Each week we will bring to you a roundup of the latest hospitality news coming out of the Asia Pacific region. This is one of, if not the hottest destination in the world for hotel activity. From new builds to transactions, renovations and complete overhauls, people want to spend money in Asia. I...More>>

in spite of the worrisome fiscal situation—or perhaps because of it—hotel development in the country is continuing at a brisk pace, with major brands investing in infrastructure. Consider this recent story from the AFP: Tarifa, a "jobs-starved" town in southern Spain is causing an uproar by...More>>

Poland's hotel market was one of the best performing in Europe in 2011, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels' latest Hotel Intelligence report. More>>

Hotel company Millennium & Copthorne is concerned that a "post-Olympic hangover" could impact growth in London. Wong Hong Ren, M&C's CEO, said that the company was seeing strong demand for its London hotels during the Olympic period, but was worried that the impact of Europe's economic woes would...More>>

Egypt's hotel scene is continuing to struggle, and even foreign companies are feeling the impact. At the end of March, Reuters noted that Swiss-listed Egyptian property and hotels group Orascom Development reported a full-year net loss of $76.82 million due to the political turmoil in Egypt and...More>>

About two years ago, I received a phone call from a production assistant at a television network that I forget (was it Fox? Was it Travel Channel? I wish I had a better memory.), interested in bouncing some ideas around for a show he described that would be "like Kitchen Nightmares, but with...More>>

IHG finally announced its branded entree into the Chinese hotel market with Hualuxe Hotels and Resorts, in a move that asserts IHG's challenge to Western brands that have already begun to capitalize on the large Chinese middle class.More>>

“We believe that the lodging sector as a whole will be back up to 2007 peak levels this year,“ said Lou Plasencia, chairman and CEO of The Plasencia Group. “Many markets are already hitting those levels and that’s very much the case in the Sun Belt states. Bottom line profitability is...More>>

A new wave of signage technology requires a new approach to creating content that appeals to guests and accurately reflects the image of a hotel brand.More>>

During an economic downturn that left operators strapped for CapEx dollars, digital signage in public areas tended to be a low priority for most hoteliers. Recent reductions in the cost of TVs, in addition to shifting guest expectations, mean that brands are putting a new focus on exploring the...More>>