This article explores recent research on the human experience behind the Airbnb model, revealing how freedom and flexibility often collide with the emotional cost of turning ones home into a hotel. Drawing on surveys and interview data, we suggest evidence&based recommendations to help platforms and hosts co&create more sustainable and supportive hosting environments.
Google's Gemini&powered search now integrates paid hotel listings directly into AI&generated travel itineraries, offering hotels earlier visibility in the travel planning process.
The Office for National Statistics reports that the hospitality sector has lost 84,000 jobs since the Budget, accounting for nearly half of all job losses in the economy during this period.
This research report is a benchmark for development cost across different hotel classes, with research and a compilation of development costs from actual hotel construction budgets, including an illustrated total development cost per room/per product type.
Middle East and Africa was the only world region to show a decline in overall hotel pipeline activity at the end of the second quarter, according to CoStars June 2025 pipeline data.
The U.S. hotel industry experienced a downturn in key performance metrics for the week ending July 12, 2025, with overall declines in occupancy, average daily rate (ADR), and revenue per available room (RevPAR).
The Saddleback Mountain development project presents a unique investment opportunity to create a year&round resort experience at one of Maine's premier ski destinations.