with a $1,000 credit bid and restrictive rules, while lenders ...
Dubai Hotels Suffer Steep Occupancy Decline as Abu Dhabi Stays Resilient Amid US-Iran Conflict
Dubai's hotel occupancy fell 24.6 percentage points in H1 2026, far worse than Abu Dhabi's 13.5-point drop, as the US-Ir...
Austin Raises $633M in Bond Sale for $1.6B Convention Center Redevelopment
The city of Austin has issued $633 million in municipal bonds to help fund a $1.6 billion replacement of its downtown co...
Park Hyatt to Debut on the Iberian Peninsula with Comporta Resort Project
Luxury hotel brand Park Hyatt and Portuguese developer Coporgest have signed a deal to create the Comporta Beach Resort,...
Derek Jeter-Backed Alum Launches Private Social Clubs and Condo-Hotels in College Towns
The new venture targets university markets with members-only clubs and luxury condo-hotels, starting in Tuscaloosa and a...
Uruguayan Grill Charrúa Sells Out Madrid Tables Weeks Ahead; Casa Charrúa and Lisbon Next
Madrid's Charrúa serves about 300 covers a day and books out six weeks ahead. Founders Juanvelz and Marchal are opening ...
AI Search Is Rewriting How Hotels Get Discovered — Budgets Are Chasing It Upstream
Only 6% of hotels surface in AI search results, and zero-click Google searches are soaring. Hospitality leaders are shif...
Meliá Nets €4.1M After €79.4M Cuba Provision, Underlying Profit Hits €83.5M
Meliá Hotels International reported first-half revenue above €1 billion, but a €79.4 million provision for its exit from...
Naming Blunder Contributed to Bar Julius’ Closure, Owner Says
Sydney’s Bar Julius and rooftop Lottie will close at month’s end after less than two years, with the owner partly blamin...
Japan Seminar to Teach Lodging Operators Booking.com Optimization and M&A Exit Strategies
A Tokyo seminar on August 28 will show hotel, minpaku, and villa operators how to improve visibility on Booking.com's se...
South Carolina’s Liquor-Liability Fix: A Captive Insurer That Checks Bathrooms and Jello Shots
Faced with unaffordable mandated coverage, a group of hospitality owners and a wealth manager turned captive insurer is ...
Al-Mabanee half-year profit slides 35.6% after prior-year land sale gain and hospitality slump
Kuwait real estate and hospitality group Al-Mabanee posted a 7.8% drop in second-quarter net income to KWD 15.6 million,...
Europe’s Tourists Are Ditching the Mediterranean for Cooler Northern Cities
Soaring summer heat is redirecting holidaymakers to Copenhagen, Oslo, Dublin and alpine resorts, with some northern dest...
Dubai Offers $800 Perks to Lure Back Tourists After Iran War Fallout
After a US-Israeli war with Iran halved flights, closed hotels and scattered missile debris across the city, Dubai is sp...
German hospitality turnover drops 2.0% in May, real decline hits 6.0% year-on-year
Seasonally adjusted real turnover in Germany's hotels and restaurants fell 2.0% from April, as a 7.1% real plunge in res...
The 700-Year-Old Inn Fueling Germany's Bobsled Team — and the True Cost of Olympic Medals
German bobsled legend Francesco Friedrich trained at Isserwirt, a family-run inn in its 16th generation, before winning ...